The Biological Survey of Canada (BSC) is a not-for-profit organization that helps to coordinate scientific research among specialists on the Canadian biota.
A new monograph in our BSC Grasslands series has been published and is now available for free download on our website.
Volume 5: Beetle Diversity of a Canadian Prairie Homestead, by David J. Larson
https://t.co/0Vm62lmnhN
New CJAI key: Nymphs of the Northeastern Nearctic Species of Rhithrogena Eaton, 1885 (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae): Descriptions and key. https://t.co/YuyZqqreaH
UPCOMING EVENT: ESBC will be on-site at the City Nature Challenge BioBlitz in Stanley Park on Saturday April 27th, along with the Stanley Park Ecology Society 11am-3pm, to help ID your six-legged finds. More details available here: https://t.co/L8qUUt23kX
@AAFC_Canada is recruiting TWO entomologists, one to support horticultural production in Summerland BC and one in Kentville NS. Application deadline is April 22, 2024. Full details here (https://t.co/kjZZXnK2NR ).
Congratulations to the inaugural winners of the BSC student collections competition. Well done Kira Peters (U Manitoba), James Watson (U Manitoba), and Brevan Wagner (U Alberta)
Job opportunity: Collections / Curatorial Assistant
Spencer Collection at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum UBC
Part-time until August 2027
details here: https://t.co/72mLeExLJu
Did you know there are over 400 species of velvet ants in the US? Despite their name they are actually not ants they are wingless wasps and the new field guide to velvet ants of North America is available starting tomorrow at your favorite bookstore.
Recent uploads to the Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification include Sharkey et al. Key to the New World subfamilies of the family Braconidae (Hymenoptera) https://t.co/wlbFOmRKfx
The most recent Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification paper is
Janke et al. Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) of Ontario: A Dichotomous Key and Wing Atlas. Take a closer look here https://t.co/QwldILHnav
[Job posting]
Hakai & @UBC are hiring for a project manager to work on the Sentinels of Change Alliance, a research program that brings together scientists & local communities to deepen our understanding of Salish Sea biodiversity change
Apply by Jan 31
https://t.co/DDvRfZkex9
Interested in being a science interpreter at the museum? You're in luck as we have new positions available! Application deadline: January 21, 2024.
Apply today! https://t.co/6UxbJNQ2lu
When was the last time you looked at the Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification? There are some great new issues. First up An illustrated identification key to Nearctic genera of Empidoidea (exclusive of Dolichopodidae sensu stricto) (Diptera) https://t.co/R8F66JqmFd