The Insects of Virginia

The Insects of Virginia (ISSN 0098-1222) describes the state insect fauna in standardized treatments of individual taxa, usually a family or group of small families. The emphasis is on identification and geographic and seasonal distribution, but information on systematics and biology is included wherever possible and relevant.

Number 1

I. Introduction to the Series of Bulletins on the Insects of Virginia, with a Literature Review
Michael Kosztarab
II. The Biotic Regions of Virginia
Richard L. Hoffman
1969

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Number 2

Mosquitoes of Virginia (Diptera: Culicidae)
William J. Gladney and E. Craig Turner, Jr.
1969

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Number 3

A Systematic Review of the Genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) of Virginia, with a Geographic Catalog of the Species Occurring in the Eastern United States North of Florida.
Frank V. Battle and E. Craig Turner, Jr.
1971

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Number 4

Shield Bugs (Hemiptera; Scutelleroidea: Scutelleridae, Corimelaenidae, Cydnidae, Pentatomidae)
Richard L. Hoffman
1971

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Number 5

Morphology and Systematics of the Coccidae of Virginia, with Notes on Their Biology (Homoptera: Coccoidea)
Michael L. Williams and Michael Kosztarab
1972

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Number 6

Horse Flies and Deer Flies of Virginia (Diptera: Tabanidae)
L. L. Pechuman
1973

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Number 7

The Aquatic and Semi-Aquatic Hemiptera of Virginia. 
Marvin L. Bobb
1974

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Number 8

The Aquatic Hydrophilidae of Virginia (Coleoptera: Polyphaga)
James F. Matta
1974

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Number 9

Squash, Broad-headed, and Scentless Plant Bugs of Virginia (Hemiptera: Coreoidea: Coreidae, Alydidae, Rhopalidae)
Richard L. Hoffman
1975

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Number 10

The Haliplidae of Virginia (Coleoptera: Adephaga)
James F. Matta
1976

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Number 11

The Blow Flies of Virginia (Diptera: Calliphoridae)
Robert D. Hall and Lee H. Townsend, Jr.
1977

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Number 12

The Dytiscidae of Virginia (Coleoptera: Adephaga) (Subfamilies: Laccophilinae, Colymbetinae, Dytiscinae, Hydaticinae and Cybistrinae)
Andrew G. Michael and James F. Matta
1977

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Number 13

Ticks of Virginia (Acari: Metastigmata)
Daniel E. Sonenshine
1979

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Number 14

Seed Bugs of Virginia (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae)
Richard L. Hoffman
1996

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Number 15

Assassin Bugs of Virginia (Heteroptera: Reduviidae)
Richard L.  Hoffman
2006

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Number 16

Scorpionflies, Hangingflies, and Allies of Virginia (Insecta: Mecoptera)
Oliver S. Flint, Jr., George W. Byers, and Wesley J. Bicha
2020

The base price for this publication is $20. To order this publication, please contact Ben Williams at ben.williams@vmnh.virginia.gov or 276-634-4171.

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