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Species Phyllobaenus chapini

Living a lie: The truth behind Isohydnocera curtipennis (Newman) and other historically confused species of Phyllobaenus...

By Leavengood JM, Jr.
Insecta Mundi 1105: 1–17., 2025

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Leavengood JM, Jr. 2025. Living a lie: The truth behind Isohydnocera curtipennis (Newman) and other historically confused species of Phyllobaenus Dejean, with the description of the new genus Neohydnocera (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae: Hydnocerini: Hydnocerina). Insecta Mundi 1105: 1–17.

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 13 March, 2025 - 6:26pm

New synonymies sensu Barr for the checkered beetle subfamily Hydnocerinae (Coleoptera: Cleroidea: Cleridae)

By Barr, William F.
Insecta Mundi, 2018

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Contributed by Pierrick BLOIN on 1 January, 2024 - 11:37pm

Preliminary survey of the checkered beetles (Coleoptera: Cleridae) of Tamaulipas, Mexico.

By Hernández-May, M.A. et al.
The Coleopterists Bulletin 75(2): 661-669., 2021

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Manuel Alberto Hernández-May, Manuel Pérez-De La Cruz, Víctor Hugo Toledo-Hernández, Jacques Rifkind, John M. Leavengood Jr., Guillermo Arturo Guzmán-Vega, Santiago Niño-Maldonado. 2021. Preliminary survey of the checkered beetles (Coleoptera: Cleridae) of Tamaulipas, Mexico.. The Coleopterists Bulletin 75(2): 661-669.

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Twenty-three genera and 51 species of Cleridae are reported for the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico, representing 24% of all the species known from the country. It is anticipated that many species remain to be found.

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 18 December, 2021 - 6:47pm

Notes on some Cleridae of Middle and North America, with descriptions of new species.

By Wolcott, A.B.
Field Museum of Natural History, Zool. Ser., 7(10): 339-401., 1910

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Wolcott, A.B. 1910. Notes on some Cleridae of Middle and North America, with descriptions of new species. Field Museum of Natural History, Zool. Ser., 7(10): 339-401

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 30 May, 2014 - 10:25am

The checkered beetles of north central Mexico (Coleoptera, Cleridae)

By Patricia Vaurie
American Museum novitates, no. 1597, Dec 9, 1952

Patricia Vaurie, The checkered beetles of north central Mexico (Coleoptera, Cleridae), American Museum novitates, no. 1597, Dec 9, 1952.

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Contributed by Edward L. Ruden on 20 March, 2013 - 10:10pm

Synopsis of the species of Cymatodera and Trichodes of the United States

By George H. Horn
Transactions of the American Entomological Society, Vol. 5 (1874 - 1876)

George H. Horn, Synopsis of the species of Cymatodera and Trichodes of the United States, Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 5 (1874 - 1876): 220-232.

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Contributed by Edward L. Ruden on 8 March, 2013 - 9:17pm

Classification, natural history, phylogeny, and subfamily composition of the Cleridae and generic content of the subfamilies

By Opitz W.
Entomologica Basiliensia et Collections Frey 32: 31–128, 2010

[i have a copy, courtesy Dr Opitz. =v=]

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Contributed by v belov on 14 February, 2012 - 4:04am

The checkered beetles (Coleoptera: Cleridae) of Florida.

By Leavengood, Jr., J.M.
University of Florida, Gainesville. 206 pp., 2008

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Leavengood, Jr., J.M. (2008) The checkered beetles (Coleoptera: Cleridae) of Florida. Unpublished thesis for the degree of Master of Science. University of Florida, Gainesville. 206 pp.

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 20 June, 2011 - 1:19am

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