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Genus Phanaeus - Rainbow Scarabs
 American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea By Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.)
CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL, 2002
The new standard for North American Beetles, replaces the older Arnett volume. Keys, descriptions and figures to genus.
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 American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia By Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.)
CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL, 2000
The new standard for North American Beetles, replaces the older Arnett volume. Keys, descriptions and figures to genus.
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Revision of Phanaeus MacLeay, A New World genus of scarabaeine dung beetles By Edmonds, W.D. 1994
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Contributions to Science 443, 1994
Beautifully illustrated revision of this very popular group
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The Beetles of Northeastern North America, Vol. 1 and 2. By Downie, N.M., and R.H. Arnett
The Sandhill Crane Press, Gainesville, FL, 1996
The best book available for the NE fauna. Some of the nomenclature is out of date - seems to be changing very quickly these days.
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The Scarab Beetles of Florida By Robert Woodruff
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 1973
Full title: Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas. Volume 8. The Scarab Beetles of Florida (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Part I. The Laparosticti (Subfamilies: Scarabaeinae, Aphodiinae, Hybosorinae, Ochodaeinae, Geotrupinae, Acanthocerinae). Part II covers May Beetles (Phylophaga).
Has black-and-white photos. Apparently out of print, but still available from some suppliers--see comments.
Contributed by Cotinis on 16 July, 2004 - 6:36am |
The scarab beetles of Nebraska By Brett Ratcliffe
University of Nebraska State Museum, 1991
Out of print, and hard to find used, but probably available in libraries. Color and black-and-white illustrations, life histories. (Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum, vol. 12)
Contributed by Cotinis on 16 July, 2004 - 6:24am |
An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea of Texas. By Edward G. Riley & Charles S. Wolfe. 2003.
Southwestern Entomologist, 2003
Full PDF
ABSTRACT
A list of 544 species/subspecies of Scarabaeoidea recorded from Texas is presented. Each species on the list is annotated with within-state distributional data by recording its presence in each of seven regions of Texas, or by providing the source for less precise Texas records.
Twelve species on the list are represented by dubious Texas records and are recommended for removal from future tabulations of Texas Coleoptera.
Forty-eight species are documented from Texas for the first time. Aphodius giuliani Gordon, Diplotaxis simplex Blanchard and Phanaeus adonis Harold are recorded from America north of Mexico for the first time.
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 28 February, 2009 - 1:46pm |
The Scarabaeoid Beetles of Nebraska By Brett C. Ratcliffe & M.J. Paulsen
University of Nebraska State Museum, Vol 22, 570 pp., 2008
From the website:
"The 255 species of scarabaeoid beetles occurring in the Great Plains state of Nebraska are comprehensively reviewed. An overview of the land forms, climate, and vegetation of the state is presented. The classification of the superfamily Scarabaeoidea is reviewed, and keys to the families occurring in Nebraska are presented. Included within each family treatment are an introduction, keys to all taxa, descriptions, distributions, diagnosis, notes on biology, illustrations, and maps for all species. Literature cited, a glossary of terms, and a species checklist conclude the volume.
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