Scientific Publications of J.H. Epler
(last updated 6 September 2024)
Please note that some of these publications are NOT available through me; these are marked with an *. However, some of them may be ordered through their publishers or other sources; please follow the links! Otherwise, drop me an email request. I will eventually get some of the older papers scanned and made available.
76. Gimmel, M.L. & Epler, J.H. 2024. Catalog of the Scirtidae of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Scirtoidea), with taxonomic and distributional notes. The Coleopterists Bulletin 78: 319-334. PDF
75. Lanning, S.W., Mabee, W.R., Combes, M.D. & Epler, J.H. 2024. Notes on habitat and environmental parameters associated with adult Heterosternuta and first records of Heterosternuta wickhami (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) in Missouri. Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science 50: 1-5. PDF
74. Martin. J. & Epler, J.H. 2024. Clarification of the status of Chironomus javanus Kieffer, 1924 and C. vitellinus Freeman, 1961. CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research 38: 14-20. PDF
73. Epler, J.H. 2020. A new species of Uvarus Guignot, 1939 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hydroporinae: Bidessini) from Florida, USA. Insecta Mundi 0752: 1-4. PDF
72. Epler, J.H. & Gimmel, M.L. 2019. Notes on the marsh beetle genus Ora Clark (Coleoptera: Scirtidae) in the southeastern USA and Central America. The Coleopterists Bulletin 73 (3): 521-527. PDF
71. Epler, J.H. 2018. The genus Cryptotendipes Beck et Beck in Florida, with the description of a new species (Diptera: Chironomidae: Chironominae). Zootaxa 4433: 583-594. PDF
70. Brown, B.V., Borkent, A., Adler, P.H., Amorim, D.S., Barber, K., Bickel, D., Boucher, S., Brooks, S.E., Burger, J., Burington, Z.L., Capellari, R.S., Costa, D.N.R., Cumming, J.M., Curler, G., Dick, C.W., Epler, J.H., Fisher, E., Gaimari, S.D., Gelhaus, J., Grimaldi, D.A., Hash, J., Hauser, M., Hippa, H., Ibáñez-Bernal, S., Jaschhof, M., Kameneva, E.P., Kerr, P.H., Korneyev, V., Korytkowski, C.A., Kung, G.-A., Kvifte, G.M, Lonsdale, O., Marshall, S.A., Mathis, W., Michelsen, V., Naglis, S., Norrbom, A.L., Paiero, S., Pape, T., Pereira-Colavite, A., Pollet, M., Rochefort, S., Rung, A., Runyon, J.B., Savage, J., Silva, V.C., Sinclair, B.J., Skevington, J.H., Stireman III, J.O., Swann, J., Thompson, F.C., Vilkamaa, P., Wheeler, T., Whitworth, T., Wong, M., Wood, D.M., Woodley, N., Yau, T., Zavortink, T.J. & Zumbado, M.A. 2018. Comprehensive inventory of true flies (Diptera) at a tropical site. Communications Biology 1:21: 1-8. DOI: 10.1038/s42003-018-0022-x. PDF
69. Borkent, A., Brown, B.V., Adler, P.H., Amorim, D.S., Barber, K., Bickel, D., Boucher, S., Brooks, S.E., Burger, J., Burington, Z.L., Capellari, R.S., Costa, D.N.R., Cumming, J.C., Curler, G., Dick, C.W., Epler, J.H., Fisher, E., Gaimari, S.D., Gelhaus, J., Grimaldi, D.A., Hash, J., Hauser, M., Hippa, H., Ibáñez-Bernal, S., Jaschhof, M., Kameneva, E.P., Kerr, P.H., Korneyev, V., Korytkowski, C.A.†, King, G-A., Kvifte, G.M., Lonsdale, O., Marshall, S.A., Mathis, W.N., Michelsen, V., Naglis, S., Norrbom, A.L., Paiero, S., Pape, T., Pereira-Colavite, A., Pollet, M., Rochefort, S., Rung, A., Runyon, J.B., Savage, J., Silva, V.C., Sinclair, B.J., Skevington, J.H., Stireman III, J.O., Swann, J., Vilkamaa, P., Wheeler, T.††, Whitworth, T., Wong, M., Wood, D.M., Woodley, N., Yau, T., Zavortink, T.J. & Zumbado, M. 2018. Remarkable fly (Diptera) diversity in a patch of Costa Rican cloud forest: Why inventory is a vital science. Zootaxa 4402: 53-90. PDF
