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The Ant Community of a Riparian Forest in the Dyke Marsh Preserve, Fairfax County, Virginia, and a Checklist of Mid-Atlantic Formicidae. Daniel Kjar (View Abstract)
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Virginia Ground Spiders: A First List (Araneae: Gnaphosidae). Richard L. Hoffman (View Abstract)
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The Dytiscidae, Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Hydrochidae, Aquatic Hydrophilidae, and Noteridae (Insecta: Coleoptera) of the North Tract of the Patuxent Research Refuge, Maryland. C. L. Staines (View Abstract)
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Phyllophaga spreta (Horn), a Rare Species of June Beetle New to the Fauna of Virginia, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Arthur V. Evans (View Abstract)
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Hybosorus illigeri Reiche Confirmed as Part of the Virginia Beetle Fauna, with Notes on Germarostes (Coleoptera: Hybosoridae). Arthur V. Evans (View Abstract)
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Notes on Valgus seticollis (Palisot de Beauvois) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Virginia. Arthur V. Evans (View Abstract)
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First Records of Notapictinus aurivillii (Bergroth), a Little-known Flatbug, for Virginia and the Carolinas (Heteroptera: Aradidae). Richard L. Hoffman
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An Obscure Sawfly, Kerita fidala Ross (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae), New to Virginia, A Leafminer of Virginia Bluebell, Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link (Boraginaceae). David R. Smith
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Potential Range Extension of the Hispid Cotton Rat, Sigmodon hispidus, in Virginia. Karen E. Francl and Dwight E. Meikle (Full Article)
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The Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae): Breeding in Richmond, Virginia. Allen Belden, Jr. (Full Article)
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The Mourning Scorpionfly, Panorpa lugubris (Swederus), in Virginia (Mecoptera: Panorpidae). Arthur V. Evans and Oliver S. Flint, Jr.
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Medically Significant Bite by a Nabid Bug (Heteroptera: Nabidae). Richard L. Hoffman, David N. Gaines, and Dedra McCreary
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Banisteria 32 – Potomac Gorge BioBlitz (2006) report
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Part 1. Cover material and Table of Contents .................................................. Part 1 (2.45MB)
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Part 2. Introduction, Study Area, and Methods ............................................... Part 2 (8.45MB)
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Part 3. Results (Algae, Fungi, Plants, Non-insect invertebrates) ....................... Part 3 (1.98MB)
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Part 4: Results (Insects) .................................................................................. Part 4 (3.37MB)
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Part 5: Results (Amphibians and Reptiles; Final Species Count),
Discussion, Acknowledgements, Literature Cited, Miscellanea ......................... Part 5 (3.75MB)
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An Annotated List of the Caddisflies (Trichoptera) of Virginia: Part II. Families of Integripalpia. Oliver S. Flint, Jr., Richard L. Hoffman, and Charles R. Parker (View Abstract)
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A Lichen Survey of Williamsburg, Virginia. Brendan P. Hodkinson and Martha A. Case (Full Article)
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Bird Communities on Recently-logged and Mature Non-Industrial Private Forestlands in Virginia. Todd S. Fredericksen (View Abstract)
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Land Snails of the Cheat River Canyon, West Virginia (Gastropoda: Pulmonata). Kenneth P. Hotopp, Timothy A. Pierce, and Daniel C. Dourson (View Abstract)
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Firefly (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) Flight Periods, Sex Ratios, and Habitat Frequencies in a United States Mid-Atlantic Freshwater Tidal Marsh, Low Forest, and their Ecotone. Edward M. Barrows, Shawna B. Arsenault, and Nickolas P. Grenier (View Abstract)
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Virginia Record for a Rare False Click Beetle (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae). Richard L. Hoffman
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Predation Stalemate: Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Versus Eastern Ratsnake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis). (Full Article) Joseph C. Mitchell and Gayle Fischer
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Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia), A Non-Native Butterfly New to the Virginia Fauna. Steven M. Roble and Michael W. Donahue (Full Article)
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Arctodiaptomus dorsalis (Marsh): A Case History of Copepod Dispersal - Janet W. Reid (Full Article)
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Exotic Plant Distributions Along Disturbance Corridors at the Grassy Hill Natural Area Preserve, Franklin County, Virginia - Gregory Turner and Marianne Demkó (View Abstract)
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Four May Beetles New to the Virginia Fauna (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) - Richard L. Hoffman (View Abstract)
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The Distribution of Conoderus scissus (Schaeffer) with Notes on Some Taxonomic Characters (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Agrypinae) - Richard L. Hoffman (Full Article)
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First Specimen Record of Great White Heron (Ardea herodias occidentalis) in Virginia - Carla J. Dove, Roger B. Clapp, and Crissy Willis (Full Article)
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Observation of Eastern Red Bats (Lasiurus borealis) Mating in Coastal Virginia - Scott McConnell (Full Article)
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First Records of the Rarely Collected Bug Nannocoris arenarius, from Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia (Heteroptera: Schizopteridae) - Richard L. Hoffman, Steven M. Roble, and Thomas J. Henry (Full Article)
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Appaleptoneta coma (Barrows), A Spider New to Virginia (Araneae, Leptonetidae) - William A. Shear (Full Article)
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Chinese Softshell Turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) in the Potomac River and Notes on Eastern Spiny Softshells (Apalone spinifera) in Northern Virginia - Joseph C. Mitchell, Brent W. Steury, Kurt A. Buhlmann, and Peter Paul van Dijk (Full Article)
Miscellanea
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Land Unvanquished: Parts IX-XVI - Roger H. de Rageot
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Reports
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Announcements
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A Flora of Fisherman Island, Virginia - Allen Belden, Jr. and Dorothy P. Field (Full Article)
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A Survey of Macrolepidopteran Moths of Turkey Run and Great Falls National Parks, Fairfax County, Virginia - Brent W. Steury, John Glaser, and Christopher S. Hobson (View Abstract)
