Stelios Chatzimanolis
@schatzimanolis
Professor of Entomology at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, rove beetles (Staphylinidae), faunistics of southeastern USA, parenting
Starting the revision of Phanolinus; here are the specimens from FMNH. More trips on the works for London, Berlin and Vienna to borrow specimens.
Got a pair of forceps for a car repair (long story) that are almost good to use as insect forceps. They are plastic and now I am wondering if we can 3D print them.
Where post-it notes go to die after the end of a revision
New paper published with Stephanie Swenson: A revision of the genus Plociopterus Kraatz (Staphylinidae: Xanthopygina) and the evolution of spectacular secondary sexual structures. PDF here drive.google.com/file/d/1okNh...
What happens when you ran a malaise trap in the southeast in December.
Finally the Plociopterus revision is coming to an end. All species figured out, photographed and finally organized by species name. Now to write these descriptions and diagnosis…
Do you want to find out what David Sharp, the famous 19th century entomologist called “the most extraordinary male characters of any Coleopterous insect”? Come to my talk tomorrow at 2:05pm in Portland Ballroom 252.
Found myself in the Natural History Museum in St. Galen where they had fossil Eurypterids
Thankful to the College of Arts and Sciences at UTC that hosted a writing retreat this week: providing a place to write away from your office, serving lunch and offering a modest stipend.
Let’s worry about the knots on the malaise trap next year he said. Well, next year is here and FML.
It must be the “sort all the specimens that accumulated over the academic year” season
That feeling (outrage?) when you pick up a book to help you navigate the increased divisions among people but by chapter 1 you realize you will have to update your fall lectures on Human Evolution.
I know the world is shit now, but the sage and thyme are blooming, I spent an hour pulling, and Liverpool won the PL, so I won’t complain today.
Spent last night doing an outreach black light event at the Wildflower Pilgrimage
This is a really lovely insect book. I can see someone designing a non majors insect class based on this. Very fun read.
The amount of time to make a figure like this -- just for sorting out species-- is ridiculous, yet the process is oddly satisfying.
It took some getting used to but now I find extremely comforting the plains of Nebraska
A cute little Phengodes beetle collected with a Malaise trap in town
This year I decided to give prizes for the two best collections for my undergraduate Entomology class. The first prize is the attached poster by the very talented Andi Kur, a graduate of our department.
Can’t wait to put this up in the lab. Not sure if Caitlin has a Bsky account — this is a poster I got at @entsocamerica.bsky.social from the Clemson student organization
Not a bad day to spend in the field, trying to help Lula Lake Lund Trust assess the survival of their Laricobius beetles
Coming back from @entsocamerica.bsky.social with a jar full of rove beetles from Panama! Celebrating the small things in life, I guess.
Want to hear the latest in xanthopygina rove beetle research? Come by my talk tomorrow, Tuesday at 2:20pm at 127A #entsoc24
Termite emergence after a heavy rain in the biology building today
Sounds right. From here: shiny.rcg.sfu.ca/u/rdmorin/sc...