M.C. Fox

E-mail: mfox017@ucr.edu

Fox joined the Heteropteran Systematics Lab as a PhD student in the fall of 2024. They first studied entomology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison taking a special interest in the taxonomy course offerings. After graduating, they worked at the Cornell University Insect Collection. Of the various roles Fox had in the collection, the curation of the Hemiptera collection was the most influential. Alongside curation, they developed a key to Miridae genera for New York state.
Now at UCR, Fox works on the mirid project, specifically focusing on Orthotylinae biogeography. They will be carrying out a taxonomic revision for a select genus in the orthotylines. Additional work includes uncovering the curiousities of ant-mimicking mirids.