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Macrolophus brevicornis on Triosteum perfoliatum in Virginia: State Record and New Host-Plant Record for Miridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) - Alfred G. Wheeler, Jr. (Full Article)
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Observations on a Malformed American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) from Fairfax County, Virginia - Jason D. Gibson, Tony Bulmer, and John White (Full Article)
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Message from a Peat Bank: First Record for the Eastern Mud Turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum) - from Cobb Island, Virginia - Joseph C. Mitchell (Full Article)
Miscellanea
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Obituary: Roger de Rageot - Joseph C. Mitchell and David Liebman (Obituary)
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My Favorite Story about Roger Rageot - Franklin J. Tobey, II
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Land Unvanquished: Parts I-VIII - Roger de Rageot
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List of the Sawflies (Hymenoptera: Symphyta) of Virginia - David R. Smith (Full Article)
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Bird Records from the Southwestern Virginia Roanoke Sewage Treatment Plant - Michael W. Donahue (Full Article)
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Status of the Smooth Greensnake (Opheodrys vernalis) in North Carolina and Virginia - Joseph C. Mitchell (Full Article)
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Ecology of a Salamander Assemblage, Including Disjunct Populations of Eurycea lucifuga and
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The Volvating Scarabaeid Beetles of Virginia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Ceratocanthinae) - Richard L. Hoffman (Full Article)
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Marl Pennant (Macrodiplax balteata), A New Coastal Dragonfly in Virginia - Christopher S. Hobson (Full Article)
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A Native Occurrence of Carolina Moonseed (Cocculus carolinus) in Virginia - John F. Townsend and Thomas F. Wieboldt (Full Article)
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Notes on Basking Behavior of the Stinkpot (Sternotherus odoratus) and its Implications for Predation Risk - John D. Kleopfer and Joseph C. Mitchell (Full Article)
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Early Emergence and Unusual Coloration in Eastern Milk Snakes (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum) in the Northern Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia - Joseph C. Mitchell and Carrie Seltzer (Full Article)
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Opportunistic Scavenging by Eastern American Toad (Bufo americanus americanus) Tadpoles on a Dead Red-Spotted Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens) - Jason D. Gibson and Joseph C. Mitchell (Full Article)
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Aeschynomene virginica (Fabaceae) Habitat in a Tidal Marsh, James City County, Virginia - David E. Bailey, James E. Perry, and Douglas A. DeBerry (Full Article)
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Local Recreational Parks as Hospitable Habitats for Small Aquatic Animals: Examples of Copepod Crustaceans in Virginia - Janet W. Reid (Full Article)
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Thirty Ground Beetles New to the Fauna of Virginia, and a Milestone (Coleoptera: Carabidae) - Richard L. Hoffman, Steven M. Roble, and Robert L. Davidson (Full Article)
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Effects of Timber Harvesting on the Abundance and Diversity of Small Mammals on Non-Industrial Private Forestlands in South-central Virginia - Hannah S. Shively, Jason D. Fiore, and Todd S. Fredericksen (Full Article)
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The Scarab Genus Polyphylla in Virginia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) - Richard L. Hoffman (Full Article)
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Patera panselenus (Hubricht) on the Lower Cheat River, West Virginia (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Polygyridae) - Kenneth P. Hotopp (View Abstract)
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Hemipeplus microphthalmus (Schwarz): A Species and Genus of Elongated Beetles New to the Fauna of Virginia (Coleoptera; Mycteridae) - Richard L. Hoffman (Full Article)
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A Note on the Occurrence of the Spider Arachosia cubana (Banks) in Virginia (Araneae: Anyphaenidae) - Richard L. Hoffman (Full Article)
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Anahita punctulata (Hentz): A Species, Genus, and Family of Spiders New to the Fauna of the Virginias and Ohio (Arachnida: Araneae: Ctenidae) - Richard L. Hoffman, Wm. James Arnold, and Richard A. Bradley (Full Article)
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Collecting Insects on Fence Post Flood Refuges - Richard L. Hoffman (Full Article)
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Observation of Intradermal Trombiculid Mite Larvae in Two Species of Salamanders in Virginia - Jason D. Gibson and Paul Sattler (Full Article)
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Some Observations on Growth Form in the Sand Post Oak (Quercus margarettiae) and Historic Reports
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of Boynton’s Oak (Quercus boyntonii) in Virginia - John F. Townsend (View Abstract)
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Jadera haematoloma, Another Insect on its Way North (Heteroptera: Rhopalidae) - Richard L. Hoffman and Warren E. Steiner, Jr. (Full Article)
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Behavior of Captive Allegheny Woodrats (Neotoma magister) in Virginia - Michael T. Mengak and Andrew K. Zadnik (View Abstract)
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The Occurrence of Arhaphe carolina Herrich-Schaeffer in Virginia: An Inexplicable Distribution Pattern (Heteroptera: Largidae) - Richard L. Hoffman (View Abstract)
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The Phantom Darner, Triacanthagyna trifida, A Dragonfly New to Virginia - Robert C. Simpson and R. Ann Simpson (Full Article)
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The Occurrence in Florida and Virginia of Corixidea major, An Exceptionally Rare North American Bug (Heteroptera: Schizopteridae) - Richard L. Hoffman, Steven M. Roble, and Thomas J. Henry (Full Article)
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Early Terrestrial Emergence of a Hatchling Northern Diamond-Backed Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin)
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on the Eastern Shore of Virginia - Joseph C. Mitchell and Pamela Denmon
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Winter Activity by an Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) in Virginia - Joseph C. Mitchell
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Aberrant Color and Pattern in a Northern Two-Lined Salamander (Eurycea bislineata) from Virginia - Joseph C. Mitchell
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Invertebrate Predation on a Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum) Larva in Virginia - Joseph C. Mitchell and C. Todd Georgel
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Arboreality in a Northern Brownsnake (Storeria dekayi dekayi) in Virginia -Jason Gibson, Paige Powell, and Joseph C. Mitchell
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Southern Ring-Necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus punctatus) Phenotype in the Blue Ridge Physiographic Province of Virginia - Joseph C. Mitchell and William D. Brown
