George E. Ball
George Eugene Ball; George Ball
* September 25, 1926 – January 12, 2019 †
entomologist, taxonomist, university teacher
American entomologist
Collected or identified specimens in the following Families:
Families Collected 70
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Carabidae
100,513
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Coccinellidae
344
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Hydrophilidae
341
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Dytiscidae
252
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Elateridae
147
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Tenebrionidae
98
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Staphylinidae
71
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Plethodontidae
58
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Phlaeothripidae
54
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Trachypachidae
42
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Melolonthidae
38
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Chrysomelidae
36
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Cerambycidae
30
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Dryophthoridae
26
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Limnephilidae
25
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Thripidae
21
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Pentatomidae
20
- Helophoridae 20
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Notonectidae
15
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Byrrhidae
12
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Tabanidae
10
- Hylidae 8
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Curculionidae
8
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Buprestidae
8
- Amphizoidae 8
- Dipsadidae 7
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Scarabaeidae
6
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Crabronidae
6
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Xystodesmidae
4
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Hydropsychidae
4
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Ichneumonidae
3
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Gyrinidae
3
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Syrphidae
3
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Cicadidae
3
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Scutelleridae
3
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Dryopidae
2
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Salamandridae
2
- Eleutherodactylidae 2
- Craugastoridae 2
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Colubridae
2
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Rutelidae
2
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Aphodiidae
2
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Leptoceridae
2
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Polycentropodidae
2
- Molannidae 2
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Mutillidae
2
- Hydrochidae 2
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Tenthredinidae
1
- Leiodidae 1
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Histeridae
1
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Dynastidae
1
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Xantusiidae
1
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Microhylidae
1
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Gekkonidae
1
- Himantariidae 1
- Diplatyidae 1
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Anguidae
1
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Viperidae
1
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Scincidae
1
- Natricidae 1
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Typhlopidae
1
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Passalidae
1
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Silvanidae
1
- Podapolipidae 1
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Ambystomatidae
1
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Rhyacophilidae
1
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Lampyridae
1
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Lepidostomatidae
1
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Glossosomatidae
1
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Apidae
1
Families Identified 13
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Carabidae
33,708
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Trachypachidae
23
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Melolonthidae
10
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Leptoceridae
5
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Scarabaeidae
3
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Hydrophilidae
2
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Cleridae
1
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Geophilidae
1
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Aphodiidae
1
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Curculionidae
1
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Tetrigidae
1
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Coccinellidae
1
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Dytiscidae
1