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Taxonomic characters of the genus Ochodaeus Serville with descriptions of two new species in the O. Pectoralis LeConte species complex (Coleoptera:Scarabaeidae)

Creator:

Carlson, David Craig

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The genus Ochodaeus Serville contains approximately sixty species and is World wide in its distribution. One-half of these species are known from the Nearctic and Neotropic regions. Adults of six previously described species common to the United States have been studied in detail. The mandibles, stridulatory peg, and male genitalia...

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Masters Thesis

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Taxonomic revision of Lichnanthe Burmeister with studies on the biology of L. rathvoni (Leconte) (Coleoptera:Scarabaeidae)

Creator:

Carlson, David Craig

Abstract:

The genus Lichnanthe Burmeister contains eight extant and one fossil species which are strictly nearctic in distribution. The subfamily Glaphyrinae, however, is distributed nearly world-wide. Five species were previously described and three are described as new herein. All eight extant species are described in detail herein, synonomies are made current,...

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Dissertation

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) Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy Dr. P. 0. Ritcher The genus Lichnanthe Burmeister contains eight