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Results of a Herpetofaunal Survey of the Radford Army Ammunition Plant in Southwestern Virginia - C. Shay Garriock and Rick Reynolds (View Abstract)
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Distribution of Lythrum salicaria L., Purple Loosestrife, in Western Virginia and Northeastern Tennessee - Thomas J. McAvoy, Warren T. Mays, and Loke T. Kok (Full Article)
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The Virginia Species of Banasa, Three Decades Later (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) - Richard L. Hoffman (Full Article)
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Observations on Blainville’s Beaked Whales, Mesoplodon densirostris (Blainville, 1817), at Poor Man’s Canyon, Virginia - Edward S. Brinkley and J. Brian Patteson (View Abstract)
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Vocal Mimicry of Broad-winged Hawk by Blue Jay - Gary R. Graves (Full Article)
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Albinism in American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) Tadpoles from Virginia - Joseph C. Mitchell and Liam McGranaghan (Full Article)
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Leucistic Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica) Tadpole from Northern Virginia - Joseph C. Mitchell and John White
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Anophthalmia in an Upland Chorus Frog (Pseudacris feriarum feriarum) from Southeastern Virginia - Joseph C. Mitchell and C. Todd Georgel
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Bilateral Ectromelia in a Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans crepitans) Metamorph from Virginia - Joseph C. Mitchell and C. Todd Georgel
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Mortality of Larval Spotted Salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) in a Central Virginia Road Rut Puddle - Joseph C. Mitchell
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The Earliest Illustrations and Descriptions of the Cardinal - David W. Johnston (View Abstract)
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Road Mortality of Snakes in Central Virginia - Jason D. Gibson and Donald A. Merkle (Full Article)
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Status of the Appalachian Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus centaureae wyandot) in Virginia - Anne C. Chazal, Steven M. Roble, Christopher S. Hobson, and Katharine L. Derge (View Abstract)
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An Annotated List of the Caddisflies (Trichoptera) of Virginia: Part I. Introduction and Families of Annulipalpia and Spicipalpia - Oliver S. Flint, Jr., Richard L. Hoffman, and Charles R. Parker (View Abstract)
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Observation of an Externally Situated Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans) Nest Depredated by
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an Eastern Ratsnake (Elaphe alleganiensis) in Southwestern Virginia - James L. Sparks Jr., Lynne Hassel, and John F. Pagels (Full Article)
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An Unusually Colored Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum) from Virginia, with Noteson her Offspring - Joseph C. Mitchell and Liam McGranaghan (Full Article)
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A Malformed Fowler’'s Toad (Bufo fowleri) from the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia - Joseph C. Mitchell and Belinda Burwell (Full Article)
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New Distribution Records for Eleates depressus (Randall) in the Southeastern United States (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae; Bolitophaginae) and Notes on These Occurrences - Warren E. Steiner, Jr. (Full Article)
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Distribution of Ctenotrachelus shermani Barber, an Assassin Bug New to the Fauna of Virginia (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) - Richard L. Hoffman (Full Article)
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Butterflies and Skippers Crossing the James River in Spring - Brian Taber (Full Article)
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The Flora of Manassas National Battlefield Park, Prince William and Fairfax Counties, Virginia - Gary P. Fleming and Allen Belden, Jr. (Full Article)
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Arthropod Community Heterogeneity in a Mid-Atlantic Forest Highly Invaded by Alien Organisms - Daniel Kjar and Edward M. Barrows (Full Article)
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Records of Butterflies and Skippers from the Southeastern Piedmont of Virginia - Anne C. Chazal, Steven M. Roble, Christopher S. Hobson, and Amber K. Foster (Full Article)
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Notes on an Autumn Roost of an Eastern Small-footed Bat (Myotis leibii) - Steven M. Roble (Full Article)
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Early Fall Coyote Foods in Campbell and Bath Counties, Virginia - Daniel J. Gammons (Full Article)
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Calyptoproctus marmoratus, a Striking Planthopper, Arrives in Virginia from Parts South (Homoptera: Fulgoridae) -
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Occurrence of Intradermal Mite, Hannemania sp. (Acarina: Trombiculidae), Parasites in Two Species of Amphibians in Virginia - Joseph C. Mitchell (Full Article)
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A Review of Research Studies at Mountain Lake, Virginia - Bruce C. Parker
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The Flora and Fauna of Virginia Army National Guard OMS No. 1 and No. 2 near Sandston, Henrico County, Virginia - Allen Belden, Jr. and Katharine L. Derge
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Butterflies and Skippers Recorded from the Southern Tip of the Delmarva Peninsula, 1995-2003 - Brian Taber
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Beetles of the Genus Anthophylax in Virginia (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lepturinae) - Richard L. Hoffman
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New Flea and Cimicid Records from Birds in Virginia - Ralph P. Eckerlin, Harry F. Painter, and Roger B. Clapp
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Unusual Foraging Behavior of a Yellow-billed Cuckoo on Assateague Island, Virginia -William Moskoff (Full Article)
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Heilipus apiatus, a Striking Large Weevil New to the Virginia Fauna (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) - Richard L. Hoffman (Full Article)
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Pelage Anomaly in a Northern Short-tailed Shrew, Blarina brevicauda, from West Virginia - Karen E. Francl, Steven B. Castleberry, and W. Mark Ford (Full Article)
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Mosses of the Virginia Piedmont - David A. Breil (Full Article - Part 1) (Full Article - Part 2)
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Summer Crane Flies (Tipulidae) of the Mountain Lake Vicinity, Virginia - George W. Byers
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An Overview of Amphibian and Reptile Assemblages on Virginia's Eastern Shore, with Comments on Conservation - Joseph C. Mitchell
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Archaeofaunal Remains from the Late Prehistoric Mount Joy Site in Botetourt County, Virginia - Thomas R. Whyte (Full Article)
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Thirteen Additions to the Known Beetle Fauna of Virginia (Coleoptera: Scirtidae, Bothrideridae, Cleridae, Tenebrionidae, Melyridae, Callirphidae, Cerambycidae, Chrysomelidae) - Richard L. Hoffman, Steven M. Roble, and Warren E. Steiner, Jr.
