Se describen la larva del tercer estadio y pupa de Platycoelia puncticollis . presentan datos nuevos sobre biología, genética distribución esta especie en Colombia una clave para identificación las larvas especies conocidas el género Dejean (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). reporta, por primera vez especie, un fragmento 658 pb gen COI (código barras ADN) mitocondrial.

Phyllophaga lissopyge (Bates) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) is reported for the first time from South America. Male sex pheromone response is described for P. lissopyge and two other co-occurring Phyllophaga species. Adults of P. lissopyge and P. menetriesi (Blanchard) flew to traps baited with methyl 2-(methylthio) benzoate whereas adults of P. obsoleta (Blanchard) flew irregularly...

Four new species of Anomala Samouelle and two new species of Callistethus Blanchard (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Anomalini) from Costa Rica are described: A. aglaos new species, A. estrella new species, A. inbio new species, A. pincelada new species, C. ruteloides new species, and C. yalizo new species. A distribution map of each species is given and the male genitalia (aedeagus and en...

The objective of this study is to record the injury Anomala testaceipennis Blanchard, 1851 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) adults in coffee Coffea arabica L. municipality Piumhi, Minas Gerais, Brazil. This first reported A. attacking coffee.

Viridimicus omoaensis Jameson is described from Honduras. This species extends the distribution of the genus from Guatemala southwards in Mesoamerica. The characters that define the genus are expanded to include V. omoaensis. A key to the seven species in the genus is provided as well as additional locality notes for V. aurescens (Bates) and V. cyanochlorus Jameson.

The larvae of scarab beetles, known as "white grubs" and belonging to the genera Phyllophaga and Anomala (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), are regarded as soil-dwelling pests in Mexico. During a survey conducted to find pathogenic bacteria with the potential to control scarab larvae, a native Serratia sp. (strain Mor4.1) was isolated from a dead third-instar Phyllophaga blanchardi larva collected fro...

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...

Two new species of Macrodactylus Dejean (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from Bolivia are described and illustrated: M. megaphyllus new species (from Comarapa, Santa Cruz and Sehuenca, Cochabamba) and M. yunganus new species (from Mairana and Comarapa, Santa Cruz). In addition, the species Macrodactylus bolivianus Moser, M. gracilis Moser, and M. nobilis Frey are redescribed and illust...

This study was conducted as a part of a comprehensive baseline survey of insect biodiversity of Rawdhat Khorim National Park (RKNP), Central Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). During this study a total of 262 Coleoptera species belong to 182 genera in 35 families were identified, of which 247 are named at a species level. Fifteen species (6.0%) are apparently endemic to KSA. Thirty-eight species ar...