68. Arce-Pérez, Roberto, Gómez-Anaya, J.A. & Epler, J.H. 2018. The family Noteridae Thomson (Coleoptera: Adephaga) in Miradores Lagoon, Veracruz, Mexico, with a description of its assemblage. The Coleopterists Bulletin 72: 75-83. PDF
67. Epler, J.H. & Denson, D.R. 2017. New records of Corixidae and Micronectidae (Insecta: Heteroptera: Corixoidea) from Florida, with a checklist of all species known from the state. Entomological News 126: 410-414. PDF
66. Epler, J.H. 2017. An annotated preliminary list of the Chironomidae (Diptera) of Zurquí, Costa Rica. Chironomus Journal of Chironomidae Research 30: 4-18. PDF
65. Wallace, G.S., Lanning, S.W., Mabee, W.R., Combs, M.D. & Epler, J.H. 2016. New state records, habitat characteristics, and range extensions for three aquatic beetles (Coleoptera: Gyrinidae, Hydraenidae) from wadeable streams in Missouri, USA. The Coleopterists Bulletin 70: 907-910. PDF
64. Epler, J.H. 2016. A new species of Dicrotendipes (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Florida. Zootaxa 4208: 77-83. PDF
63. Reeves, W.K. & Epler, J.H. 2016. New records and a review of the Chironomidae (Diptera) of Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. Chironomus Journal of Chironomidae Research 29: 29-32. PDF
62. Lanning, S.W., Woods, D.A., Mabee, W.R., Combes, M.D. & Epler, J.H. 2015. Range extension for Limnichoderus naviculatus (Casey, 1889) (Coleoptera: Limnichidae) in North America based on records from Missouri, USA. The Coleopterists Bulletin 69: 662-664. PDF
61. Milensky, C.M, Austin, C.J., Epler, J.H., Gebhard, C.A. & Graves, G.R. 2014. Chironomid midge hatch leads to mass mortality event for Chimney Swifts (Chaetura pelagica). Banisteria 43: 99-101. PDF
60. Oh, J.T., Epler, J.H. & Bentivegna, C.S. 2014. A rapid method of species identification of wild chironomids (Diptera: Chironomidae) via electrophoresis of hemoglobin proteins in sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel (SDS–PAGE). Bulletin of Entomological Research 104: 13 pp. available on CJO2014. doi:10.1017/S0007485314000431. PDF
59. Epler, J.H. 2014. Identification Guide to the Larvae of the Tribe Tanytarsini (Diptera: Chironomidae) in Florida. Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee, FL. 77 + iv pp. PDF
58. Epler, J.H., Ekrem, T. & Cranston, P.S. 2013. 10. The larvae of Chironominae of the Holarctic Region — Keys and diagnoses. pp. 387-556. In: Andersen, T., Cranston, P. S. & Epler, J. H. (Sci. eds): The larvae of Chironomidae (Diptera) of the Holarctic Region — Keys and diagnoses. Insect Systematics & Evolution, Supplement 66: 1- 571. * Ordering Information
57. Andersen, T., Sæther, O. A., Cranston, P. S. & Epler, J. H. 2013. 9. The larvae of Orthocladiinae (Diptera: Chironomidae) of the Holarctic Region — Keys and diagnoses. pp. 189–386. In: Andersen, T., Cranston, P. S. & Epler, J. H. (Sci. eds): The larvae of Holarctic Chironomidae (Diptera) of the Holarctic Region — Keys and diagnoses. Insect Systematics & Evolution, Supplement 66: 1- 571. * Ordering Information
56. Cranston, P. S., & Epler, J.H. 2013. 5. The larvae of Tanypodinae (Diptera: Chironomidae) of the Holarctic region — Keys and diagnoses. pp. 39-136. In: Andersen, T., Cranston, P. S. & Epler, J. H. (Sci. eds): The larvae of Chironomidae (Diptera) of the Holarctic Region — Keys and diagnoses. Insect Systematics & Evolution, Supplement 66: 1- 571. * Ordering Information
55. Andersen, T., Cranston, P. S. & Epler, J. H. (Sci. eds). 2013. The larvae of Chironomidae (Diptera) of the Holarctic Region — Keys and diagnoses. Insect Systematics & Evolution, Supplement 66: 1- 571. * Ordering Information