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Cylindroiulus truncorum (Silvestri): A New Milliped for Virginia (USA), with Natural History Observations - (Julida: Julidae) (Full Article)
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Jorge A. Santiago-Blay, Richard L. Hoffman, Joseph B. Lambert, and Yuyang Wu
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Leucistic Marbled Salamanders (Ambystoma opacum) in Virginia - Joseph C. Mitchell and Don R. Church (Full Article)
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Copperhead Preys on Star-nosed Mole in the Great Dismal Swamp - Gary R. Graves
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Observations on Breeding by Eastern Spadefoots (Scaphiopus holbrookii) in Augusta County, Virginia - Don R. Church, Henry M. Wilbur, Steven M. Roble, Fred C. Huber, and Michael W. Donahue (Full Article)
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A Leucistic Northern Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus fuscus) from Virginia - Joseph C. Mitchell
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Home Range and Movement of the Allegheny Woodrat (Neotoma magister) in Virginia - Michael T. Mengak
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Spiders of the Family Anyphaenidae in Virginia (Arachnida: Araneida) - Richard L. Hoffman (Full Article)
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New Records for Stink Bugs in Virginia (Heteroptera: Scutelleridae, Pentatomidae) - Richard L. Hoffman
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Second Update to the Survey of Macrolepidopteran Moths near Vontay, Hanover County, Virginia - J. Christopher Ludwig (Full Article)
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Status of the Rare Skipper (Problema bulenta) in Virginia - Anne C. Chazal and Christopher S. Hobson (Full Article)
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First Virginia Records for Three Species of Centipeds (Geophilomorpha: Schendylidae) - Richard L. Hoffman and Luis A. Pereira
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Spring Dragonfly (Odonata) and Butterfly (Lepidoptera) Fallout at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel - Brian Taber (Full Article)
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Records for Winter Scorpionflies in Virginia (Mecoptera: Boreidae) - Richard L. Hoffman (Full Article)
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Biology and Conservation Status of Neonympha mitchellii, a Globally Rare Butterfly New to the Virginia Fauna -Steven M. Roble, Clyde T. Kessler, Bruce Grimes, Christopher S. Hobson, and Anne C. Chazal
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Prehistoric Archaeological Fish Distribution Records from the Roanoke River, Virginia and North Carolina - Thomas R. Whyte (Full Article)
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Five Northern Lacewings New to the Virginia Fauna, Including Significant Southern Range Extensions for Eremochrysa canadensis and Hemerobius costalis (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae, Hemerobiidae) - Steven M. Roble and Oliver S. Flint, Jr.
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Nemotaulius hostilis (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae), a Boreal Caddisfly New to the Virginia Fauna -Steven M. Roble and Oliver S. Flint, Jr. (Full Article)
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Observations of a Yearling Hooded Seal (Cystophora cristata) at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia Beach -Marshall J. Iliff and Edward S. Brinkley (Full Article)
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Recent Collections of Chologaster cornuta (Percopsiformes: Amblyopsidae) in Virginia, with Comments on Sampling Methods for the Species - Mark A. Dugo and C. Michael Stinson (Full Article)
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New Records of Reptiles from the Virginia Barrier Islands - M. Patrick Brannon, Nancy D. Moncrief, and Raymond D. Dueser (Full Article)
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New Records of Esox niger and Lepisosteus osseus in the New River, Virginia - Travis O. Brenden and Joseph A. Williams (Full Article)
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The Vascular Flora of Fire-Maintained Grasslands and Woodlands at Quantico Marine Corps Base, Virginia - Gary P. Fleming, Kathleen M. McCoy, and Nancy E. Van Alstine
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A Status Survey of Freshwater Mussel Populations in the Upper Clinch River, Tazewell County, Virginia - Jess W. Jones, Richard J. Neves, Matthew A. Patterson, Chris R. Good, and Antoinette DiVittorio
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Natural History of Amphibians, Reptiles, and Small Mammals in a Degraded Environment in Southeastern Virginia - Joseph C. Mitchell, A. Scott Bellows, C. Todd Georgel, and Joseph S. Ferris
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An Update to the Survey of Macrolepidopteran Moths Near Vontay, Hanover County, Virginia - J. Christopher Ludwig (Full Article)
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First Records for the Yellow Lamp Mussel (Lampsilis cariosa) in the Roanoke River System of Virginia - Richard L. Hoffman
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Loggerhead Sea Turtle Late Nesting Ecology in Virginia Beach, Virginia - Chad L. Cross, John B. Gallegos, and Florence G. James (Full Article)
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Species Composition and Biotic Condition of the Fish Community of Indian Creek, Tazewell County, Virginia - Michael J. Pinder and Jess W. Jones
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A Floristic Survey of Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Appomattox County, Virginia - Anne C. Lund and Thomas J. Rawinski
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Notes on Amphibians and Reptiles in Riparian and Upland Habitats on Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia - Joseph C. Mitchell, A. Scott Bellows, and C. Todd Georgel
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Amphibian and Reptile Diversity of a Threatened Natural Area in Central Virginia - Joseph C. Mitchell
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First Virginia Records of Four European Insect Herbivores of Phragmites australis - Bernd Blossey and Joseph T. Weber
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Fourteen Ground Beetles New to the Virginia Fauna (Coleoptera: Carabidae) - Richard L. Hoffman and Steven M. Roble (Full Article)
