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Brad Barnd, Contributing Editor
Full name:
Brad Barnd
E-mail address:
bradbarnd@hotmail.com
City, state, country:
Indiana
Biography:

I collect a wide variety of insects, though I tend to focus mostly on Coleoptera and have a particular interest in Phyllophaga and Carabidae. Always willing to exchange specimens if anyone is interested.

M.S. in Entomology, Purdue University

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Photo-Vouchering of Phyllophaga and other Melolonthinae, and Ptilodactyla

Any BugGuide contributors that would like to submit specimens of Phyllophaga or other Melolonthinae for identification and photo-vouchering, please feel free to contact me via the above email address.


**Photo-voucher discussion.

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My Coleoptera collection contains over 8200 specimens of at least 1800 species. In addition, I have over 3800 specimens of the other insect orders.

Note: I don't always subscribe to images I comment on or move to cut down on emails. Feel free to email me if I don't respond to a posted comment.

Insects collected near Nancy, Pulaski Co., KY.
Insects collected near Greenfield, Hancock Co., IN.
Insects collected in Charlotte Co., FL.

My guide contributions:

Coleoptera

Anobiidae
Anthicidae
Anthribidae
Attelabidae
Biphyllidae
Bostrichidae
Bothrideridae
Buprestidae
Callirhipidae
Cantharidae
Carabidae
Cerambycidae
Cerylonidae
Chrysomelidae
Cleridae
Coccinellidae
Cryptophagidae
Cupedidae
Curculionidae
Curculionidae, Scolytinae
Dermestidae
Derodontidae
Dytiscidae
Elateridae
Elmidae
Endomychidae
Erotylidae
Eucnemidae
Geotrupidae
Gyrinidae
Haliplidae
Heteroceridae
Histeridae
Hybosoridae
Hydrophilidae
Ithyceridae
Laemophloeidae
Lampyridae
Latridiidae
Leiodidae
Lucanidae
Lymexylidae
Melandryidae
Micromalthidae
Monotomidae
Mordellidae
Mycetophagidae
Nitidulidae
Nosodendridae
Noteridae
Oedemeridae
Orsodacnidae
Passandridae
Ptiliidae
Ptilodactylidae
Rhysodidae
Scarabaeidae, Aphodiinae
Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae
Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae
Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae
Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae
Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae
Scirtidae
Scraptiidae
Silphidae
Silvanidae
Sphindidae
Staphylinidae
Tenebrionidae
Tetratomidae
Trogidae
Trogossitidae


Heteroptera
Anthocoridae
Aradidae
Artheneidae
Belostomatidae
Cimicidae
Corixidae
Cydnidae
Cymidae
Geocoridae
Gerridae
Hebridae
Largidae
Lasiochilidae
Lygaeidae
Miridae
Nabidae
Notonectidae
Pentatomidae
Pleidae
Reduviidae
Rhyparochromidae
Saldidae
Thyreocoridae
Tingidae
Veliidae

Aphididae
Cercopidae
Cicadellidae
Cixiidae
Delphacidae
Membracidae

Diptera
Agromyzidae
Anisopodidae
Anthomyiidae
Asilidae
Bombyliidae
Calliphoridae
Ceratopogonidae
Chironomidae
Chloropidae
Dolichopodidae
Ephydridae
Hybotidae
Keroplatidae
Lauxaniidae
Limoniidae
Muscidae
Mycetophilidae
Platystomatidae
Sarcophagidae
Sciaridae
Sepsidae
Simuliidae
Sphaeroceridae
Syrphidae
Tachinidae
Tabanidae
Therevidae
Xylophagidae

Hymenoptera
Andrenidae
Apidae
Argidae
Bethylidae
Braconidae
Chalcidae
Crabronidae
Diapriidae
Dryinidae
Encyrtidae
Eulophidae
Eurytomidae
Evaniidae
Formicidae
Halictidae
Ichneumonidae
Megachilidae
Mutillidae
Ormyridae
Platygastridae
Proctotrupidae
Pteromalidae
Sphecidae
Tenthredinidae
Vespidae

Strepsiptera
Strepsiptera

Psocodea
Barklice

Orthoptera
Orthopterans

Neuroptera
Mantispidae
Myrmeleontidae

Dermaptera
Earwigs

Trichoptera
Caddisflies

Ephemeroptera
Mayflies

Lepidoptera
Moths

Spiders
Spiders