Dr. Goodrich completed the Ph.D. in Entomology at Pennsylvania State University in 1964. He joined the faculty at Eastern Illinois University in 1964 as Associate Professor of Zoology. As a result of his active research and teaching he was promoted to Professor in 1973 at which rank he continued until his retirement in 1995. He received numerous Faculty Excellence Awards and two Professional Advancement Awards during this period. As a member of the faculty of the Department of Zoology, Dr. Goodrich taught Entomology and graduate courses in Animal Behavior and Systematics, as well as lower division classes for majors and non-majors in the Biological Sciences.

The primary research interests of Dr. Goodrich are in the systematics, ecology and evolution of Coleoptera. Over the past 40 years, he has published extensively on the families Scarabaeidae, Byturidae, Biphyllidae, Staphylinidae and Erotylidae, as well as several other families of beetles. 

Although Dr. Goodrich retired in 1995, he actively continues his research, as well as extensive curatorial work in the 

Spooner-Riegel-Goodrich Insect Collection here at E.I.U. His current research projects include: systematic study of Neotropical Biphyllidae; a faunistic study of Virginia Erotylidae; and a field project collecting Coleoptera at the "Gulf Islands Nature Preserve" in Pinellas Co., Florida.

Research in progress:

Systematic study of the Byturidae (Coleoptera) of the world, including the subfamily Platydascillinae; and of the Biphyllidae and related families of clavicorn Coleoptera. (With C. A. Springer of Norfolk, VA)

Ecological and systematic study of North American Erotylidae (Coleoptera), including study of associations with host fungi. (With P. E. Skelley of the Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Gainesville, FL.)

Ecological and systematic study of the oxyporine Staphylinidae of North America. (With R. S. Hanley of the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND.)

Ecological and systematic study of other Coleoptera, including: New World Cetoniinae (Scarabaeidae); Lymexylonidae; Colydiidae; Hyperaspini (Coccinellidae); etc.

Developmental and ecological study of camel crickets (With T. J. Cohn of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.)

Faunistic survey of the Coleoptera of the Florida Gulf Islands Nature Preserve, Pinellas County, FL

Printed Publications, Electronic Publications and Scientific Papers Presented.

Zoological Publications:

Goodrich, Michael A. 1963. Secondary sexual dimorphism in Cotinis nitida L. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae).
Coleop. Bull. 17(3):70-2.

Goodrich, Michael A. 1964. Cotinis Burmeister, 1842 (Insecta, Coleoptera): proposed conservation under
the plenary powers. Z. N. (s) 1641. Bull. Zool. Nomencl. 21(6):429-31.

Goodrich, Michael A. 1965. A redescription and revision of the genus Balsameda Thomson (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Can. Entomol. 97(3):299-302.

Goodrich, Michael A. 1966. A revision of the genus Cotinis Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 59(3):550-568.

Schmitz, W. and M. A. Goodrich. 1977. Operant conditioning in the garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis). Bull. Chicago Herp. Soc. 12(3):75-83.

Barney, R. J. and E. J. Armbrust, D. P. Bartell, and M. A. Goodrich. 1978. Frequency occurrence of Bathyplectes curculionis within instars of Hypera postica larvae in Illinois. Environ. Ent. 7(2):241-245.

Goodrich, Michael A. 1978. An albino black snake (Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta) from Illinois. Bull. Chicago Herp. Soc. 13(2):46-48.

Springer, C. A. and M. A. Goodrich. 1983. A revision of the family Byturidae (Coleoptera) for North America. Coleop. Bull. 37(2):183-192.

Goodrich, M. A. and J. C. Miller. 1984. Utilization of heat sensitivity in Crotalidae. Bull. Chicago Herp. Soc. 19(4):107-114.

Springer, C. A. and M. A. Goodrich. 1986. A revision of the family Byturidae (Coleoptera) in Europe. Coleop. Bull. 40(4):335-352.

Goodrich, M. A. and C. A. Springer, 1987. A new synonym for Byturus tomentosus (De Geer) (Byturidae). Coleop. Bull. 41(3):232.

Goodrich, M. A. and C. A. Springer. 1988. A new species of Xerasia (Coleoptera: Byturidae) from the Middle East, with a key to the Xerasia of the world. Coleop. Bull. 42(4):345-351.

Skelley, P. E. and M. A. Goodrich. 1989. A redescription of Ischyrus dunedinensis Blatchley (Coleoptera: Erotylidae), with a key to the species of Ischyrus for America north of Mexico. Coleop. Bull. 43(4):349-354.

Springer, C. A. and M. A. Goodrich. 1990. A revision of the family Byturidae (Coleoptera) in Asia. Coleop. Bull. 44(4):461-483.