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Three True Bugs New to the Virginia Fauna, Including the First Record of the Family Schizopteridae (Heteroptera) - Steven M. Roble and Richard L. Hoffman
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The Northernmost Population of the Scorpionfly Brachypanorpa jeffersoni Byers (Mecoptera: Panorpodidae) - Richard L. Hoffman
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Previously Overlooked Records of the Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis) from Virginia - Steven M. Roble and Christopher S. Hobson
Miscellanea
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Charles Overton Handley, Jr.: A Remembrance
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Foods of Birds of Prey in Virginia. Part I. Stomach Analyses - David W. Johnston
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A Survey of Macrolepidopteran Moths Near Vontay, Hanover County, Virginia - J. Christopher Ludwig (Full Article)
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Grass Spiders of the Genus Agelenopsis in Virginia - Richard L. Hoffman
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Records and Habitats of the “Rare Click Beetle,” Cerophytum pulsator (Haldeman), in Virginia and Maryland (Coleoptera: Cerophytidae) - Warren E. Steiner, Jr.
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Mass Mortality of Red-spotted Newts (Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens Rafinesque) on a Central Virginia Road - Joseph C. Mitchell
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Aggregations of Red-spotted Newts (Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens Rafinesque) in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia - Joseph C. Mitchell
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The Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus): a New Face in Virginia - David A. Young
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Lytta polita (Say), a Blister Beetle New to the Virginia Fauna (Coleoptera: Meloidae) - Richard L. Hoffman
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Additional Field Longevity Record for the Allegheny Woodrat (Neotoma magister) - Michael T. Mengak
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Small Mammal Assemblages on Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia: Habitat Associations and Patterns of Capture Success - A. Scott Bellows, Joseph C. Mitchell, and John F. Pagels
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A Survey of Freshwater Mussels in the Middle Fork Holston River, Virginia - William F. Henley, Richard J. Neves, Lora L. Zimmerman, and Rebecca Winterringer
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Six Species of Bugs New to the Virginia List (Heteroptera: Coreidae, Lygaeidae, Phymatidae, Miridae) - Richard L. Hoffman
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Amphibian Diversity in Three Montane Streams with Different Levels of Acidity, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia - Joseph C. Mitchell
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Additional Records of the Rock Vole, Microtus chrotorrhinus (Miller) (Mammalia: Muridae), in Virginia - John L. Orrock, Elizabeth K. Harper, John F. Pagels, and William J. McShea (Full Article)
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Distribution of the Dwarf Waterdog (Necturus punctatus) in Virginia, with Comments on Collecting Techniques - Steven M. Roble, Dirk J. Stevenson, and Christopher S. Hobson
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First Records of Noctua pronuba L., an Old World Moth, in Virginia (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) - Steven M. Roble, Anne C. Chazal, Christopher S. Hobson, and J. Christopher Ludwig
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The Big Levels Region of Virginia: Aspects of Natural History and Management of a Unique and Imperiled Area Proceedings of a Symposium Convened at Charlottesville, Virginia October 16, 1998
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Under the Auspices of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, and the Virginia Natural History Society
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Introduction to the symposium on the natural history of the Big Levels area: Shenandoah Valley sinkhole ponds and St. Marys River - Joseph C. Mitchell, Dawn M. Kirk, and Daniel M. Downey
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Wildlife management activities in Big Levels, Augusta County, Virginia: an overview - Roy E. Swartz and David M. Kocka
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Climate characteristics of the Big Levels region, Augusta County, Virginia - Scott D. Klopfer
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Descriptive ecology of the Shenandoah Valley sinkhole pond system in Virginia - Kurt A. Buhlmann, Joseph C. Mitchell, and Lawrence R. Smith
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Water chemistry assessment of the Shenandoah Valley sinkhole ponds in Virginia - Daniel M. Downey, Sara Wirtz, Kevin R. Kruer, and Sean P. Douglas
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Plant communities and floristic features of sinkhole ponds and seepage wetlands in southeastern Augusta County, Virginia - Gary P. Fleming and Nancy E. Van Alstine
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Factors controlling the distribution and abundance of the narrow endemic, Helenium virginicum (Asteraceae): antiherbivore defense? - John S. Knox, Frank W. Stearns, Jr., and Charles K. Dietzel
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Dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) of the Shenandoah Valley sinkhole pond system and vicinity, Augusta County, Virginia - Steven M. Roble
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Amphibians and reptiles of the Shenandoah Valley sinkhole pond system in Virginia - Joseph C. Mitchell and Kurt A. Buhlmann
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Observations on small mammals in the Maple Flats sinkhole pond complex, Augusta County, Virginia - Richard J. Reynolds, Andrew K. Zadnik, and John F. Pagels
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Hydrology and geomorphology of Green Pond - a high-elevation depressional wetland in the Blue Ridge of Virginia - G. Richard Whittecar and James R. Lawrence
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Quaternary erosional history of the St. Marys River, western Virginia - Gregory Bank, David Harbor, and D. Whit Morriss
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The acid-base status of the St. Marys River: the Virginia trout stream sensitivity study results - R. Webb and Frank A. Deviney, Jr.
