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University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Center for Systematic Entomology, Gainesville, Insecta Mundi Florida 2-26-2021 Two new scarab beetles from the southwestern USA (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae and Aphodiinae) William B. Warner Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi Part of the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Commons, and the Entomology Commons This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Center for Systematic Entomology, Gainesville, Florida at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Insecta Mundi by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. InsectaA journal of world insect systematics Mundi 0855 Two new scarab beetles from the southwestern USA Page Count: 15 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae and Aphodiinae) William B. Warner 1345 W. Gila Lane Warner Chandler, Arizona 85224 USA Date of issue: February 26, 2021 Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc., Gainesville, FL Warner WB. 2021. Two new scarab beetles from the southwestern USA (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolon- thinae and Aphodiinae). Insecta Mundi 0855: 1–15. Published on February 26, 2021 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. P.O. Box 141874 Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 USA http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/ Insecta Mundi is a journal primarily devoted to insect systematics, but articles can be published on any non- marine arthropod. Topics considered for publication include systematics, taxonomy, nomenclature, checklists, faunal works, and natural history. Insecta Mundi will not consider works in the applied sciences (i.e. medi- cal entomology, pest control research, etc.), and no longer publishes book reviews or editorials. 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This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons, Attribution Non-Commer- cial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ 0855: 1–15 Insecta Mundi 2021 Two new scarab beetles from the southwestern USA (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae and Aphodiinae) William B. Warner 1345 W. Gila Lane Chandler, Arizona 85224 USA [email protected] Abstract. Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) benwarneri new species and Cinacanthus cunninghami new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) are described from dune systems in northern Arizona and extreme southern Nevada, USA. Habitus and diagnostic characters of these species are illustrated, and couplets from the re- spective, most recent (sub)generic keys are modified to incorporate the new species. Available habits and habitat information for each species, and a discussion of the Phyllophaga “senex complex” of species are provided. Key words. Phyllophaga, Cinacanthus, Aphodius, taxonomy. ZooBank registration. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:6B6916E7-FE49-446F-A50A-693338A33532 Introduction This work describes two new scarab beetles from the Southwestern USA, which are apparently restricted to dune systems in northern Arizona to extreme southern Nevada: one, an arenophilic Cinacanthus Schmidt spe- cies from dunes near the town of Moenkopi, Arizona, and the other, a flightless Phyllophaga Harris (Listrochelus Blanchard) “senex complex” species from unconsolidated dunes next to the town of Beaverdam, Arizona, and nearby dunes in Nevada. Both localities are known for having several precinctive species, including other flight- less Scarabaeidae. Materials and Methods Codes for collections mentioned are (two-letter state abbreviations are the USA postal codes): ASUT = Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; CSCA = California Dept. of Food and Agriculture, Sacramento, CA; CUIC = Cor- nell University, Ithaca, NY; FSCA = Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Gainesville, FL; GSPC = Gareth S. Powell, Nephi, UT; KESC = Kyle E. Schnepp, Gainesville, FL; NAUF = Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ; PESC = Paul E. Skelley, Gainesville, FL; RACC = Richard A. Cunningham, Show Low, AZ; RHMC = Ronald H. McPeak, Vancouver, WA; SEMC = University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS; UAIC = University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; UCRC = University of California, Riverside, CA; UNSM = University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln, NE; USNM = National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; WBWC =William B. Warner, Chandler, AZ. Body measurements and terminology for appendages on Phyllophaga follow Warner and Morón (1992) and are rounded to the nearest 0.5 mm; for Cinacanthus body measurements are rounded to the nearest 0.1 mm, and taxon-specific terminology for aphodiines follows Gordon and Skelley (2007). In paratype data, letters following parenthetical paratype numbers indicate sex: m = male, f = female. Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) benwarneri Warner, new species Figures 1, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12–17 Diagnosis. Head lacking carina along basal margin; clypeus medially emarginate. Elytra together very convex, with humeral umbones obsolescent, apical umbones, striae and costae obsolete; metathoracic wings reduced (shorter than elytron) and nonfunctional. Meso- and metatibia slightly shorter than their respective basal three tarsomeres combined; tarsal claws on ventral edge with one row of weak serrulations in about basal half, lacking 2 · February 26, 2021 Warner Figures 1–2. Male dorsal habitus of Phyllophaga species. 1) P. benwarneri. 2) P. senex, Albuquerque, New Mexico. larger teeth in male, with even weaker serrulations and small median tooth on both claws in female. Female pygidium with fovea at middle of about apical fifth. Male with parameres bilaterally symmetrical, fused into tube with dorsal opening; aedeagus sclerotized, tubular, apex ventrally barbed (“harpoon-like”). Type data. Holotype male (deposited at ASUT) and allotype female labeled: “USA: AZ: Mohave Co.; dunes S of Beaver Dam; 36°54′10″, 113°56′33″W, iv.24.1998; B.C. & W.B.Warner, J.Huether; on sand at night.” Description of holotype male. Length: 11.5 mm; widest width (about apical fourth of elytron): 5.0 mm. Body elongate, reddish-brown, convex. Head and clypeus subcontiguously punctate; clypeus about as long as rest of head with free margin biarcuate and apically moderately reflexed, medial emargination obtusely subangulate. Antennal club about as long as clypeus. Pronotum widest at about middle, about 2/5 as long as elytron, slightly wider than elytra at humeri, width about 1.5 times length at midline, anterior margin weakly arcuately emargin- ate, posterior margin weakly convex and subparallel to anterior margin, lateral margins obtusely subangulately convex, rather remotely serrate in anterior half, fringed with long flying hairs; disc bare, moderately coarsely, but distinctly punctate, punctures mostly separated by about 1–3 times their own widths. Scutellum short and broad, apex arcuate, base about half as wide as base of elytron; disc vaguely, sparsely punctate. Elytron relatively dull (contrasting with that of female), in dorsal view sides more or less straight and weakly diverging to about New scarab beetles from the southwestern USA Insecta Mundi 0855 · 3 Figures 3–4. Male genitalia of Phyllophaga species, lateral view. 3) P. senex, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 4) P. benwarneri. apical fourth, discal striae obsolete, sutural stria obsolescent, only vaguely indicated by slight impression or color change; disc sparsely weakly punctate, punctures much shallower and only a third or so as large as pronotal punc- tures, setigerous, setae mostly less than twice as long
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    International Journal of Agriculture and Food Science Technology (IJAFST) ISSN No. 2249-3050, Volume 4 No. 2 (2013) Ethology of coconut root grub chafer Leucopholis coneophora Burmeister (Melolonthinae: Scarabaeidae) P S Prathibha1, A R V Kumar2, K Subaharan1 1 Entomology, Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod, Kerala, INDIA. 671124 2Dept. of Agri.Entomology, Gandhi Krishi Vigyan Kendra, University of Agricultural Sciences - Bangalore, INDIA 560065 ABSTRACT Root grub, Leucopholis coneophora Burm. is a polyphagous pest of coconut and intercrops grown in sandy loam soils in south India. It damages seedlings and adult palms by feeding on roots, boring the bole and collar regions. Understanding the ethology of the pest would aid to develop an ecofriendly pest management strategy. Though control measures have been developed, imperative need is there to search for newer method. On this line it was attempted to study the adult emergence pattern during 2011-2013 in root grub infe, Kerala. Adult emergence initiated on receipt of summer shower in third week of April in 2011, 2012 and 2013. The peak emergence attained during June, after the receipt of >200 mm rainfall. The emergence commenced when illuminance fell down to 124.37±75sted coconut gardens (N12º31.550’ E074 º58.081’) at CPCRI experimental farm, Kasaragod.5lx in the evening and prolonged up to 1.2±04lx. However, heavy rainfall during this part of the day delayed/stopped the emergence. Maximum swarming occurred at 32.6±15.1lx. Female emergence and mating started at 12.04±8.1 lx. The operational sex ratio was wider during initial days of emergence, which narrowed down in subsequent days.