This online series present publications of the faculty, staff, and students of the Entomology Division of the University of Nebraska State Museum (UNSM), as well as publications derived from research funded through grants administered by the UNSM, including the National Science Foundation's PEET (Partnerships to Enhance Expertise in Taxonomy) program.

Other papers in entomology may be found in this repository at http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/divplantindfdacs/, http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/entomology/, and http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi/

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2023

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Architecture, construction, retention, and repair of faecal shields in three tribes of tortoise beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae: Cassidini, Mesomphaliini, Spilophorini), Caroline Simmrita Chaboo, Sally Adam, Kenji Nishida, and Luke Schletzbaum

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A Review of the Genus Colacus Ohaus, 1910 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Agaocephalini) with Description of a New Species from Peru, Luis Figueroa, Brett Ratcliffe, and Jhon César Neita-Moreno

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A New Species of Spodochlamys Burmeister, 1855 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Anatistini) from Colombia and a Key and Checklist of Spodochlamys Species, Kazuo Kobayashi and Brett Ratcliffe

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Toward a brighter future for entomological collections, Susan Weller

2021

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Technological Advances to Address Current Issues in Entomology: 2020 Student Debates, Lina Bernaola, Molly Darlington, Kadie Britt, Patricia Prade, Morgan Roth, Adrian Pekarcik, Michelle Boone, Dylan Ricke, Anh Tran, Joanie King, Kelly Carruthers, Morgan Thompson, John J. Ternest, Sarah E. Anderson, Scott W. Gula, Kayleigh C. Hauri, Jacob R. Pecenka, Sajjan Grover, Heena Puri, and Surabhi Gupta Vakil

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Defining and validating regenerative farm systems using a composite of ranked agricultural practices, Tommy L.D. Fenster, Claire E. LaCanne, Jacob R. Pecenka, Ryan B. Schmid, Michael M. Bredeson, Katya M. Busenitz, Alex M. Michels, Kelton D. Welch, and Johnathan G. Lundgren

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Heterocyclic Amine-Induced Feeding Deterrence and Antennal Response of Honey Bees, Nicholas R. Larson, Scott T. O'Neal, Thomas P. Kuhar, Ulrich R. Bernier, Jeffrey R. Bloomquist, and Troy D. Anderson

2020

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Natural history notes on Cyrtonota sericinus (Erichson, 1847) in Ecuador (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Mesomphaliini), Pedro Emilio Cedeno-Loja and Caroline Simmrita Chaboo

2018

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The Beetle Chronicler, Chris Dunker, Kayla Wolf, and Brett Ratcliffe

2014

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A review of the primary types of the Hawaiian stag beetle genus Apterocyclus Waterhouse (Coleoptera, Lucanidae, Lucaninae), with the description of a new species, M. J. Paulsen and David C. Hawks

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The Longhorn Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of Nebraska, USA: New State Records, a Checklist of Known Species, and Distribution Maps, Stephen M. Spomer

2013

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Floral associations of cyclocephaline scarab beetles, Matthew Robert Moore and Mary Liz Jameson

2012

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Taking Students to the Museum: Interview with Warren D. Allmon, Judy Diamond, and Martin Weiss, Glenn Branch and W. Eric Meikle

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Observations of Oviposition Behavior among North American Tiger Beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae) Species and Notes on Mass Rearing, Mathew L. Brust, C. Barry Knisley, Stephen M. Spomer, and Kentaro Miwa

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The Ochodaeidae of Argentina (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea), M. J. Paulsen and Federico C. Ocampo

2010

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Synopsis of the aroid scarabs in the genus Peltonotus Burmeister (Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae, Cyclocephalini) from Sumatra and description of a new species, Mary Liz Jameson and Stanislav Jakl

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A revision of the Argentinean endemic genus Eucranium Brullé (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) with description of one new species and new synonymies, Federico C. Ocampo

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The South American dung beetle genus Ennearabdus Lansberge (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Eucraniini), Federico C. Ocampo

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Stag beetles of the genus Dorcus MacLeay in North America (Coleoptera, Lucanidae), M. J. Paulsen

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Revision of the genus Chiasognathus Stephens of southern South America with the description of a new species (Coleoptera, Lucanidae, Lucaninae, Chiasognathini), M. J. Paulsen and Andrew B.T. Smith

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A review of the Blaesiina (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae, Gymnetini), Brett C. Ratcliffe