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Effects of acidification on benthic fauna in St. Marys River, Augusta County, Virginia - John W. Kauffman, Larry O. Mohn, and Paul E. Bugas, Jr.
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Impacts of acid deposition on fish populations in St. Marys River, Augusta County, Virginia - Paul E. Bugas, Jr., Larry O. Mohn, and John W. Kauffman
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Streamside salamanders in an acidic Blue Ridge Mountain stream: historical comparisons and relative abundance - Dawn M. Kirk and Joseph C. Mitchell
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Long term vegetation and fire histories at Spring Pond, Virginia - Jason A. Lynch and James S. Clark
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Prehistory of Big Levels: 12,500 years of cultural evolution - George A. Tolley and Michael B. Barber
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Late Cenozoic history of alluvial fans near Stuarts Draft, Virginia - G. Richard Whittecar, Debra F. Duffy, and Ali A. Nowroozi
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Records of Odonata, Fish, and Birds from the Grafton Ponds Sinkhole Complex, York County, Virginia - Steven M. Roble and Dirk J. Stevenson
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Bat Records from Southeastern Virginia, Including a New Resident Species, Myotis austroriparius (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) - Christopher S. Hobson
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Distribution and Abundance of Cicindela dorsalis dorsalis, the Northeastern Beach Tiger Beetle, Along the Western Shoreline of the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia - C.Barry Knisley, James M. Hill and Cindy A. Schulz
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New Locality Records for the Dismal Swamp Green Stink Bug (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) - Richard L. Hoffman, Steven M. Roble and Eric L. Quinter
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A New Technique to Monitor Larval and Juvenile Salamanders in Stream Habitats - Thomas K. Pauley and Michael Little
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On the Occurrence of Several Species of Pterostichine Ground Beetles in Virginia (Carabidae: Pterostichini) - Richard L. Hoffman
Shorter Contributions
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First Record of a Shrew of the Genus Sorex on the Eastern Shore of Virginia - Nancy D. Moncrief and Raymond D. Dueser
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New Milliped Records for Virginia and Georgia: Ameractis satis (Zosteractinidae, Julida, Diplopoda) - William A. Shear and David A. Hubbard, Jr.
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New Distributional Record for Orconectes virilis Hagen, 1870 in the New River, Virginia - Michael J. Pinder and C. Shay Garriock
Natural History Biographies
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The Two John Claytons of Virginia - David W. Johnston
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The Vascular Flora of Five Newly Discovered Granite Flatrocks in Virginia's Southern Piedmont - Allen Belden, Jr.
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Annotated Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia and Vicinity - Joseph C. Mitchell and Steven M. Roble
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Distribution of the Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in the Chesapeake Bay Drainage in Virginia - Thomas F. Wilcox, Susan G. Barco and Mark Swingle
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The Virginia Piedmont Water-boatman Sigara depressa (Heteroptera: Corixidae) Rediscovered in Virginia - Christopher S. Hobson, Anne C. Chazal and Steven M. Roble
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Notes on the Distribution and Ecology of Some Amphibians and Reptiles in Southeastern Virginia - Joseph C. Mitchell, Sandra Y. Erdle and John F. Pagels
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Observations on Nesting by a Fence Lizard, Sceloporus undulatus hyacinthinus, in Virginia - Steven M. Roble and Christopher S. Hobson
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An Inland Record for the Tiger Beetle Cicindela trifasciata ascendens in Virginia - Christopher S. Hobson
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Recent Noteworthy Records of the Swampfish (Chologaster cornuta) in the Nottoway River System, Virginia - Steven M. Roble, Dirk J. Stevenson and Christopher S. Hobson
Natural History Biographies
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Ellison A. Smyth, Jr. (1863-1941), Founder of the Department of Biology at Virginia Tech - Joseph C. Mitchell and Michael Kosztarab
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Survey of the Freshwater Mussel Fauna of Unsurveyed Streams of the Tennessee River Drainage, Virginia - Matthew R. Winston and Richard J. Neves
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Some Important Virginia Specimens in the National Institution for the Promotion of Science - David W. Johnston
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Dendroecological Potential of Juniperus virginiana L. Growing on Cliffs in Western Virginia - Douglas W. Larson
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Two Orthopteroid Insects New to the Virginia Fauna (Saltatoria: Conocephalidae; Blattaria: Blattidae) - Richard L. Hoffman
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First Records of Freshwater Mussels on the Eastern Shore of Virginia - Steven M. Roble and Phillip H. Stevenson
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Limnephilus moestus Banks, a Northern Caddisfly in the Atlantic Coastal Plain (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae) - Richard L. Hoffman and Charles R. Parker
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New Field Records for Longevity in Allegheny Woodrats (Neotoma magister) - Michael T. Mengak
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On the Type Locality of Orconectes virginiensis Hobbs (Decapoda: Cambaridae) - C. Michael Stinson
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First Records of a Holarctic Orb-Weaving Spider (Araneus saevus [L. Koch]) in Virginia - Richard L. Hoffman
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Phloeoxena signata (Dejean), Another Southern Ground Beetle Discovered in Virginia (Coleoptera: Carabidae) - Richard L. Hoffman
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A Distributional Analysis and Identification Key for Crayfishes (Decapoda: Cambaridae) of the Clinch and Powell River Systems, Virginia - M. R. Winston, R. J. Neves, P. L. Angermeier and P. S. Lookabaugh
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Caddisflies from Greensville County, Virginia - Richard L. Hoffman and Charles R. Parker
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New Distributional Records for Rare and Uncommon Odonata in Virginia - Steven M. Roble, Christopher S. Hobson and Dirk J. Stevenson
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An Abnormal Variant of Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua L.) from Caroline County, Virginia - Bruce L. King
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Ecological Notes on the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Laboratory, King George County, Virginia - Kurt A. Buhlmann and Joseph C. Mitchell
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Scotch Broom, A New Host of Two Native Bugs in Virginia (Heteroptera: Alydidae) - A. G. Wheeler, Jr.
