About Me
I am a junior entomology major at the University of Delaware. My main areas of interest, are the taxonomy of the families Carabidae (Coleoptera), and Theraphosidae (Araneae). I am also interested in Coleoptera as a whole, especially the family Curculionidae (Coleoptera).

Appointments

• Currently conducting research on Carabidae near streams in deciduous forests
• Working at USDA-BIIRU on Spotted Wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii)
• Entomological Society of America
• Avid insect collector (esp Coleoptera)
• Keeper of nine pet tarantulas

Useful Carabidae Resources

• BugGuide

Useful Theraphosidae Taxonomy Resources

• Tarantupedia
• World Spider Catalog
• Aphonopelma of the United States Hamilton CA, Hendrixson BE, Bond JE. Taxonomic revision of the tarantula genus Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) within the United States. Zookeys. 2016 Feb 4;(560):1-340. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.560.6264. PMID: 27006611; PMCID: PMC4768370.

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