Taxonomic revision of the genus Oplognathus MacLeay, 1819 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini)

A Synopsis of the Genus Areoda (coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae)

Revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Central American endemic genus Phalangogonia Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Anoplognathini)

Phalangogonia Burmeister is revised and now includes eight species: P. dispar Ohaus, P. jamesonae, sp.n., P. lacordairei Bates, P. obesa Burmeister, P. parilis Bates, P. punctata Franz, P. ratcliff ei, sp.n. and P. sperata Sharp. Phalangogonia debilidens Ohaus is placed in synonymy with P. sperata. Lectotypes are designated for the following nominal species: P. dispar Ohaus, P. lacordairei Bate...

Description of a new species of Kibakoganea from Vietnam (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini).

Kibakoganea canhcamsung new species (holotype male and paratype female), from Quang Nam province, Vietnam, is described and illustrated based on two specimens. The genus Kikobaganea Nagai was erected as subgenus of Fruhstoferia (Nagai 1984). Hirasawa (1992) later elevated Kibakoganea to the generic level. In that paper, Hirasawa erected two new related genera from Malaysia, Muramotokoganea Hira...

Revision of the genus Holocephalus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Coprini)

The genus Holocephalus Hope is revised and now contains fi ve species: H. cristatus (Gillet), H. eridanus (Olivier), H. julieni sp.nov. H. sculptus (Gillet), and H. simoni sp.nov. All taxa are described and illustrated. A key to species of Holocephalus is included. Lectotypes are designated for H. eridanus and H. sculptus. Scarabaeus eridanus Olivier is designated as the type species for the ge...

Revision of the genus Pachystethus Blanchard with description of three new species from Mexico (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Anomalini)

Descriptions or redescriptions along with comments on the distribution and habits of six species in the genus Pachystethus are provided. Anomala nutans Bates and A. vidua crassesculpta Bates are transferred to the genus Pachystethus and P. matzapatlecus new species, P. ixtacomitanus new species and P. nectoctenus new species are described from Oaxaca, Chiapas, and Veracruz, Mexico, respectively...