Hesperoperla pacifica                                                                                                                            Pteronarcella regularis

 

 

Bill P. Stark

              Sadler Professor of Biology

 

          Email: stark@mc.edu

        209 Hederman Science Building

           601-925-3340

 

 

       Course Schedule

                                                    Fall 2009

             Click on course number to access syllabus

 

Day

Time

Course

Location

MWF

10-10:50

         Biology for Today

              Bio 101A

S 210

MWF

12-12:50

               Ecology

               Bio 321A

H105

 

        M

1:30-4:30

             Ecology Lab

 

                H107/Field

W

1:30-4:30

             Ecology Lab

H107/Field

 

TR

12-1:15 pm

       Seminar/Pre-seminar

Bio 431/031

H100

T

6-9 pm

Topics in Entomology

Bio 6545

H107

                                        

 

    Research Interests

World Plecoptera systematics, biodiversity and distribution. Current projects include studies of Neotropical, Oriental and Nearctic stoneflies, especially members of Claassenia, Kamimuria, Neoperla, Phanoperla and related genera with Ignac Ignac Sivec (Slovenia).  Additional studies on American stonefly nymphs also continue with Ken Ken Stewart (University of North Texas), and a new publication in the Aquatic Biodiversity in Latin America (ABLA) series, coauthored with Claudio Froehlich (Brazil) and Maria Del Carmen Zúñiga (Colombia), dealing with the South American stonefly fauna was recently published by Pensoft (order online at http://pensoft.net/newreleases/14385.htm or send email to orders@pensoft.net). I serve as a resource person for a recently funded project to survey the aquatic insects of northern Venezuela, and I also work with other colleagues including Richard Richard Baumann (Brigham Young University) and Boris Boris Kondratieff (Colorado State University) on many projects. Many Mississippi College students have participated in this research often by doing scanning electron microscopy projects on stonefly eggs or various body parts. A few egg images can be seen at the link below.

Many of my papers include descriptions of previously unrecognized stonefly species. As of December,  2008, my colleagues and I have proposed more than 300 species and 9 generic names. A list of these can be viewed at this STONLIST link. Most of these names have a geographic or descriptive basis, but some are patronyms or matronyms and honor some individual important to the process. A few honoring a “celebrity” for their contributions to our society, include Steven Colbert (Diamphipnoa colberti), James Taylor (Anacroneuria taylori), Carole King (Anacroneuria carole) and Teresa Heinz Kerry (Neoperla teresa). 

In December 2007, I began promoting the idea of a “Winter Stonefly Count” modeled after the Audubon Society bird count. My personal report for December 2007-January 2008 is available at this link;  the December 2008-January 2009 report is available at this link.

A “Stonefly of the Month” calendar can be downloaded from this link. The current calendar is for August 2009.

                                    Links

 American Stonefly Images by Bill P. Stark

                                                             North American Stonefly List

 Illiesia, International Journal of Stonefly Research

 ■ Egg Art: Scanning Electron Micrographs of Stonefly Eggs

 Clinton Community Nature Center

■ Care of Monarch Eggs and Larvae after Rescue

 ■ Representative Publications of Bill P. Stark

 Amphinemura: World List of Current Species

                                               

Biology 101: Biology for Today, Fall 2009

Biology 321: Ecology, Fall 2009

                                                Biology 6545: Topics in Entomology, Fall 2009