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Thesis defense: Huayan Chen
Huayan Chen defended his PhD thesis on Monday, July 2, with a seminar entitle "Systematics and Evolution of the Superfamily Platygastroidea (Insecta: Hymenoptera)."
Scientific Wild West: parasitoid wasps among least studied
Reporter Marion Renault visited the Johnson Lab and the Triplehorn Insect Collection to learn about parasitoid wasps, a megadiverse group of fascinating and tremendously important insects that are…
New publication: Revision of Habroteleia
Chen, H-y, Talamas, EJ, Masner, L, Johnson, NF (2018). Revision of the world species of the genus Habroteleia Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae, Scelioninae). ZooKeys 730: 87-122…
LepNet Project Milestone: Skipper Butterflies In the Database
We have reached the first big milestone in the LepNet project: the skipper butterfly specimens in the collection, 15,761 specimens to be precise, are now in our online database and freely…
Butterfly curation featured on Columbus Monthly Magazine
The Triplehorn Insect Collection is featured in the May issue of the Columbus Monthly Magazine. The article, entitled 'Winging it at the Ohio State University', highlights the work of volunteers…
Curator receives Distinguished Staff Award
Dr. Luciana Musetti, Curator of the Triplehorn Insect Collection, has received the Distinguished Staff Award, Ohio State University's highest honor for nonteaching staff. The award…
Ethan Calvert at Denman Forum
Ethan Calvert, undergraduate student researcher here at the Triplehorn Insect Collection & the Johnson Lab, presented a scientific poster at the prestigious Denman Undergraduate…
New publication: Phanuromyia galeata species group
Nesheim KC, Masner L, Johnson NF (2017). The Phanuromyia galeata species group (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae, Telenominae): shining a lantern into an unexplored corner of Neotropical…
New publication: Maxillolabial complex in scelionids.
Popovici, Vilhelmsen, Masner, Mikó & Johnson. (2017). Maxillolabial complex in scelionids (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea): morphology and phylogenetic implications. Insect Systematics &…