Goodrich, M. A. and P. E. Skelley. 1991. New synonymy in the genus Tritoma (Coleoptera: Erotylidae). Coleop. Bull. 45(1):31-36.

Skelley, P. E., M. A. Goodrich and R. A. B. Leschen. 1991. Fungal host records of Erotylidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) of America, north of Mexico. Entomol. News 102(2):57-72.

Goodrich, M. A. and P. E. Skelley. 1991. The pleasing fungus beetles of Illinois (Coleoptera: Erotylidae)
Part I. The Dacninae. Trans. Ill. St. Acad. Sci. 84(3&4):155-172.

Springer, C. A. and M. A. Goodrich. 1991. Family Byturidae (In: A catalog of the Coleoptera of America north of Mexico; Ed: R. D. Gordon). U.S.D.A. Agriculture Handbook No. 529-103:1-5.

Goodrich, M. A. and C. A. Springer. 1992. A revision of the family Biphyllidae (Coleoptera) for America north of Mexico. Coleop. Bull. 46(4):361-377.

Goodrich, M. A. and C. A. Springer. 1993. A European byturid, Byturus tomentosus (DeGeer), in southern California (Coleoptera: Byturidae). Coleop. Bull. 47(1):74-75.

Goodrich, M. A. and P. E. Skelley. 1993. The pleasing fungus beetles of Illinois (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) Part II. Triplacinae. Triplax and Ischyrus. Trans. Ill. St. Acad. Sci. 86(3&4):153-171.

Hanley, R. S. and M. A. Goodrich. 1993. Biology, life history and fungal hosts of Oxyporus occipitalis (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), including a descriptive overview of the genus. Proc. Wash. St. Entomol. Soc. 55:1003-1007.

Goodrich, M. A. and C. A. Springer. 1993. Dwie zmiany nomenklatoryczne do "Katalogu fauny Polski" - Coleoptera, tom 12, dotyczace Byturidae (Two nomenclatural changes to the "Catalog of Polish Fauna - Coleoptera, volume 12, pertaining to the Byturidae). Wiad. Entomol. 12(4):254-256.

Springer, C. A. and M. A. Goodrich. 1994. A revision of the subfamily Platydascillinae (Coleoptera: Byturidae) from southeast Asia, with descriptions of two new genera and three new species. Coleop. Bull. 48(1):60-78.

Skelley, P. E. and M. A. Goodrich. 1994. Ischyrus Lacordaire, 1842, Lybas Lacordaire, 1842, Mycotretus Lacordaire, 1842 and Megischyrus Crotch, 1873 (Insecta, Coleoptera): proposed conservation. Bull. Zool. Nomenclature 51(2):128-132.

Goodrich, M. A. 1994. Microsternus ulkei (Crotch) (Coleoptera: Erotylidae), a western extension of its range and first record from Illinois. Trans. Ill. St. Acad. Sci. 87(3&4):171-174.

Hanley, R. S. and M. A. Goodrich. 1994. Natural history, development and immature stages of Oxyporus stygicus Say (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxyporinae). Coleop. Bull. 48(3):213-225.

Goodrich, M. A. and P. E. Skelley. 1994. Fungal host records for Tritoma (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) of America north of Mexico. Entomol. News 105(5):289-294.

Hanley, R. S. and M. A. Goodrich. 1994. Elytral maculations displayed by Oxyporus stygicus Say (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxyporinae). Coleop. Bull. 48(4):380.

Hanley, R. S. and M. A. Goodrich. 1994. The Oxyporinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) of Illinois. J. Kans. Entomol. Soc. 67(4):394-414.

Goodrich, M. A. and C. A. Springer. 1995. A new species of Bispinatus Springer & Goodrich from Thailand (Coleoptera: Byturidae: Platydascillinae), with notes on the distribution of the subfamily. Coleop. Bull. 49(2):183-190.

Goodrich, M. A. and P. E. Skelley. 1995. The pleasing fungus beetles of Illinois (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) Part III. Triplacinae. The genus Tritoma. Trans. Ill. St. Acad. Sci. 88(3&4):145-168.

Hanley, R. S. and M. A. Goodrich. 1995. A review of mycophagy, host relationships and behavior in the Oxyporinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Coleop. Bull. 49(3):267-280.

Goodrich, M. A. and R. S. Hanley. 1995. Biology, development and larval characters of Oxyporus major (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Entomol. News 106(4):161-168.

Goodrich, M. A. 1997. The pleasing fungus beetles (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) of Beall Woods State Park, Wabash County, Illinois. Trans. Ill. St. Acad. Sci. 90(3&4):139-145.

Goodrich, M. A. 1997. New host records for Haematochiton elateroides (Coleoptera: Erotylidae). Coleop. Bull. 51(3):276.

