150 Volume 15, No.3, September, 2001, INSECTA MUNDI New dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) records for Florida Euoniticellus intermedius (Reiche) was released Thanks to Nancy and Jim Croley, Michael by the USDA for the purpose of dung removal and Fields, and "Dean" Glicco for collecting permission, control of pestiferous dung-breeding flies in Texas, Paul Skelley for his assistance and patience, and California, and Georgia around 1978-1979, although J.L. Wilkerson for his gracious specimen donation. it did not become established in Georgia at that time (Blume 1984; Fincher 1986; Montes and References cited Halffter 1998). Apparently, ithas notbeen officially recorded outside of Arizona, California, and Texas Blume, R. R. 1984. Euoniticellus intermedius (Co­ inthecontiguousU.S., althoughMontes andHalffter leoptera: Scarabaeidae): description of adults (1998) did a detailed study of its migration into and immatures and biology of adults. Environ­ Mexico. mental Entomology 13: 1064-1068. It appears that E. intermedius is now estab­ Fincher, G. T. 1986. Importation, colonization, lished in Florida. One specimen was found in the andreleaseof dung-buryingscarabs. In: Patter­ collection of J.L. Wilkerson and bears the following son, P.A. & D.A. Rutz (eds.). Biocontrol of label data: "USA Florida, Suwannee Co, near rte. Muscoid Flies. Miscellaneous Publications of 129 + 288 st., east of Branford. 18 May 2001 JL the Entomological Society of America 69-76. Wilkerson (in cow dung)." I collected a specimen on Floate, K. D. and B. D. Gill. 1998. Seasonal 9 March, 2002 under cow dung in a small Univer­ activity of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scara­ sity of Florida-owned pasture in southwestern baeidae) associated with cattle dung in south­ Gainesville. Eight more specimens were collected ern Alberta and their geographic distribution by P.E. Skelley and myself on 27 May, 2002 in in Canada. Canadian Entomologist 130: 131­ Alachua Co., approximately 2 miles northeast of 151. LaCrosse, also under cow dung. Gordon, R. D. 1983. Studies on the genus Aphod­ Euoniticellus intermedius might be confused iusoftheUnitedStatesand Canada(Coleoptera: with two other Florida dung beetle taxa: Onthoph­ Scarabaeidae). VII. Food and habitat; distribu­ agus spp. and Oniticellus cubiensis Laporte. The tion; key to eastern species. Proceedings of the more attenuated body plan and presence of a visible Entomological Society of Washington 85: 633­ scutellum will separate it from Onthophagus spp. 652. Oniticellus cubiensis may occur in the Florida Schmidt, A. 1910. Aphodiinae. In: Junk, W. and S. Keys, but that species does not have the produced Schenkling(eds.) Coleopterorum CatalogusVol. genal angles of E. oniticellus (Woodruff, 1973). For 19 pars 20. identification and biology of adults and immatures Montes, de Oca E. and G. Halffter. 1998. Inva­ of E. oniticellus, see Blume (1984). sion of Mexico by two dung beetles previously introduced into the United States. Studies on Aphodius vittatus Say has a wide holarctic distri­ Neotropical Fauna and Environment 33: 37-45. bution, including NorthAmerica, Russia, andAsia, Ratcliffe, B. C. 1991. The scarab beetles ofNebras­ including Turkey and Syria (Schmidt 1910) In ka. Bulletinof the University of Nebraska State eastern North America, it has been recorded from Museum 12: 1-333. southern Canada and Maine south to South Caro­ Woodruff, R. E. 1973. The scarab beetles of lina (Floate and Gill 1998; Ratcliffe 1991). I collect­ Florida.(Coleoptera; Scarabaeidae). Scarabaein­ ed one specimen on 16 March 2002 under cow dung ae, Aphodiinae, Hybosorinae, Ochodaeinae, in the same pasture as the Gainesville specimen of Geotrupinae, Acanthocerinae). Arthropods of E. intermedius. For identification, see Gordon Florida and Neighboring Land Areas 8: 1-220. (1983). Specimen identifications were confirmed by P. - David Almquist, Department of Entomolo­ E. Skelley. Voucher specimens have been deposited gy and Nematology, University of Florida, in the Florida State Collection of Arthropods. Gainesville, FL 32611.