RICHARD A. ARNOLD, Ph.D.
ENTOMOLOGICAL CONSULTING SERVICES,
LTD.
(925) 825-3784
fax (925) 827-1809
e-mail: bugdctr@comcast. net
web page: www.ecsltd.com
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. in Entomology,
M.S. in Entomology,
B.S. in Biology,
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Self-Employed Entomological
Consultant, 1977 to present. Founder and president of
Entomological Consulting Services, Ltd., a firm that is contracted to conduct
environmental and technical studies dealing with rare and endangered
terrestrial and aquatic insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and other
invertebrates for various federal, state, and local governmental agencies; law,
environmental planning, architectural, and civil engineering firms; land
developers; biotech firms; agribusiness; defense department contractors;
energy, forestry, mining, utility, chemical, water, and oil companies; plus
non-profit organizations.
SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SKILLS:
• Status
survey and habitat assessment methods for rare and endangered terrestrial and aquatic insects, arachnids, crustaceans,
gastropods, and other invertebrates
• Population
sampling and census techniques
• Ecological and
behavioral research methods
• Insect,
arachnid, crustacean, and invertebrate identifications
• Environmental
impact and constraints analysis
• Mitigation
design, implementation, and monitoring
• Habitat
management and enhancement to benefit endangered insects and plants
• Preparation of environmental documents to satisfy
CEQA, the Endangered Species Act of 1973,
NEPA, California Coastal Act, and SMARA
• Preparation of
mitigation, resource management, and habitat restoration plans
• Aerial photo
interpretation, plus vegetation sampling and classification techniques
• GPS and
GIS map preparation and spatial analysis using ArcView and Arc GIS
• Agency
consultation and permit acquisition
• Education
awareness training and construction monitoring
• Expert
witness testimony
• Supervision and
direction of field and office personnel, plus subconsultants
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Secretary, The
Lepidopterists' Society: 1986-1989.
Executive Council, The Lepidopterists' Society: 1976-1979, 1990-1992.
Research Associate,
Department of Entomology,
History: 1984-present.
Research Associate,
Department of Entomological Sciences, University of
Survival Service Commission
(International
Wildlife Fund), Lepidoptera
Specialist's Group: 1979-1983.
Chief Counsellor,
Xerces Society: 1981-1985.
Board of Trustees,
Lepidoptera Research Foundation: 1980-1983.
Board of Directors, Xerces
Society: 1978-1980.
Board of Directors,
Review Editor of ATALA, Journal of
the Xerces Society: 1976-1979.
Assistant Editor of
Insect World Digest: 1973-1977.
Editor-in-Chief, Teen International
Entomology Group (TIEG): 1971-1973
MEMBERSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
California
Native Plant Society (CNPS), Entomological Society of America, Lepidoptera
Research Foundation, Lepidopterist's Society, Natural Areas Association, New
York Entomological Society, Pacific Coast Entomological Society, Society for
Conservation Biology, and Xerces Society.
ENTOMOLOGICAL PUBLICATIONS:
1) 1968. The effects of
x-irradiation on Papilio polyxenes
asterius (L.) (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). J.
Lepid. Soc. 22:173-177 (with A. Arnold).
2) 1969. The effects of x-irradiation on Colias philodice Godart (Lepidoptera:
Pieridae).
J. Lepid. Soc. 23:257-260.
3) 1970. Practical tips for
improving your insect photography. TIEG
Newsletter 4 (2):14-16.
4) 1971. Sex attraction: a new way
to control insect pests. TIEG Newsletter 6 (4):26-28.
5) 1972. Butterflies in mailboxes. Cornell
Countryman 49 (6):10-11.
6) 1974. The future of entomology: an interview with Dr. Gordon E. Guyer,
President of the ESA. Insect
World Digest 1 (2):24-26.
7) 1977.
Copulatory and ovipositional mechanisms in Speyeria
(Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Annals Ent. Soc. Amer. 70:455-468 (with R. L. Fischer).
ENTOMOLOGICAL PUBLICATIONS: (cont'd)
8) 1978. Survey and status of six
endangered butterflies in
9) 1980. Great Basin Silverspot (Speyeria nokomis nokomis) butterfly study. Bureau of Land Management
administrative report. 119 pp.
10) 1980. The
11) 1980. Ecological
studies of six endangered butterflies: island biogeography, patch dynamics and
the design of habitat preserves. Ph.D. thesis,
12) 1981. Status of proposed threatened or endangered California Lepidoptera. California Department of
Fish and Game, Inland Fisheries Branch report. 39 pp.