2009

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Sondeo biótico e inventario de los escarabajos dinastinos de Mesoamérica, Norteamérica y las Antillas: un proyecto multinacional a largo plazo, Ronald D. Cave and Brett C. Ratcliffe

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Two Additional Invasive Scarabaeoid Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae) in Hawaii, Mary Liz Jameson, Darcy E. Oishi, Brett C. Ratcliffe, and Grant T. McQuate

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Revision of the genus Chalcasthenes Arrow (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Oryctoderini) from the Solomon Islands, Mary Liz Jameson and Brett C. Ratcliffe

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Five new species of Peltonotus Burmeister (Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Cyclocephalini) from Southeast Asia, Mary Liz Jameson and Kaoru Wada

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Biological observations and a new state record of Paracotalpa granicollis Haldeman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) in New Mexico, Paul Kaufman and Mary Liz Jameson

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The Platycerus (Coleoptera, Lucanidae) of California, with the recognition of Platycerus cribripennis Van Dyke as a valid species, M. J. Paulsen and Michael S. Caterino

2008

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Review of the genus Microchilus Blanchard (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Geniatini), Mary Liz Jameson

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The Dynastinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of the Bahamas with a description of a new species of Cyclocephala from Great Inagua Island, Brett C. Ratcliffe and Ronald D. Cave

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A biotic survey and inventory of the dynastine scarab beetles of Mesoamerica, North America, and the West Indies: review of a long-term, multicountry project, Brett C. Ratcliffe and Ronald D. Cave

2007

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Evolution and phylogeny of the scarab subtribe Anisopliina (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Anomalini), Mary Liz Jameson, Estefania Mico, and Eduardo Galante

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Nomenclatural changes in the Nearctic Ochodaeinae and description of two new genera (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Ochodaeidae), M J. Paulsen

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A REMARKABLE NEW SPECIES OF MEGACERAS FROM PERU (SCARABAEIDAE: DYNASTINAE: ORYCTINI). THE ‘‘DIM EFFECT’’: NATURE MIMICKING ART, Brett C. Ratcliffe

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Book Review: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3. Scarabaeoidea, Scirtoidea, Dascilloidea, Buprestoidea, Byrrhoidea (Lobl, I. and A Smetana [EDS.] 2006), Brett C. Ratcliffe

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Bothynus Hope, 1837 (Insecta, Coleoptera, SCARABAEIDAE): proposed conservation of usage by designation of Scarabaeus ascanius Kirby, 1819 as the type species, Brett C. Ratcliffe and Andrew B. T. Smith

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Generic limits of the Rhyparini with respect to the genus Termitodius Wasmann, 1894 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae), Paul E. Skelley

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New South American taxa of Odontolochini Stebnicka and Howden (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae), Paul E. Skelley

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Ozodius, n. gen., for the Australian members of the genus Drepanocanthoides Schmidt (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae), Paul E. Skelley

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Checklist of the Aphodiini of Mexico, Central and South America (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae), Paul E. Skelley, Marco Dellacasa, Giovanni Dellacasa, and Robert D. Gordon

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Disproportionate Relative Importance of a Terrestrial Beetle Family (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) as a Prey Source for Central Appalachian Brook Trout, Ryan M. Utz, Brett C. Ratcliffe, Brett T. Moore, and Kyle J. Hartman

2006

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A new species and new records of Aphodius Illiger (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) from mammal burrows in Nebraska, M. J. Paulsen

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Review of KAWAI, HORI, KAWAHARA, & INAGAKI, Atlas of Japanese Scarabaeoidea. Volume 1. Coprophagous Group., Brett C. Ratcliffe

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Scarab Beetles in Human Culture, Brett C. Ratcliffe

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A revision of the genus Geopsammodius Gordon and Pittino, 1992 (Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Psammodiini), Paul E. Skelley

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A REVIEW OF THE FAMILY-GROUP NAMES FOR THE SUPERFAMILY SCARABAEOIDEA (COLEOPTERA) WITH CORRECTIONS TO NOMENCLATURE AND A CURRENT CLASSIFICATION, Andrew B. T. Smith

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AN OVERVIEW OF THE CLASSIFICATION AND EVOLUTION OF THE MAJOR SCARAB BEETLE CLADES (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEOIDEA) BASED ON PRELIMINARY MOLECULAR ANALYSES, Andrew B. T. Smith, David C. Hawks, and John M. Heraty

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Four new Aphodius Illiger from pocket gopher burrows in Arizona, Utah, Kansas and Nebraska (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae), William B. Warner and Paul E. Skelley