54. Megna, Y.S. & J.H. Epler. 2012. A review of Copelatus from Cuba, with the description of two new species (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Copelatinae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52: 383-410. PDF
53. Epler, J.H. 2012. A new species of Scirtes (Coleoptera: Scirtidae) from southern Florida and the Caribbean. Zootaxa 3530: 77-82. PDF
52. Copeland, R.S., B. Gidudu, F. Wanda, J.H. Epler, J.P. Cuda & W.A. Overholt. 2012. Chironomidae (Insecta: Diptera) collected from Hydrilla verticillata (Hydrocharitaceae) and other submersed aquatic macrophytes in Lake Bisina and other Ugandan lakes. Journal of East African Natural History 101: 29-66. PDF
51. Gray, E.W., C. Royals, J.H. Epler, R.D. Wyatt, B. Brewer & R. Noblet. 2012. Chironomus calligraphus (Diptera: Chironomidae), a new pest species in Georgia. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 28: 258-259. PDF
50. Epler, J.H. 2012. A brachypterous Bryophaenocladius (Diptera: Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae) with hypopygium inversum from Heggie’s Rock, Georgia, U.S.A. Zootaxa 3355: 51-61. PDF
49. Copeland, R.S., E. Nkubaye, B. Nzigidahera, J.H. Epler, J.P. Cuda & W.A. Overholt. 2012. The diversity of Chironomidae (Diptera) associated with Hydrilla verticillata (Alismatales: Hydrocharitaceae) and other aquatic macrophytes in Lake Tanganyika, Burundi. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 105: 206-224. PDF
48. Epler, J.H. 2011. Now see-um. Florida Wildlife. January/February, pp. 30-31. PDF
47. Epler, J.H. 2010. Phytotelmatocladius, a new genus from bromeliads in Florida and Brazil (Diptera: Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae). Pp. 285-293 in Ferrington, L.C., Jr. (ed.) Proceedings of the XV International Symposium on Chironomidae. Chironomidae Research Group, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN. 385 + vii pp. PDF
46. Pfrender, M.E, C.P. Hawkins, M. Bagley, G. W. Courtney, B. R. Creutzburg, J.H. Epler, S. Fend, L.C. Ferrington, Jr., P.L. Hartzell, S. Jackson, D.P. Larsen, C.A. Levesque, J.C. Morse, M. Petersen, D. Ruiter, D. Schindel & M. Whiting. 2010. Assessing macroinvertebrate biodiversity in freshwater ecosystems: advances and challenges in DNA-based approaches. Quarterly Review of Biology 85: 319-340. PDF
45. Epler, J.H. 2010. The Water Beetles of Florida - an identification manual for the families Chrysomelidae, Curculionidae, Dryopidae, Dytiscidae, Elmidae, Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Helophoridae, Hydraenidae, Hydrochidae, Hydrophilidae, Noteridae, Psephenidae, Ptilodactylidae and Scirtidae. Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee, FL. 399 + iv pp. PDF
44. Krestian, B.J, E. Kosnicki, P.H. Spindler, S. Stringer & J.H. Epler. 2010. First Nearctic records of Oliveiriella Wiedenbrug and Fittkau, with new distributional records for two other New World species of Orthocladiinae (Diptera: Chironomidae). Entomological News 120: 349-362. PDF
43. Thompson, F.C. & J.H. Epler. 2009 (2008). Diptera (Flies) of Attu: The first assessment of the entomofauna of the last place on earth. Studia dipterologica 15: 267-275. PDF
42. Spies, M., T. Andersen, J.H. Epler & C.N. Watson, Jr. 2009. Chironomidae (non-biting midges). Pp. 437-480 in Brown, B.V. et al. Manual of Central American Diptera: Volume 1. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 714 pp. WRITE ME FOR REPRINT
41. Epler, J.H. 2009. More new distribution records for Florida water beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae, Elmidae, Hydrophilidae, Scirtidae), with additional notes on Scirtes oblongus Guérin-Méneville. Insecta Mundi 0087: 1-4. PDF
40. Hribar, L.J., J.H. Epler, J. Martin & J.E. Sublette. 2008. Chironomus columbiensis (Diptera: Chironomidae) new to the fauna of the United States. Florida Entomologist 91: 470-471. PDF