13) 1981. A review of endangered species legislation in
the
14) 1982. Recovery plan for the endangered El Segundo Blue butterfly. Office of Endangered
15) 1983. Ecological studies of six endangered
butterflies (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae); island biogeography,
patch dynamics and the design of habitat preserves. Univ. of
16) 1983. Speyeria
callippe: (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): Application of information-theoretical
and graph-clustering techniques to analyses of geographic variation and
evaluation of classifications. Annals Entomol. Soc. Amer. 76:929-941.
17) 1983. Conservation of the
Endangered Smith's Blue Butterfly.
J. Research
Lepid. 22:
135-153.
18) 1984. Recovery plan for the endangered Palos Verdes Blue butterfly.
Office of Endangered
19) 1984. Recovery
plan for the
20) 1984. Valley
Elderberry Longhorn beetle recovery plan.
Office of Endangered
ENTOMOLOGICAL PUBLICATIONS: (cont'd)
21) 1984. An introduction to computer-assisted cladistic methods. IN, Cladistics:
Perspectives on the Reconstruction of
Evolutionary History. Proceedings of a National
Science Foundation workshop. T. Duncan and T.F.
Stuessy, eds.
22) 1985. Recovery
plan for the endangered Lotis Blue butterfly. Office of Endangered
Species, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service report.
23) 1985. Geographic variation in natural populations
of Speyeria callippe (Bdv.)
(Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Pan-Pacific Entomol.
61:1-23.
24) 1985. Delta Green Ground Beetle and Solano Grass Recovery Plan. Office of Endangered
Species, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service report.
25) 1985. Private and government-funded conservation
programs for endangered insects in
26) 1985. Studies
of the El Segundo Blue butterfly--1984.
27) 1986. Observation of an inter-subfamilial mating
(Lycaenidae: Lycaeninae and Riodininae).
Jour. Lepid. Soc.
40:238-239.
28) 1987. Habitat enhancement techniques for the El
Segundo Blue butterfly, an urban endangered species. IN, Integrating Man and Nature in the Metropolitan Environment. Proc. Natl. Symp. on Urban Wildlife, Chevy
Chase, MD, 4-7 Nov. 1986, L.W. Adams and D.L. Leedy, eds. Published by the National
Institute for Urban Wildlife. pp.
173-181. (with
Audrey E. Goins).
29) 1987. Mission Blue butterfly. IN, Audubon
Wildlife Report--1987. R.L. Di
Silvestro, ed. National Audubon Society.
Academic Press, Inc.,
30) 1987. Decline of the endangered
Palos Verdes Blue butterfly in
31) 1987. Book Review: The ecology and conservation of
the Purple Emperor butterfly (Apatura
iris), by K.J. Willmott. Atala, The Journal
of Invertebrate Conservation 15 (1/2):21.
32) 1990. The ecology and conservation of two
endangered Southern
ENTOMOLOGICAL PUBLICATIONS: (cont'd)
33) 1990. Impacts of diseases and arthropods on
34) 1991. Insect and disease impacts on blue oak acorns and seedlings.
Proc. of the Symposium on Oak Woodlands
and Hardwood Rangeland Management, Oct. 31 - Nov. 2, 1990, Davis, CA, R.B.
Standiford, Tech. Coord. General Technical Report PSW-126.
Pacific Southwest Research Station,
35) 1991. Monitoring insect and disease impacts on rangeland oaks in
36) 1992. Biological diversity and seral stages: a case
study of the Lotis Blue Butterfly (Ly caeides idas
(= argyrognomon) lotis. Proceedings of the Symposium on Biodiversity of
37) 1993. Endangered Wildlife Species of the World, Vols. 1-11. G. Lee, ed. Essays on numerous endangered
insects and invertebrates. Marshall Cavendish Corp.,
38) 1993. The Lotis Blue butterfly, Lycaeides idas lotis. IN, Conservation
biology of
Lycaenidae
(butterflies). T.R. New, ed. Occasional Paper of the International
Commission, No. 8.
39) 1993. CAPTABLE: an IBM PC-based program for analysis of capture-recapture
data for open wildlife populations. User's manual. Entomological Consulting
Services, Ltd.,
40) 1995. Recovery plan for seven
coastal dune plants and Myrtle's Silverspot butterfly. Prepared for the
ENTOMOLOGICAL PUBLICATIONS: (cont'd)
41) 1995. Design of captive environments for endangered invertebrates. IN, Conservation
of endangered species in captivity: an interdisciplinary approach. E.F. Gibbons, B.S. Durrant, and J. Demarest, eds.
42) 1997. The
SOFTWARE PRODUCTS:
1) BUGGY Database. Locality records for
special-status insects and invertebrates that occur in
2) CAPTABLE. A computer program for the analysis of
capture-recapture data using open populations.
(with Larry Arndt). Software and user's manual available from
Entomological Consulting Services, Ltd.
3) CODA -