Goodrich, M. A. and P. E. Skelley. 1997. New synonymy in the genus Triplax (Coleoptera: Erotylidae), with notes on the biology of Triplax californica. Annales Zoologici 47(1/2):55-58.

Goodrich, M. A. and C. A. Springer. 1999. The pleasing fungus beetles (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) of Nebraska. Trans. Neb. Acad. Sci. 25:53-71.

Goodrich, M. A. 1999. Book Review, "Bugs in the system - insects and their impact on human affairs," by May Berenbaum. Amer. Entomologist 45(2):121.

Goodrich, M. A. 2000. Obituary for W. Wayne Boyle. Amer. Entomologist vol. 46(3):206.

Malloch, G., B. Fenton and M. A. Goodrich. 2001. Phylogeny of raspberry beetles and other Byturidae (Coleoptera). Insect Molecular Biology 10(3):281- 291.

Goodrich, M. A. 2002. Biphyllidae LeConte, 1861; the false skin beetles. In R. H. Arnett, Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank (Editors). American Beetles, Vol 2 - Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press, Boca Raton, London, New York, Washington, D.C. 861 pp.

Goodrich, M. A. 2002. Byturidae Jacqelin du Val, 1858; the fruitworm beetles. In R. H. Arnett, Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank (Editors). American Beetles, Vol 2 - Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press, Boca Raton, London, New York, Washington, D.C. 861 pp.

Montgomery, H. W. and M. A. Goodrich. 2002. The Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of Illinois. Trans. Ill. St. Acad. Sci. 95(2):111-130.

Goodrich, M. A. 2002. Distribution and biology of Eudesma undulata (Coleoptera: Colydiidae), a rare beetle occurring in Illinois. Trans. Ill. St. Acad. Sci. 95(4):295-301.

Goodrich, M. A. and C. A. Springer. Byturidae Jacquelin du Val 1858. In I. Lobl and A. Smetana (Editors). The Catalog of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Apollo Books. Stenstrup, Denmark. Manuscript in preparation, submission in 2003 anticipated.

Goodrich, M. A. and C. A. Springer. A revision of the family Biphyllidae (Coleoptera) for Central America. Manuscript in preparation; submission in 2004 anticipated.


Electronic Publications:

Goodrich, M. A. Editor - Arthropoda. Kingdoms Project, Illinois State Academy of Science, Springfield, IL (http://www.museum.state.il.us/isas/kingdom/anim003. html), 1997.

Goodrich, M. A. Editor - Insecta. Kingdoms Project, Illinois State Academy of Science, Springfield, IL (http://www.museum.state.il.us/isas/kingdom/anim003.html), 1997.

Goodrich, M. A. Editor - Coleoptera. Kingdoms Project, Illinois State Academy of Science, Springfield, IL
(http://www.museum.state.il.us/isas/kingdom/anim003.html). Manuscript in preparation, submission in
2000 anticipated.

Scientific Papers Presented, with published abstracts:

Goodrich, M. A. and R. D. Davis. A coleopteran ectoparasite (Platypsyllas castoris Ritsema) of the beaver; an extension of its range and a review of its life history. Presented at the XXXIII Annual Midwestern Conference of Parasitologists, June 4-6, 1981.

Springer, C. A. and M. A. Goodrich. A revision of the family Byturidae (Coleoptera) for North America. Presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America, March 23-25, 1982

Springer, C. A. and M. A. Goodrich. The family Byturidae (Coleoptera) in Europe. Presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of the North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America, March 24-27, 1986

Springer, C. A. and M. A. Goodrich. The genus Xerasia Lewis (Coleoptera: Byturidae); a spectacular example of disjunct distribution. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences, April 11-12, 1986.

Goodrich, M. A. and P. E. Skelley. Necessary synonymy in the genus Tritoma (Coleoptera: Erotylidae). Presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America, March 23-25, 1987.

Springer, C. A. and M. A. Goodrich. An addition to the remarkable distribution of the genus Xerasia Lewis (Coleoptera: Byturidae). Presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America, March 23-25, 1987.

Goodrich, M. A. and P. E. Skelley. The family Erotylidae (Coleoptera) in Illinois. Presented at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Sciences, April 10-11, 1987.

Easter, R. K. and M. A. Goodrich. The strike-release mechanism in the family Crotalidae. Presented at the 1987 Midwest Regional Animal Behavior Conference, April 10-12, 1987.

Goodrich, M. A. Husbandry of captive reptiles. An invited lecture presented to the Illinois Student Chapter of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign, on April 15, 1987.

Goodrich, M. A. New records of Erotylidae (Coleoptera) for Illinois. Presented at the 81st Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Sciences, October 21-22, 1988.

Goodrich, M. A. and C. A. Springer. The family Byturidae (Coleoptera) in Asia. Presented at the 44th Annual Meeting of the North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America, March 12-15, 1989.

