Table of Contents
“Historical Explorations into Virginia’s Natural History” Proceedings of a VNHS symposium held on September 26, 2009 at the Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville, Virginia. Symposium Summary – Tom McAvoy (Full Article)
Thomas Jefferson and Virginia’s Natural History – Lucia Stanton (Full Article)
The History of Mammal Studies in Virginia – Robert K. Rose (Full Article)
Emmett Reid Dunn and the Early History of Herpetology in Virginia – Joseph C. Mitchell (Full Article)
History of Marine Biology in Virginia, with an Emphasis on Invertebrates – Judith E. Winston (Full Article)
History of Araneology in Virginia – Barbara J. Abraham (Full Article)
A Brief History of Terrestrial Game Species Management in Virginia: 1900-present – Jordan L. Thompson and Karen E. Francl-Powers (Full Article)
Nature, Natural History, and Naturalists in Virginia Since 1927: A Personal Evaluation – Richard L. Hoffman (Full Article)
Contributed Papers
Leaf Beetles (Coleoptera: Bruchidae, Chrysomelidae, Orsodacnidae) from the George Washington Memorial Parkway, Fairfax County, Virginia – Joseph F. Cavey, Brent W. Steury, and Erik T. Oberg (Full Article)
Ophiophagy in Red-shouldered Hawks (Buteo lineatus), with the First Record of Eastern Wormsnakes (Carphophis amoenus) as Prey – Steven M. Roble (Full Article)
Status of Mabee’s Salamander, Ambystoma mabeei, in Virginia: A Spatial Comparison of Habitat Condition at Sites of Known Occurrence – J. Ryan Niccoli and John D. Kleopfer (Full Article)
Shorter Contributions
A Probable Nearshore Record of Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) on Assateague Island, Virginia – Gary R. Graves (Full Article)
Characteristics of a Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis) Territory in Huntley Meadows, Fairfax County, Virginia – Gary R. Graves (Full Article)
Hummingbirds Visit Feeders at High-Rise Apartment Buildings – Gary R. Graves (Full Article)
Vacusus vicinus (LaFerté-Sénectère) (Coleoptera: Anthicidae): Northern Range Extensions to Virginia, Maryland, Missouri, and Kansas – Brent W. Steury, Donald S. Chandler, and Warren E. Steiner, Jr. (Full Article)
The Columbine Sawfly, Pristiphora rufipes Serville, New to Virginia, and Other Additions to the List of Virginia Sawflies (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) – David R. Smith (Full Article)
Re-identification of Alasmidonta triangulata from Virginia – Arthur E. Bogan (Full Article)
Viewpoint
Rectifying the Inequity and Bias: The Case for Investigating Non-Insect Terrestrial Invertebrates in the Southeastern United States – Rowland M. Shelley (Full Article)