39. Donato, M., A.C. Paggi & J.H. Epler. 2008. New record, geographic variation, and redescription of Apedilum elachistus Townes (Diptera: Chironomidae: Chironominae). Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment: 43: 125-134. PDF
38. Schärer, M.T. & J.H. Epler. 2007. Long-range dispersal possibilities via sea turtle: a case for Clunio and Pontomyia (Diptera: Chironomidae) in Puerto Rico. Entomological News 118 (3): 273-277. PDF
37. Hribar, L.J. & J.H. Epler. 2007. Collection records for some Chironomidae (Diptera) in the Florida Keys. Florida Scientist 70: 110-112. PDF
36. Epler, J.H. 2006. Identification Manual for the Aquatic and Semi-aquatic Heteroptera of Florida (Belostomatidae, Corixidae, Gelastocoridae, Gerridae, Hebridae, Hydrometridae, Mesoveliidae, Naucoridae, Nepidae, Notonectidae, Ochteridae, Pleidae, Saldidae, Veliidae). Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee, FL. 186 pp. PDF
35. Paller, M.H., F.D. Martin, L.D. Wike & J.H. Epler. 2005. Biological assessment of slope wetlands on the Coastal Plain of South Carolina. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 20: 247-262. *
34. Epler, J.H., D.H. Ray & T.A. Thom. 2005. New distribution records for water beetles (Coleoptera: Elmidae, Gyrinidae) in Florida. The Coleopterists Bulletin 59: 270-271. PDF
33. Barman, E.H. & J.H. Epler. 2005. Errors in descriptions of larvae of Thermonectus Dejean (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). Southeastern Naturalist 4: 119-120. PDF
32. Wang, X., Z. Liu & J.H. Epler. 2004. New species of Bryophaenocladius Thienemann from the Nearctic Region (Diptera: Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae). Zootaxa 581: 1-10. PDF
31. Lester, G.T., B.J. Krestian & J.H. Epler. 2004 [2003]. First Nearctic records of Tempisquitoneura (Diptera: Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae) from Arizona, USA. Entomological News 114: 117-119. PDF
30. Epler, J.H. 2001. Identification Manual for the larval Chironomidae (Diptera) of North and South Carolina. A guide to the taxonomy of the midges of the southeastern United States, including Florida. Special Publication SJ2001-SP13. North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Raleigh, NC, and St. Johns River Water Management District, Palatka, FL. 526 pp. PDF
29. Epler, J.H., J.P. Cuda & T.D. Center. 2000. Redescription of Cricotopus lebetis (Diptera: Chironomidae), a potential biocontrol agent of the aquatic weed hydrilla (Hydrocharitaceae). Florida Entomologist 83: 171-180. PDF
28. Epler, J.H. & W.J. Janetzky. 1999. A new species of Monopelopia (Diptera: Chironomidae) from phytotelmata in Jamaica, with preliminary ecological notes. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 71: 216-225. PDF
27. Epler, J.H. 1999. An Introduction to the Taxonomy and Identification of Larval Chironomidae. Workbook for the 1999 North American Benthological Society Technical Workshop on Larval Midge Taxonomy, Duluth, MN, 25 May 1999. 54 pp. *
26. Epler, J.H., A.D. Harrison & L. Hare. 1999. Acinoretracus, a new Afrotropical genus for some species previously placed in Dicrotendipes (Diptera: Chironomidae: Chironominae). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 141: 209-220. PDF
25. Epler, J.H. 1996. Identification Manual for the Water Beetles of Florida (Coleoptera: Dryopidae, Dytiscidae, Elmidae, Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Hydraenidae, Hydrophilidae, Noteridae, Psephenidae, Ptilodactylidae, Scirtidae). Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee, FL. 257 pp. PDF GET THE NEW ONE (2010, ABOVE) INSTEAD!!
