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Descriptions Of Females Of Nothopleurus Lacordaire And Strongylaspis Thomson (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Prioninae: Macrotomini) With New Distributional Records, James E. Wappes, Antonio Santos-Silva

Insecta Mundi

The female of Nothopleurus subsulcatus (Dalman, 1823) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Prioninae: Macrotomini) is described for the first time, and the female of Strongylaspis bullata Bates, 1872 is redescribed. Color photographs of the habitus of both, and key characters for the former are included. New distributional records within Mexico for N. subsulcatus and Strongylaspis championi Bates, 1884 are given.

A fêmea de Nothopleurus subsulcatus (Dalman, 1823) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Prioninae: Macrotomini) é descrita pela primeira vez e a de Strongylaspis bullata Bates, 1872 é redescrita. São adicionadas figuras coloridas para as duas espécies e chave parcial para a N. subsulcatus. São fornecidos …

Neotrichaphodioides, New Genus Of Neotropical Aphodiini, With Description Of A New Species From Peru (Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae), Marco Dellacasa, Giovanni Dellacasa, Paul E. Skelley

Insecta Mundi

The new genus Neotrichaphodioides and the new species N. woytkowskii from Peru are described. Aphodius caracanus Balthasar, A. ecuadoriensis Petrovitz, A. forsterianus Balthasar, and A. volxemi Harold are redescribed and figured, and transferred into Neotrichaphodioides, all becoming new combinations. New synonymies of Aphodius martinsi Petrovitz with N. caracanus (Balthasar) and Aphodius squamifer Petrovitz with N. volxemi (Harold) are presented. The lectotype of A. volxemi is here designated.

Morphological And Genetic Analyses In The Melanoplus Packardii Group (Orthoptera: Acrididae), Mathew L. Brust, Erica J. Lindroth, W. Wyatt Hoback, Robert Wright, Kathryn J. Hanford, John E. Foster

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

Melanoplus packardii Scudder was described in 1897. Three additional closely-related species were later described and their status as species has been questioned on numerous occasions. We examined morphology from specimens collected in Nebraska which fit descriptions of three of the four forms and specimens that appeared to be hybrids. We found distinct morphological characters suggesting species status for M. foedus and M. packardii, but not for M. foedus fluviatilis. Examination of aedeagi of these three forms suggests that M. foedus and M. packardii are each distinct, but that the aedeagi of M. f. fluviatilis and M. f. foedus cannot …

Review Of The Genus Microchilus Blanchard (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Geniatini), Mary Liz Jameson

University of Nebraska State Museum: Entomology Papers

The Brazilian scarab beetle genus Microchilus Blanchard (Rutelinae: Geniatini) is reviewed. Based on examination of type specimens, Microchilus beckeri Martínez is transferred to the genus Leucothyreus becoming L. beckeri (Martínez), new combination; Leucothyreus bucki Machatschke is a new junior synonym of L. beckeri (Martínez). Microchilus is limited to two species, M. beckeri (Martínez) and a new species, Microchilus rodmani Jameson, here described. Characters that circumscribe the genus, biology, and species distribution are discussed.

Description Of Khamul, Gen. N. (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eurytomidae), With A Hypothesis Of Its Phylogenetic Placement, Michael W. Gates

USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory

Khamul n. gen., a distinctive eurytomid in the subfamily Eurytominae is described from the Neotropics based upon the type species, K. erwini, n. sp. A hypothesis of its phylogenetic placement within Eurytominae is presented, and four new species are described: K. erwini, K. gothmogi, K. lanceolatus, and K. tolkeini. Diagnostic features are included to distincguish this taxon from other eurytomines and a key to species presented. Its biology is unknown, but label data indicate walking stick eggs ( sp.; Phasmatodea: Prisopodidae) as a possible host.

Revision Of The Neotropical Genus Trizogeniates Ohaus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Geniatini), Karla Villatoro

University of Nebraska State Museum: Entomology Papers

A comprehensive, systematic treatment of the poorly studied Neotropical genus Trizogeniates (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Geniatini) is provided. This revision includes a key to species, species descriptions, and distributional and temporal data. Based on this study, the genus Trizogeniates now includes 30 species. The following eight species are new: Trizogeniates ohausi Villatoro, T. venezuelensis Villatoro, T. geminatus Villatoro, T. caiporae Villatoro, T. crispospinatus Villatoro, T. catsus Villatoro, T. aphilus Villatoro, and T. eris Villatoro. Trizogeniates zischkai Martínez is a new synonym of T. temporalis Ohaus; T. grandis Ohaus is a new synonym of T. cribicollis (Lucas). T. andicola Ohaus is a …

Xenogeniates, A New And Unusual Genus Of Geniatine Scarab (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Geniatini) From Brazil, Karla Villatoro, Mary Liz Jameson

University of Nebraska State Museum: Entomology Papers

A new genus and species of geniatine scarab is described from southeastern Brazil. The genus Xenogeniates is characterized by the unusual shape of the mesosternum, which is strongly invaginated and concave. Unusual characteristics of the taxon are discussed in relation to the Rutelinae and the Scarabaeidae.