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New Distributional Records for the Water Scorpion Nepa apiculata in the Coastal Plain of Georgia and Virginia - Dirk J. Stevenson and Steven M. Roble
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Freshwater Fishes of an Isolated, Interdunal Freshwater Ecosystem in Northern Virginia Beach, Virginia - Joseph C. Mitchell, Kurt A. Buhlmann and Mitchell D. Norman
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Juvenile Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) Stranded by Cold in the Chesapeake Bay - Joseph C. Mitchell, Donald J. Schwab and Gary M. Williamson
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The Leaf Beetle Pseudolampsis guttata (LeConte) in Virginia (Chrysomelidae: Alticinae) - Richard L. Hoffman
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Liverworts and Hornworts of the Virginia Piedmont - David A. Breil
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Records of Anurans from Greensville County, Virginia - Richard L. Hoffman and Joseph C. Mitchell
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Odonata Taken in Malaise Traps, with Special Reference to Virginia - Oliver S. Flint, Jr.
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Shoreline Flora of the Blackwater River in Southampton and Isle of Wight Counties, Virginia - J. Christopher Ludwig
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Type locality and Distribution of the Crab Spider Xysticus emertoni Keyserling (Araneida: Thomisidae) - Richard L. Hoffman
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The Columbia Union College Biological Station in Highland County, Virginia - Lester H. Harris, Jr.
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Plagiognathus repetitus Knight, a Pine Barrens Plant Bug New to Virginia (Heteroptera: Miridae) - A. G. Wheeler, Jr.
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Deletion of the Spider Theridion montanum from the Virginia Fauna (Araneida: Theridiidae) - Richard L. Hoffman
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Winter Records for the Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina in Virginia - Joseph C. Mitchell and Katie Barrish
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Predation of Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum [Gravenhorst]) Eggs by the Milliped (Uroblaniulus jerseyi) - Joseph C. Mitchell, Kurt A. Buhlmann and Richard L. Hoffman
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The Water Strider Limnoporus dissortis (Drake & Harris) (Gerridae) Added to the Heteropteron Fauna of Virginia - Richard L. Hoffman
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Recently Discovered Populations of Small Whorled Pogonia (Isotria medeoloides) in Virginia - Nancy E. Van Alstine, William H. Moorhead III, Allen Belden, Jr., Thomas J. Rawinski, and J. Christopher Ludwig
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Historical Records of the Trumpeter Swan in Virginia - David W. Johnston
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The Odonata of Fort A. P. Hill and Vicinity, Caroline County, Virginia - Steven M. Roble and Christopher S. Hobson
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Natural History Notes on the Amphibians of a Recently Extirpated Suburban Wetland in Central Virginia - Joseph C. Mitchell
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Occurrence of the Costate Riversnail, Oxytrema catenaria (Say), in Virginia (Gastropoda: Pleuroceridae) - Richard L. Hoffman
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Injury of a Northern Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon sipedon) in a Mountain Stream During Severe Flooding - Joseph C. Mitchell and Christopher Todd W. Georgel
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Hydrobiomorpha casta (Say) in Virginia (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) - Warren F. Steiner, Jr.
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Leaf-carrying with the Tail in the Virginia Opossum, Didelphis virginiana - John F. Pagels
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Another Case of Albinism in a Black Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta) from Virginia - Joseph C. Mitchell and Gary M. Williamson
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Ground Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Quantico Marine Corps Base, Virginia - John M. Anderson, Joseph C. Mitchell, Adrienne A. Hall, and Richard L. Hoffman&
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Observations on Sorex longirostris (Mammalia: Soricidae) and Associates in Eastern Portions of Historical Great Dismal Swamp - Sandra Y. Erdle and John F. Pagels
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A New Station for Smooth Cliffbrake, Pellaea glabella (Pteridaceae) on Masonry Walls - Thomas F. Wieboldt
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First Record of Tamiophila grandis (Insecta: Siphonaptera) from Virginia - Ralph P. Eckerlin and Harry F. Painter
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New Records of the Damselfly Ischnura prognata in Virginia - Dirk J. Stevenson, Steven M. Roble, and Christopher S. Hobson
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Deraeocoris manitou and Plagiognathus albellus (Heteroptera: Miridae): First Eastern U. S. Records - A. G. Wheeler, Jr.
