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Aroid scarabs in the genus Peltonotus Burmeister (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae): key to species and new distributional data
(ZooKeys, 2013)The southeast Asian scarab beetle genus Peltonotus Burmeister (Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae, Cyclocephalini) is reviewed. New country records for Peltonotus morio Burmeister (Myanmar and Vietnam), P. nasutus Arrow (southern ... -
The beetle tree of life reveals that Coleoptera survived end-Permian mass extinction to diversify during the Cretaceous terrestrial revolution
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2015-10)Here we present a phylogeny of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) based on DNA sequence data from eight nuclear genes, including six single-copy nuclear protein-coding genes, for 367 species representing 172 of 183 extant ... -
Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: a survey of the families. Scarabaeoidea
(Kansas Entomological Society, 2015-04)The 1042 species of Scarabaeoidea known to occur in Peru are listed with their taxonomic placement in families, subfamilies, and tribes. -
Biological observations and a new state record of Paracotalpa granicollis Haldeman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) in New Mexico
(The Coleopterists Society, 2009)Specimens of Paracotalpa granicollis Haldeman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) collected in northwestern New Mexico represent a new state record for the species. Individuals (males only) were observed in association ... -
Bolboceras Kirby, 1819 (July) (Insecta, Coleoptera): proposed precedence over Odonteus Samouelle, 1819 (June)
(International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature, 2002-12)The purpose of this application, under Articles 23.9.3 and 8 1.2.3 of the Code, is to conserve the generic name Bolboceras Kirby, 1819 for a group of scarab beetles (family GEOTRUPIDAE) by giving it conditional precedence ... -
Cattle grazing in CRP grasslands during the nesting season: effects on avian abundance and diversity
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2021-11-07)The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is a primary tool for restoring grassland in the United States, in part as wildlife habitat, which has benefited declining grassland bird populations. Among potential mid‐contract ... -
Cattle grazing in CRP grasslands during the nesting season: Effects on avian reproduction
(John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2021-08-28)Bird populations in grasslands have experienced declines coinciding with loss and fragmentation of prairies. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)‐administered Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is the most ... -
Control of Chinese rose beetle through the use of solar-powered nighttime illumination
(John Wiley and Sons, 2011-09-08)Chinese rose beetle, Adoretus sinicus (Burmeister) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Adoretini), found in Asia and the Pacific Islands, was first reported in Hawaii (USA) in 1891. Adults feed at night on leaves of a wide range ... -
Descriptions of the Larvae of Chlorota Cincticollis Blanchard and Chasmodia Collaris (Blanchard) (Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini) with a Key to the Larvae of the American Genera of Rutelini
(The Coleopterists Society, 2001)Larvae of the genera Chlorota Burmeister and Chasmodia Macleay (Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini) are described for the first time based on the larvae of Chlorota Cincticollis Blanchard and Chasmodia Collaris (Blanchard). ... -
Distinguishing male and female Chinese rose beetles, Adoretus sinicus, with an overview of Adoretus species of biosecurity concern
(2011-05-20)The Chinese rose beetle, Adoretus sinicus Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Adoretini), is a broadly polyphagous scarab beetle that is economically important and causes damage to a wide variety of host plants ... -
Diversity of Coprophagous Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera) in Grazed Versus Ungrazed Sandhills Prairie in Western Nebraska
(1989)Baited pitfall traps were used to compare the dung-feeding Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera) of a grazed versus ungrazed sandhills prairie in western Nebraska. Traps yielded 14,832 coprophagous Scarabacidac over a 4-week sampling ... -
Eremophygus bicolor (Gutiérrez) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini): a New Tribal and Generic Placement for the Bolivian Scarab Platycoelia bicolor (Gutiérrez) (Anoplognathini)
(The Coleopterists Society, 2001)Platycoelia bicolor (Gutiérrez) (Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) is transferred from the tribe Anoplognathini, subtribe Platycoeliina, to the tribe Rutelini. Platycoelia bicolor is placed in the genus Eremophygus Ohaus and the ... -
Evolution and phylogeny of the scarab subtribe Anisopliina (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Anomalini)
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2007-04-20)The subtribe Anisopliina (Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Anomalini) is associated with grasses, and its species are distributed in the Palaearctic, Oriental, Ethiopian, Nearctic and Neotropical biogeographical regions. ... -
Fauna Entomologica de la Reserva Natural Bosawas, Nicaragua. Xi. Escarabajos (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Nuevos Para la Fauna de Nicaragua
(León, Nicaragua: Museo Entomológico, Servicio Entomológico Autónomo, 1997)In this note 18 species of Caleoptera Scarabaeidae are reported as new for the fauna of Nicaragua : Pelidnota hirsutiphallica RATCLIFFE & JAMESON, 1989; Isonychus ocellatus BURMEISTER, 1855; Anomala semitonsa BATES, ... -
First record of the Leaf Chafer Beetle Leucothyreus suturalis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) inhabiting termite nests, with notes on its life history
(Oxford University Press, 2015-01)We provide the first record of the leaf chafer beetle Leucothyreus suturalis Castelnau (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) associated with nests of Cornitermes cumulans (Kollar) and Silvestritermes holmgreni (Snyder) ... -
Five new species of Peltonotus Burmeister (Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Cyclocephalini) from Southeast Asia
(Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc., 2009-10-25)The Southeast Asian scarab beetle genus Peltonotus Burmeister (Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae) is associated with aroid flowers and possesses a unique, articulated maxillary tooth. We describe five new species of Peltonotus: ... -
Floral associations of cyclocephaline scarab beetles
(University of Wisconsin Libraries, 2013-10-01)The scarab beetle tribe Cyclocephalini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae) is the second largest tribe of rhinoceros beetles, with nearly 500 described species. This diverse group is most closely associated with early ... -
Ganganomala Saltini Ratcliffe, Jameson, and Zorn, a new genus and species of Anomalini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) from Bangladesh and Nepal, with a revised circumscription of the tribe
(Coleopterists Society, 2018-12-28)Ganganomala saltini Ratcliffe, Jameson, and Zorn, a new genus and new species of Anomalini (subtribe Anomalina), is described fromBangladesh and Nepal. To place the new genus within the context of the tribe and subtribe, ... -
Heads or tails? Dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae and Aphodiinae) attraction to carrion
(Entomological Society of America, 2021-03-05)Necrophilous insects occupy an ecologically interesting niche because carrion is a highly desirable but ephemeral food source. Dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae and Aphodiinae) within temperate regions ... -
Hierarchy theory reveals multiscale predictors of Arkansas darter (Etheostoma cragini) abundance in a Great Plains riverscape
(John Wiley and Sons, 2019-01-14)Landscape ecology and its emphasis on relationships between spatial heterogeneity, scale, and ecological processes can be applied to manage stream ecosystems as riverscapes. Hierarchy theory, a central tenet of riverscape ...