2005

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An electronic checklist of the New World chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae), Arthur V. Evans and Andrew B. T. Smith

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Synopsis of Scarab Beetle Tribe Valgini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) in the New World, Mary Liz Jameson and Katharine A. Swoboda

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Revision of the southern South American endemic genus Anomiopsoides Blackwelder, 1944 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Eucraniini) and description of its food relocation behavior, Federico C. Ocampo

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A REVIEW OF THE SOUTH AMERICAN GENUS HOPLOPYGOTHRIX SCHÜRHOFF (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE: CETONIINAE: GYMNETINI), Brett C. Ratcliffe

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VI Reunión Latinoamericana De Scarabaeoidologia, Brett C. Ratcliffe

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COLLAGENUS DASYSTERNUS, A NEW GENUS AND SPECIES OF DYNASTINAE FROM EASTERN VENEZUELA WITH A KEY TO THE NEW WORLD GENERA OF PENTODONTINI (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE: DYNASTINAE), Brett C. Ratcliffe and Martin Hardy

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LARVAL DESCRIPTIONS OF EIGHT SPECIES OF MEGASOMA KIRBY (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE: DYNASTINAE) WITH A KEY FOR IDENTIFICATION AND NOTES ON BIOLOGY, Brett C. Ratcliffe and Miguel Angel Morón

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ORYCTOANTIQUUS BOREALIS, NEW GENUS AND SPECIES FROM THE EOCENE OF OREGON, U.S.A., THE WORLD’S OLDEST FOSSIL DYNASTINE AND LARGEST FOSSIL SCARABAEID (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE: DYNASTINAE), Brett C. Ratcliffe, Dena M. Smith, and D Erwin

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Case 3314: Stegopterus Burmeister & Schaum, 1840 and Trichiotinus Casey, 1915 (Insecta, Coleoptera, SCARABAEIDAE): proposed conservation, Andrew Smith

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Bibliography of literature published on scarab beetles since 1 January 2001 (worldwide coverage), Andrew B. T. Smith

2004

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A NEW SAMPLING PROTOCOL FOR THE ENDANGERED AMERICAN BURYING BEETLE, NICROPHORUS AMERICANUS OLIVIER (COLEOPTERA: SILPHIDAE), Jon C. Bedick, Brett C. Ratcliffe, and Leon G. Higley

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Larvae of Ceratocanthidae and Hybosoridae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea): study of morphology, phylogenetic analysis and evidence of paraphyly of Hybosoridae, Vasily V. Grebennikov, Alberto Ballerio, Federico C. Ocampo, and Clarke E. Scholtz

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Book Review: Revision of the genera Odontotrypes and Phelotrupes (KRA L, D., V. MALY, AND J. SCHNEIDER, 2001), Federico C. Ocampo

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FOOD RELOCATION BEHAVIOR AND SYNOPSIS OF THE SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICAN GENUS GLYPHODERUS WESTWOOD (SCARABAEIDAE: SCARABAEINAE: EUCRANIINI), Federico C. Ocampo

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Book Review: Scarab Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of South Carolina (HARPOOTLIAN, PHILLIP J. 2001), M. J. Paulsen

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Comments on the proposed precedence of Bolboceras Kirby, 1819 (July) (Insecta, Coleoptera) over Odonteus Samouelle, 1819 (June), Brett C. Ratcliffe

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The Revised Classification for Scarabaeoidea: What the Hell is Going On?, Brett C. Ratcliffe and Mary Liz Jameson

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CLARIFICATION ON THE NOMENCLATURAL STATUS OF SIX GENUS-GROUP NAMES IN THE TRIBE TRICHIINI (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE: CETONIINAE), Andrew Smith

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Comments on the proposed precedence of Bolboceras Kirby, 1819 (July) (Insecta, Coleoptera) over Odonteus Samouelle, 1819 (June), Andrew Smith

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A New Subspecies of Cicindela nevadica LeConte (Coleoptera: Carbidae: Cicindelinae) from the Badlands of South Dakota, Stephen M. Spomer

2003

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Synopsis of the New World Genera of Anomalini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) and Description of a New Genus from Costa Rica and Nicaragua, Mary Liz Jameson, Aura Paucar-Cabrera, and Angel Solis

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A new species of Neoscelis from Jalisco, Mexico (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae), Alan D. Mudge, Brett C. Ratcliffe, Richard L. Westcott, and Felipe A. A. Noguera

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Replacement Names for the Genera Batesiana Erwin (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and Metabolus Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae), M. J. Paulsen and Andrew Smith