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The Type Locality of Lithobius latzelii Meinert (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha: Lithobiidae) - Richard L. Hoffman
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Abnormal Coloration in a Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina serpentina) from Virginia - Joseph C. Mitchell
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Birds and Natural History Observations in the Life of William Byrd II of Westover - David W. Johnston
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Apanteles congregatus (Say) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a Newly Recorded Parasite of Tolype sp. (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) - Scott W. Ludwig
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Holcocranum saturejae, a Palearctic Cattail Bug Established in Eastern United States and Tropical Africa (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae: Artheneinae) - Richard L. Hoffman and James A. Slater
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First Virginia Records for Ten Species of Carabidae (Coleoptera) - Robert L. Davidson
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The Centipeds (Chilopoda) of Virginia: A First List - Richard L. Hoffman
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A Pleasing Lacewing, Nallachius americanus (McLachan), from Southwestern Virginia (Neuroptera: Dilaridae) - Thomas P. Kuhar
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First Virginia Record for an Adventive Spittlebug, Neophilaenus lineatus (Homoptera: Cercopidae) - A. G. Wheeler, Jr.
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The Fairfax Stone - Keith Frye
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The Elm Leafminer, Kaliofenusa ulmi (Sundevall) (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) in Virginia, and Summary of Host Records - David R. Smith
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A Preliminary Checklist of the Damselflies of Virginia, with Notes on Distribution and Seasonality (Odonata: Zygoptera) - Steven M. Roble
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Phenological, Behavioral, and Biological Observations on a Giant Scale, Neosteingelia texana Morrison, in Blacksburg, Virginia (Homoptera: Coccinea: Margarodidae) - Michael Kosztarab and Elizabeth Watson
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An Experimental Investigation of Azalea Host Choice by the Leaf Beetle Pyrrhalta rufosanguinea (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) - Bruce L. King
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Diabrotica cristata, a Seldom-Collected Leaf Beetle, Found on Buffalo Mountain, Floyd County, Virginia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) - A. G. Wheeler, Jr.
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Eastern Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum) Rediscovered in York County, Virginia - Joseph C. Mitchell
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An Unusually Colored Northern Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon sipedon) from Giles County, Virginia - Joseph C. Mitchell
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Survey of the Freshwater Mussel Fauna of the Powell River, Virginia - Lisa T. Wolcott and Richard J. Neves (Full Article)
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Additions and Emendations to the Virginia Fauna of "True Bugs" (Heteroptera: Cydnidae, Scutelleridae, Pentatomidae, Alydidae) - Richard L. Hoffman (Full Article)
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Gasteracantha cancriformis (L.), a Spectacular Spider New to the Fauna of Virginia (Araneae: Araneidae) - Steven M. Roble (Full Article)
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Timber Rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) in Prince William Forest Park: Released Captives or Native Population? - Joseph C. Mitchell (Full Article)
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A Novel Habitat for Larvae of the Fishfly Chauliodes pectinicornis (Megaloptera: Corydalidae) - Norman J. Fashing (Full Article)
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Rediscovery of the Dragonfly Nannothemis bella Uhler in Virginia (Odonata: Libellulidae) - Steven M. Roble and Philip H. Stevenson (Full Article)
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Male Combat in Copperheads (Agkistrodon contortrix) from Northern Virginia - Stephen H. Shively and Joseph C. Mitchell (Full Article)
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Sampling Soil Arthropods at Mountain Lake Biological Station, Virginia, Over a 32-Year Period - George W. Byers (Full Article)
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The Occurrence of Hemiscolopendra punctiventris (Newport), an Ecophilous Centiped, in Virginia (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha) - Richard L. Hoffman (Full Article)
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Classification and Ecological Interpretation of Mafic Glade Vegetation on Buffalo Mountain, Floyd County, Virginia - Thomas J. Rawinski and Thomas F. Wieboldt (Full Article)
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The Mammalian Fauna and Ectoparasites of George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Westmoreland County, Virginia - Harry F. Painter and Ralph P. Eckerlin (Full Article)
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Moth Records from Burkes Garden, Virginia - Kenneth J. Stein (Full Article)
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Serrobius pulchellus Causey, a Poorly Known Centiped, Rediscovered in Virginia (Lithobiomorpha: Lithobiidae) - Richard L. Hoffman (Full Article)
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Pyrrhalta rufosanguinea (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): A Monophagous Leaf Beetle of Rhododendron periclymenoides (Ericaceae)? - Bruce L. King (Full Article)
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Subcoccinella vigintiquatuorpunctata (L.), First Virginia Record and New North American Host of an Adventive Lady Beetle (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) - A. G. Wheeler, Jr. (Full Article)
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Virginia Record for an Introduced Palearctic Stilt Bug, Berytinus minor (Heteroptera: Berytidae) - Richard L. Hoffman (Full Article)
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John Banister, Virginia's First Naturalist - Joseph and Nesta Ewan (Full Article)
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Purse-web Spiders (Atypidae) in Virginia (Araneida: Mygalomorphae) - Richard L. Hoffman (Full Article)
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Movement of the Dogbane Beetle, Chrysochus auratus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), in a Patchy Environment - Charles E. Williams (Full Article)
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Observations on the Mammals of Mackey Island National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia and North Carolina - Roger de Rageot (Full Article)
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Invertebrate Prey of Bufo woodhousii fowleri (Anura: Bufonidae) from a Virginia Barrier Island - Joseph C. Mitchell (Full Article)
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Cardamine micranthera Rollins, Small-anthered Bittercress in Patrick County: New to the Virginia Flora - Thomas F. Wieboldt (Full Article)
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Notes on the Swampfish (Chologaster cornuta) in the Dismal Swamp of Virginia - Roger de Rageot (Full Article)
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Bothynotus johnstoni Knight (Heteroptera: Miridae) in Virginia - Richard L. Hoffman (Full Article)
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Acanthocephala declivis (Say), a Coreid Bug New to the Virginia Fauna - Richard L. Hoffman (Full Article)
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Virginia's Largest Insect Collection - A Rich Resource for Biodiversity Information - Michael Kosztarab (Full Article)