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University of Nebraska State Museum: Entomology Papers

1976

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Notes On The Biology Of Euphoriaspis Hirtipes (Horn) And Descriptions Of The Larva And Pupa (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), Brett C. Ratcliffe Feb 1976

Notes On The Biology Of Euphoriaspis Hirtipes (Horn) And Descriptions Of The Larva And Pupa (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), Brett C. Ratcliffe

University of Nebraska State Museum: Entomology Papers

Euphoriaspis hirtipes (Horn) is a myrmecophilous scarab that occurs only in portions of the prairie region of the central United States. The immature stages are passed within the thatch nests of the genus Formica. The eggs remain unknown, but the third instar larva and the pupa are described and illustrated.


A Revision Of The Genus Strategus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), Brett C. Ratcliffe Feb 1976

A Revision Of The Genus Strategus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), Brett C. Ratcliffe

University of Nebraska State Museum: Entomology Papers

The New World genus Strategus Kirby is here defined and revised for the first time. Eight species are described as new: S. atlanticus, S. caymani, S. craigi, S. hipposiderus, S. howdeni, S. longichomperus, S. symphenax, and S. tarquinius; 12 new junior synonyms are established (including the rejection of six previously valid species); one species is raised from synonymy; and two new replacement names are proposed. Strategus now contains one fossil species and 31 valid extant species. A key to the males and females of all the species is provided for the first time. All taxa are described or redescribed …