24. Epler, J.H. 1996. A new species of Dicrotendipes Kieffer (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Costa Rica. Hydrobiologia 318: 13-15. PDF
23. Epler, J.H. 1996. New species of Oukuriella Epler (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Costa Rica. Hydrobiologia 318: 3-11. PDF
22. Mattson, R.A., J.H. Epler & M.K. Hein. 1995. Description of benthic communities in karst, spring-fed streams of north central Florida. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 68 suppl: 18-41. *
21. Mason, W.T., Jr. & J.H. Epler 1995. Guide to taxonomic literature on benthic invertebrates of the southeastern United States. Ecology Support Publ. ES 95-02, 36 pp. *
20. Hubbard, M.D., M.L. Pescador, A.K. Rasmussen, I.S. Askevold, J. Jones, R.W. Flowers & J.H. Epler. 1995. The freshwater macroinvertebrates of Florida: a guide to references for their identification. Florida Entomologist 78: 161-177. PDF
19. Epler, J.H. & C.L. de la Rosa. 1995. Tempisquitoneura, a new genus of Neotropical Orthocladiinae (Diptera: Chironomidae) symphoretic on Corydalus (Megaloptera: Corydalidae). Journal of the North American Benthological Society 14: 50-60. PDF
18. Epler, J.H. 1995. Book review: Chironomids - from genes to ecosystems. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 14: 674-675. *
17. Epler, J.H. 1995. Book review: The Chironomidae. The biology and ecology of non-biting midges. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 14: 461-462. *
16. Epler, J.H. 1995. Identification Manual for the Larval Chironomidae (Diptera) of Florida. Revised edition. Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee, FL. 317 pp. PDF
15. Mason, W.T., Jr., R.A. Mattson & J.H. Epler. 1994. Benthic macroinvertebrates and allied macrofauna in the Suwannee River and estuary ecosystem, Florida. Florida Scientist 57: 141-160. *
14. Epler, J.H. & L.C. Ferrington, Jr. 1994. The immature stages of Paratendipes basidens Townes (Diptera: Chironomidae: Chironominae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 67: 311-317. PDF
13. Epler, J.H. 1992. Identification Manual for the Larval Chironomidae (Diptera) of Florida. Florida Department of Environmental Regulation, Orlando, FL. 302 pp. * No longer available *
12. Livingston, R.J., J.H. Epler, F. Jordan, Jr., W.R. Karsteter, C.C. Koenig, A.K.S.K. Prasad & G. Ray. 1990. Ecology of the Choctawhatchee River System. Pp. 247-274 in Livingston, R.J. (ed.). The Rivers of Florida. Springer-Verlag, New York. *
11. Epler, J.H. 1990. A quick guide to chironomid identification literature. Bulletin of the North American Benthological Society 7:238-246. *
10. Epler, J.H. 1988. A reconsideration of the genus Apedilum Townes, 1945 (Diptera: Chironomidae). Spixiana Supplement 14:105-116. PDF
9. Epler, J.H. 1988. Biosystematics of the genus Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913 (Diptera: Chironomidae: Chironominae) of the World. Memoirs of the American Entomological Society 36:1-214. * Write me for a reprint
8. Epler, J.H. 1987. Notes on the Dicrotendipes (Diptera: Chironomidae) of Mexico, with descriptions of two new species. Entomologica Scandinavica Supplement 29:147-154. PDF
7. Epler, J.H. 1987. Revision of the Nearctic Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913 (Diptera: Chironomidae). Evolutionary Monographs 9:102 pp + 37 plates. PDF
6. Epler, J.H. 1987. The larva of Radotanypus submarginella (Sublette) (Diptera:Chironomidae). Spixiana 9:285-287. PDF
5. Epler, J.H. 1986. Oukuriella, a new genus of Chironomidae (Diptera) from South America. Entomologica Scandinavica 17: 157-163.*
4. Epler, J.H. 1986. A novel new Neotropical Nanocladius (Diptera: Chironomidae), symphoretic on Traverella (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae). Florida Entomologist 69:319-327. PDF
3. Epler, J.H. 1986. Geographic distribution: Sphaerodactylus elegans. SSAR Herp. Rev. 17:27. *
2. Epler, J.H. 1986. Book review: Chironomidae of the Holarctic region. Keys and Diagnoses. Vol. 1. Larvae; A catalogue of the chironomid genera and subgenera of the world including synonyms (Diptera: Chironomidae); A review of the genera Doithrix n. gen., Georthocladius Strenzke, Parachaetocladius Wülker and Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer (Diptera: Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 88: 194-196. PDF
1. Polk, J.L., J.H. Kennedy, W.A. Potter & J.H. Epler. 1976. The effects of flooding on populations of Chironomus Meigen (Diptera: Chironomidae) and Limnodrilus Claparedé (Oligochaeta: Tubificidae) in the Susquehanna River in the vicinity of Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania. Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science. 50:91-95. *