Journal of Richard E. Blackwelder, West Indies, vol. 3
date: label: Date Range
content: 1935-1936
label: Start Date
content: 19351227
label: End Date
content: 19360322
notes: label: Abstract
content: This journal contains field notes documenting Richard Blackwelder's research in Trinidad, Tobago, Grenada, Carriacou, Saint Vincent, and Barbados from 27 December 1935 to 22 March to study insects, especially beetles. This journal contains 152 pages. Blackwelder provides descriptions of flora and fauna of his surrounding environment. He also includes elevations, weather information, and other observations. Abundance of insect genera is noted when applicable. Also, description on how specimens were obtained (ex. in cow dung; rotten fruit) is included. Maps for Tobago, Grenada, Carriacou, Saint Vincent, and Barbados are included and are annotated to show locations of stations and route taken. Stations visited include station 109-204, 222-223 (109-115, 125-128, Trinidad; 116-124,129, Tobago; 131-139, 150-163, 222-223, Grenada; 141-149, Carriacou; 164-187, Saint Vincent; 188-204, Barbados). List of Staphylinidae recorded on Saint Thomas, Saint John, Saint Croix, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Vincent, Mustique, Grenada, and Trinidad by Leng on pages 64-66. “General Index” on pages 136-148 and “Index to Insects” on pages 149-152.
place: label: Place
content: Barbados
label: Place
content: Grenada
label: Place
content: Trinidad and Tobago
label: Place
content: Trinidad
label: Place
content: Saint Vincent
label: Place
content: Tobago
label: Place
content: Carriacou
label: Place
content: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
label: Place
content: Grenada
topic: label: Topic
content: Entomology
label: Topic
content: Beetles
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: Richard E. Blackwelder Papers, 1926-1964
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content: Blackwelder, Richard E.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA Acc. 96-099
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
label: Object Type
content: Diary
label: Object Type
content: Maps
objectRights: label: Access Information
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physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: Richard E. Blackwelder Papers, 1926-1964
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 1 Folder 8