New Species, Combinations, Synonymies, And Records Of Clytini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), Osvaldo R. Di Iorio

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

Megacyllene (Megacyllene) cryptofrasciata n. sp. from Argentina is described and illustrated. M. quinquefasciata (Melzer, 1931), and Megacyllene rotundicollis Zajciw, 1963 are transferred from the subgenus Megacyllene Casey 1912 to Sierracyllene Tippmann, 1960. Megacyllene (Sierrocyllene) tafivallensis n. sp. is described from northwestern Argentina. Dexithea spixii (Laporte & Gory, 1836), and Plagionotus latreillei (Laporte & Gory, 1836) are transferred to Megacyllene (sensu stricto), excluding Dexithea, and Plagionotus from the South American fauna of Clytini. Neoclytus famelicus(Burmeister, 1865) is synonymized with N. ypsilon Chevrolat, 1861. Additional new records of Clytini from Argentina, Paraguay, and Ecuador are also presented here. A …

Redescriptions, New Combinations, Synonymies, And New Records Of South American Lepturini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lepturinae), Osvaldo Di Iorio

Insecta Mundi

Some Neotropical Lepturini are studied: Euryptera latipennis Audinet-Serville, 1828 (type species) redescription, Strangalia dimidiata (Redtenbacher, 1868) new combination (=Strangalia melanophthisis (Berg, 1889) new combination, new synonymy, and lectotype designation), Strangalia fulvicornis (Bates, 1872) new record from Argentina; Strangalia melanura (Redtenbacher, 1868) new combination from Brazil; Strangalia rubricollis (Bates, 1870) new record from Peru. "Leptura" bonariensis Burmeister, 1865 is not a true Leptura, being exotic for Argentina and for the Neotropical fauna; the type-specimen was mislabeled as coming from Buenos Aires. Elytral patterns, posterior tarsi, antennae, 5th apparent urosternite, and elytral apices of E. latipennis, and …

A New Species Of Boettcheria From Guatemala (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), Thomas Pape, Gregory A. Dahlem

Insecta Mundi

Boettcheria styx new species is described from Guatemala, and a key is provided to separate it from B. maerens (Townsend). A list is given of Central American species of Boettcheria with references to figures of their genitalia.

Revision Of The Genus Boettcheria In America North Of Mexico (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), Gregory A. Dahlem, William L. Downes Jr.

Insecta Mundi

The seven Nearctic species of Boettcheria are revised and distributional data are given for North America. Both sexes can be identified from the key. Bionomic information is included. Boettcheria pugetensis Dodge, 1967 is placed as a junior synonym of B. melanderi Dodge, 1967 (NEW SYNONYM), and a lectotype is designated for B. cimbicis (Townsend). B. mexicana Lopes is recorded from the Nearctic region for the first time.

Notes On The Biology Of Emphoropsis Pallida Timberlake, George E. Bohart, Phillip F. Torchio, Y. Maeta, R. W. Rust

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A New Species Of Dufourea From California *Hymenoptera: Halictidae), George E. Bohart

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Sex Characters Of Larval Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea), Ross A. Nielsen, George E. Bohart

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A Revision Of The Larropsis Subgenus Ancistroma Fox (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae), R. M. Bohart, George E. Bohart

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Kinds Of Bees, George E. Bohart, William P. Nye

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New North American Bees Of The Genus Dufourea (Apoidea: Halictidae) Part Iii, George E. Bohart

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New North American Bees Of The Genus Dufourea (Apoidea: Halictidae) Part Ii, George E. Bohart

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The Sarcophagidae Of Guam (Diptera), David G. Hall, Geroge E. Bohart

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The Phorid Flies Of Guam, George E. Bohart

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New North American Bees Of The Genus Dufourea (Apoidea; Halictidae) Part I, George E. Bohart

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Three New Muscoid Flies From Guam, George E. Bohart, J. Linsley Gressitt

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A Synopsis Of The Genus Micralictoides (Hymenoptera, Apoidea), George E. Bohart

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A Review Of The Genus Physocephala Of The Western United States (Diptera, Conopidae), George E. Bohart

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Synopsis Of The Genus Dalmannia In North America (Diptera, Conopidae), George E. Bohart

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