NEW SPECIES OF HEMIPHILEURUS KOLBE FROM HONDURAS AND GUATEMALA, Brett C. Ratcliffe

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Ataeniopsis edistoi (Cartwright) in Florida (Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae), Paul E. Skelley

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Review of the tribe Melolonthini in the southeastern United States (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae), Paul E. Skelley

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The genus Dacne Latreille (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) in tropical America, Paul E. Skelley

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Synonymy of Rhamphidera Skelley with Bancous Pic, termitophilous fungus beetles (Coleoptera: Erotylidae), Paul E. Skelley and Miguel A. Alonso-Zarazaga

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A new species of Lomanoxia Martínez from Costa Rica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae), Paul E. Skelley and Henry F. Howden

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A new species of Phalangogonia Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Anoplognathini) from Costa Rica, Andrew Smith

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Book Review: Aphodiinae (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Fauna of New Zealand (Stebnicka, Z. T. 2001), Andrew B. T. Smith

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Book Review: Insecta Coleoptra Chironidae (Huchet, J.-B. 2003), Andrew B. T. Smith

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Checklist of the Scarabaeoidea of the Nearctic Realm, Andrew B. T. Smith

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Checklist of the world Anoplognathini, Andrew B. T. Smith

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Revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Central American endemic genus Phalangogonia Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Anoplognathini), Andrew Smith and Miguel Angel Morón

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Review of New World Aegialiini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae), with descriptions of two new genera from South America, Zdzislawa Stebnicka, Marco Dellacasa, and Paul E. Skelley

2002

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Bolboceras Kirby, 1819 (July) (Insecta, Coleoptera): proposed precedence over Odonteus Samouelle, 1819 (June), Mary Liz Jameson and H. F. Howden

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Series Scarabaeiformia Crowson 1960, Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille 1802, Mary Liz Jameson and Brett C. Ratcliffe

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Review of the genus Acrobolbia with remarks on its classification, and a key to the world genera of Cyclocephalini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae), Mary Liz Jameson, Brett C. Ratcliffe, and Vladislav Maly

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REVISION OF THE SOUTH AMERICAN GENUS BRACHYSTERNUS Guérin-Méneville (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE: RUTELINAE: ANOPLOGNATHINI: BRACHYSTERNINA), Mary Liz Jameson and Andrew Smith

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A New Species of Hybochaetodus Arrow (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Hybosoridae: Anaidini) From Peru, Federico C. Ocampo

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Hybosorids of the United States and Expanding Distribution of the Introduced Species Hybosorus illigeri (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Hybosoridae), Federico C. Ocampo

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Procoilodes adrastus Ocampo, a New Genus and Species of Miocene Hybosorid in Amber from the Dominican Republic (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Hybosoridae), Federico C. Ocampo

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LARVAL DESCRIPTIONS FOR THE NEOTROPICAL GENUS PLATYCOELIA (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE: RUTELINAE: ANOPLOGNATHINI), Aura Paucar C. and Andrew Smith

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Observations on Possible Myrmecophily in Stephanucha pilipennis Kraatz (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) in Western Nebraska, M. J. Paulsen

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Review of the Genus Palaeophileurus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Phileurini) with Description of Two New Species from Peru, Brett C. Ratcliffe

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NEW SPECIES OF CYCLOCEPHALA FROM HONDURAS AND EL SALVADOR, Brett C. Ratcliffe and Ronald D. Cave

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INSECTS AND THE NATIVE VEGETATION OF NEBRASKA, Brett C. Ratcliffe and Paul C. Hammond

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A REVIEW OF THE GENUS HYLAMORPHA ARROW (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE: RUTELINAE: ANOPLOGNATHINI: BRACHYSTERNINA), Brett C. Ratcliffe and Federico Carlos Ocampo

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Case 3237: Leucopelaea albescens Bates, 1891 (Insecta, Coleoptera): proposed validation of the lectotype designation, Andrew Smith

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REVISION OF THE SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICAN ENDEMIC GENUS AULACOPALPUS Guérin-Méneville WITH PHYLOGENETIC AND BIOGEOGRAPHIC ANALYSES OF THE SUBTRIBE BRACHYSTERNINA (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE: RUTELINAE: ANOPLOGNATHINI), Andrew Smith

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Revision of the Neotropical genus Trizogeniates Ohaus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Geniatini), Karla Villatoro

2001

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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, Mary Liz Jameson and Miguel Angel Moron