Louisiana State Arthropod Museum

Distinguished guests of the LSAM working so intensely that it’s hard to get their attention.

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Miniature museums show how bugs are ‘cool’ We use the museum to educate about how insects are an important part of our ecosystem.STEPHANIE HOWARDDIRECTOR OF THE PICKENS COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA

Please join me in congratulating our LSAM Curator Victoria Bayless, the 2023 recipient of Honorary Member of the Coleopterists Society, an international society with members from 47 nations. Honorary Member status is the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award and is the highest honor given by the society. Congratulations Victoria! More information about this prestigious award may be found on the society's website at:

Coleopterists Society Honorary Members - The Coleopterists Society Recognizing devotion to the Coleopterists Society and dedication to the discipline with our Honorary Members.

Nice article in Nature about former grad student Sierra Weir's path to the intersection of science and art.

As an artist-scientist, ‘I’m obsessed with pigments’ Biochemist Sierra Weir explores local ecosystems around Pittsburgh for art and inspiration.

During July 2023 Dr. Brittany Owens and Director Emeritus Carlton represented the LSAM as instructors at the second Southwestern Research Station Beetle Course near Portal, Arizona, led by Drs. Steven Lingafelter and Richard Leschen. Headline beetle of the course was the second known specimen of Megalopinus lingafelteri (described three months previous), as seen here: https://bugguide.net/node/view/2265411/bgimage.

Other images from the course, mainly scenery and wildlife (the pocket gophers put on quite a show), here: 12666884@N00/albums/72177720311037606" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/12666884@N00/albums/72177720311037606

SWRS2023 Great time helping out with the Beetle Course at the Southwest Research Station during July.

Curator Victoria Bayless and Emeritus Director Carlton had a wonderful trip to Korea about a year ago to present seminars and conference presetations, travel, and eat (yes, lots of delicious food) with LSAM emeritus Jong-Seok Park and his entourage of graduate students. A bunch of pictures of our trip are posted here:

Korea2022 Explore this photo album by Carlton Astronomy and Entomology on Flickr!

Position announcement coming soon for a faculty systematics opening at LSU in the entomology department. Position will include systematics and taxonomy, teaching courses in taxonomy and general entomology, and serving as Director of the Louisiana State Arthropod Museum. Stop by the Coleopsoc booth at the ESA meeting if you will be there and are interested in details.

LSAM Curator Victoria Moseley Bayless presented a talk a couple of weeks ago for Discover Life in America about our project to document beetle diversity in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Her talk is posted on You Tube now along with other talks from the series and can be viewed here:

Science @Sugarlands: Beetles of the Smokies (Victoria Bayless, LSU Arthropod Museum Curator) Beetles of the SmokiesVictoria Bayless is the Curator of the Louisiana State Arthropod Museum. She joined us to share her field experiences and findings of b...

Nice National Geographic article on the Osage orange/hedge apple tree based largely on LSAM alum Dr. Mike Ferro's monograph on the species.

The surprising ancient history of the hedge apple The softball-sized fruits of the Osage orange may have evolved to be eaten by extinct megafauna, and their wood is ideal for making archery bows and warm fires.

Two new species of the genus Anillinus Casey (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Anillini) from the southern United States Two new species of blind ground beetles are described from the southern United States. One species, Anillinus relictus sp. nov. (type locality: E of Oneonta, Blount County, Alabama), based on the structure of male genitalia, is similar to Texan Anillinus, in particular to the endogean A. sinuatus Je...