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University of Nebraska - Lincoln

2006

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Discolomopsis Dominicana, A New Genus And Species Of Endomychidae (Coleoptera) From Dominican Amber, Floyd W. Shockley Sep 2006

Discolomopsis Dominicana, A New Genus And Species Of Endomychidae (Coleoptera) From Dominican Amber, Floyd W. Shockley

Insecta Mundi

Discolomopsis, a new genus of Endomychidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea), is described and illustrated based on a fossil endomychid embedded in amber resin from the Dominican Republic. Discolomopsis dominicana sp. nov. is designated as the type species for the genus.


Four New Aphodius Illiger From Pocket Gopher Burrows In Arizona, Utah, Kansas And Nebraska (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae), William B. Warner, Paul E. Skelley Mar 2006

Four New Aphodius Illiger From Pocket Gopher Burrows In Arizona, Utah, Kansas And Nebraska (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae), William B. Warner, Paul E. Skelley

University of Nebraska State Museum: Entomology Papers

We describe four new species of winter-active Aphodius (sensu lato) from pocket gopher burrows in Arizona, Utah, Kansas, and Nebraska: A. caccabatus, A. paulseni, A. skillmani, and A. utopensis. Diagnostic characters of all four species are illustrated.


New Species Of Damalis Fabricius (Diptera: Asilidae) From Thailand And China, Aubrey G. Scarbrough Mar 2006

New Species Of Damalis Fabricius (Diptera: Asilidae) From Thailand And China, Aubrey G. Scarbrough

Insecta Mundi

Damalis bigoti, new species, from Thailand, and D. candonensis, new species, from China, are described, illustrated, and compared with known species from these regions.