Springer, C. A. and M. A. Goodrich. The use of the male genitalia in reaching taxonomic conclusions in Coleoptera, as illustrated by the family Byturidae. Presented at the 99th Meeting of the Nebraska Academy of Science, April 14, 1989.

Goodrich, M. A. The genus Tritoma (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) in Illinois, with notes on the host fungi of the included species. Presented at the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science, October 20-21, 1989.

Springer, C. A. and M. A. Goodrich. A revision of the family Byturidae (Coleoptera) for the world. Presented at the 100th Annual Meeting of the Nebraska Academy of Science, April 20-21, 1990.

Goodrich, M. A. The Dacninae (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) of Illinois, with notes on their distribution and host preferences. Presented at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science, October 26-27, 1990.

Goodrich, M. A. Triplax of the species group macra (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) in Illinois. Presented at the 84th Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science, October 18-19, 1991.

Goodrich, M. A. and C. A. Springer. The Biphyllidae (Coleoptera: Clavicornia) of America, north of Mexico. Presented at the 46th Annual Meeting of the North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America, March 15-18, 1992.

Springer, C. A. and M. A. Goodrich. Systematics and ecology of the false skin beetles (Coleoptera: Biphyllidae) of North America. Presented at the 101st annual meeting of the Nebraska Academy of Science, April 10, 1992.

Goodrich, M. A. Competitive exclusion in species group thoracica of the genus Triplax (Coleoptera: Erotylidae). Presented at the 85th Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science, October 16-17, 1992.

Hanley, R. S and M. A. Goodrich. A faunal study of the genus Oxyporus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxyporinae) in Illinois. Presented at the 85th Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science, October 16-17, 1992.

Hanley, R. S. and M. A. Goodrich. Biology, life history and fungal hosts of Oxyporus occipitalis (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), including a descriptive overview of the genus. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Washington State Entomological Society, September 18, 1993.

Goodrich, M. A. and R. S. Hanley. Biology of Oxyporus stygicus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), including a description of host preferences and life history. Presented at the 86th Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science, October 15-16, 1993.

Griffiths, J. W. and M. A. Goodrich. A faunal study of the Mecoptera (Insecta) of Rocky Branch, Clark Co, Illinois. Presented at the 86th Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science, October 15- 16, 1993.

Goodrich, M. A. and C. A. Springer. A remarkable case of synonymy in the Southeast Asian genus Platydascillus (Coleoptera: Byturidae). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America, March 13-17, 1994.

Springer, C. A. and M. A. Goodrich. A review of the subfamily Platydascillinae (Coleoptera: Byturidae), including extraordinary examples of sexual dimorphism, synonymy and geographic isolation. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Nebraska Academy of Science, April 22-23, 1994.

Goodrich, M. A. Fungal host relationships in the genus Tritoma (Coleoptera: Erotylidae). Presented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science, October 7-8, 1994.

Griffiths, J. W. and M. A. Goodrich. The distribution and biology of Merope tuber (Mecoptera: Meropeidae) in Illinois. Presented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science, October 7-8, 1994.

Montgomery, H. W. and M. A. Goodrich. The Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of Illinois. Presented at the 88th Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science, October 6-7, 1995.

Goodrich, M. A. Ecology, reproduction and development of Oxyporus major Gravenhorst, with a comparison to other species of Oxyporus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Presented at the 88th Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science, October 6-7, 1995.

Hanley, R. S. and M. A. Goodrich. Patterns of mycophagy in New World Oxyporus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxyporinae). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Las Vegas, NV, December 17-21, 1995.

Goodrich, M. A. and R. S. Hanley. Life in an ephemeral environment; larval development in fungivorus Coleoptera. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America, Omaha, NE, March 24-27, 1996.

Springer, C. A. and M. A. Goodrich. The Platydascillinae (Coleoptera: Byturidae): endemic, endangered or extinct. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America, Omaha, NE, March 24-27, 1996.

Goodrich, M. A. The modern Malaise trap, an effective strategy for sampling terrestrial insects. Presented at the 89th Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science, October 18-19, 1996.

Goodrich, M. A. and C. A. Springer. The pleasing fungus beetles (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) of Nebraska. Presented at the 107th Annual Meeting of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences, April 25-26, 1997.

Goodrich, M. A. and C. A. Springer. First record of Tritoma sanguinipennis (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) from Nebraska, with notes on other species that may occur in the state. Presented at the 108th Annual Meeting of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences, April 24, 1998.

Goodrich, M. A. A comparison of two pitfall trap designs for the collection of Coleoptera. Presented at the 91st Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science, April 9-10, 1999.

Goodrich, M. A. A rare beetle, Eudesma undulata (Coleoptera: Colydiidae) in Illinois. Presented at the 93rd Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science, April 20-21, 2001.