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Tribe Dynastini
White Grubs and Their Allies, a Study of North American Scarabaeoid Larvae By Paul O. Ritcher. 1966.
Oregon State University Monograph Series, 1966
Excellent source of much scarab life cycle information.
The product of over 30 years of research.
Ritcher, P.O. 1966. White Grubs and Their Allies, a Study of North American Scarabaeoid Larvae. Monograph Series No. 4. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis. 219 pp.
About the author:
Dr. Paul Ritcher is well known for his work on scarab larvae. This work culminated in his 1966 book entitled White Grubs and Their Allies published by the Oregon State University Press. Ritcher worked as an Assistant and then Associate Entomologist for the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station from 1936 to 1949 and as a Research Professor of Entomology at North Carolina State College from 1949-1952. He was a Professor of Entomology and chair of the Department of Entomology at Oregon State University from 1952-1974, and he served as the curator of the insect collection from 1971 to 1974. Ritcher also served as the President of the Entomological Society of America in 1970, President of the Coleopterists Society in 1975, and President of the Oregon Entomological Society in 1955-56. He had 81 publications and one book, and approximately 41 publications were related to scarabs.
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 28 June, 2007 - 10:50am |
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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The Coleoptera of Florida By Schwarz, E. A. 1878.
Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 17: 353–472., 1878
Full Text
Schwarz, E.A. 1878. The Coleoptera of Florida. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 17: 353–472.
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 8 August, 2009 - 8:52pm |
Catalogue of the Described Coleoptera of the United States By Friedrich Ernst Melsheimer, revised by S.S. Haldeman and J.L. Le Conte. 1853.
Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., 1853
Full Text
Lists original publication for each beetle species described prior to January 1852.
Melsheimer, F.E. 1853. Catalogue of the described Coleoptera of the United States. Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., xvi + 174 pp.
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 18 June, 2009 - 12:55am |
The Beetles of the United States: A Manual for Identification. By Ross H. Arnett, Jr. 1968.
The American Entomological Institute, Ann Arbor, MI., 1968
The Beetles of the United States was the predecessor of American Beetles, vol (1) & (2)
There were four additional printings.
Arnett, R.H., Jr. 1968. The Beetles of the United States: A Manual for Identification. The American Entomological Institute, Ann Arbor, MI. xii + 1112 pp
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 14 March, 2009 - 11:06am |
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