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Crowdsourced online data as evidence of absence of non-target attack from the century-old introduction of Istocheta aldrichi for biological control of Popillia japonica in North America Open

Victoria Makovetski, Andrew B. T. Smith, Paul K. Abram · 2025

The vast majority of historical biological control introductions have not resulted in documented negative effects on non-target species. However, in some cases, an absence of evidence of harm could be due to insufficient evidence of absenc…

Crowdsourced online data as evidence of absence of non-target effects from the century-old introduction of Istocheta aldrichi for biological control of Popillia japonica in North America Open

Victoria Makovetski, Andrew B. T. Smith, Paul K. Abram · 2025

The vast majority of historical biological control introductions have not resulted in documented negative effects on non-target species. However, in some cases an absence of evidence of harm could be due to insufficient evidence of absence…

Description of the Larva of Polynoncus hemisphaericus (Burmeister, 1876) (Coleoptera: Trogidae: Omorginae) Open

Vinícius da Costa‐Silva, Andrew B. T. Smith · 2024

In this paper, we present a detailed description and illustrations of the larval stage of Polynoncus hemisphaericus (Burmeister, 1876). This larva was discovered in the region of Magallanes, Chile beneath the carcass of a guanaco. Identifi…

New and revised taxa of Neotropical Diplotaxini (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae): do they change the existing relationships? Revisiting systematics with morphological and molecular data Open

Mariana Alejandra Cherman, Daniel Silva Basílio, Bruno Clarkson, André O. Agostinis, Andrew B. T. Smith , et al. · 2023

The relationships among the Neotropical Diplotaxini and homology of revised and new taxa are revisited with parsimony analyses based on morphological characters, and probabilistic analyses based on concatenated ITS2 and COI genes. Neotropi…

A review of the flightless genus Nanotermitodius Howden, 2003 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Rhyparini) Open

Paul E. Skelley, Andrew B. T. Smith, Eder F. Mora‐Aguilar · 2022

The genus Nanotermitodius Howden, 2003 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Rhyparini) is reviewed and a new species described. Only two species are presently known in the genus, Nanotermitodius andersoni Skelley, Smith, & Mora-Aguilar, …

Corrigendum to “A new hypothesis on the evolution of the hybosorid beetle capacity to conglobate their bodies into a tight ball (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)” Open

Vasily V. Grebennikov, Andrew B. T. Smith · 2022

Corrigendum to “A new hypothesis on the evolution of the hybosorid beetle capacity to conglobate their bodies into a tight ball (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)”

Australian Melolonthini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae): a third species of Allothnonius Britton, 1978, and notes on the other known species Open

P. G. Allsopp, Andrew B. T. Smith · 2022

The genus Allothnonius Britton, 1978 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Melolonthini) is revised based on material of the two previously described Queensland species, A. barretti Britton, 1978 and A. brooksi Britton, 1978; and A. mo…

Australian Melolonthini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae): a third species of Allothnonius Britton, 1978, and notes on the other known species Open

P. G. Allsopp, Andrew B. T. Smith · 2022

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Allsopp, Peter G., Smith, Andrew B. T. (2022): Australian Melolonthini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae): a third species of Allothnonius…

A review of the flightless genus Nanotermitodius Howden, 2003 (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Rhyparini) Open

Paul E. Skelley, Andrew B. T. Smith, Eder F. Mora‐Aguilar · 2022

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Skelley, Paul E., Smith, Andrew B. T., Mora-Aguilar, Eder F. (2022): A review of the flightless genus Nanotermitodius Howden, 2003 (Coleoptera Sc…

Review of the genus Pacuvia Curtis, 1844 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Diplotaxini) Open

Andrew B. T. Smith, Mariana Alejandra Cherman · 2021

Pacuvia Curtis, 1844 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Diplotaxini) is taxonomically reviewed. The genus includes two species that are endemic to Chile: Pacuvia castanea Curtis, 1844 and Pacuvia philippiana Gutiérrez, 1951. An iden…

new hypothesis on the evolution of the hybosorid beetle capacity to conglobate their bodies into a tight ball (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) Open

Vasily V. Grebennikov, Andrew B. T. Smith · 2021

Although best known for the capacity to fully conglobate their bodies into a "perfect" spheroid, a few Ceratocanthinae (=pill scarabs; Coleoptera: Hybosoridae) have drastically different body architecture. Six South American species, or 1.…

Compsodactylus Fuhrmann, 2012 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae): distributional notes and a new species Open

Juares Fuhrmann, Andrew B. T. Smith · 2021

A new species of Compsodactylus Fuhrmann, 2012 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Macrodactylini) is described from Peru. New provincial records for Compsodactylus argentinus (Moser, 1919) are detailed for Argentina: Córdoba and Mis…

Liogenys Guerin-Méneville, 1831 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Diplotaxini) of northern South America and Central America: taxonomic overview with four new species Open

Mariana Alejandra Cherman, Daniel Silva Basílio, Kleber M. Mise, Johannes Frisch, Andrew B. T. Smith , et al. · 2021

The biodiversity of northern South American and Central American Liogenys Guérin-Méneville, 1831 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Diplotaxini) is reviewed. Four new species are described: L. clipeosetosa Cherman, new species; L. g…

Two New Species of Phalangogonia Burmeister, 1844 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) Open

Andrew B. T. Smith · 2021

Smith, Andrew B. T. (2021): Two New Species of Phalangogonia Burmeister, 1844 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 75 (1): 259-265, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-75.1.259, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x-75.1…

Compsodactylus Fuhrmann, 2012 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) distributional notes and a new species Open

Juares Fuhrmann, Andrew B. T. Smith · 2021

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Fuhrmann, Juares, Smith, Andrew B. T. (2021): Compsodactylus Fuhrmann, 2012 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) distributional notes and a …

Book Review Open

Andrew B. T. Smith · 2020

Smith, Andrew B. T. (2020): Book Review. The Coleopterists Bulletin 74 (4): 724-725, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-74.4.724, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x-74.4.724

A New Species of Flaviellus Gordon and Skelley, 2007 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) from the Yukon, Canada Open

Andrew B. T. Smith, Paul E. Skelley · 2020

Smith, Andrew B. T., Skelley, Paul E. (2020): A New Species of Flaviellus Gordon and Skelley, 2007 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) from the Yukon, Canada. The Coleopterists Bulletin 74 (1): 101-105, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-74.1.101, …

On the tribal classification of the Nearctic Melolonthinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), with descriptions of new species of Acoma Casey, 1889 Open

Arthur V. Evans, Andrew B. T. Smith · 2020

The subfamily Melolonthinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) is defined and characterized, and a brief summary of the world melolonthine tribes and their distributions are provided. Nearctic genera previously considered incertae sedis (Acoma Cas…

Liogenys Guérin-Méneville, 1831 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from the southern South American Transition Zone and boundaries: taxonomic overview with four new species Open

Mariana Alejandra Cherman, Daniel S. Basílio, Kleber M. Mise, Johannes Frisch, Andrew B. T. Smith , et al. · 2020

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Cherman, Mariana A., Basílio, Daniel S., Mise, Kleber M., Frisch, Johannes, Smith, Andrew B. T., Almeida, Lúcia M. (2020): Liogenys Guérin-Ménevi…

DNA barcodes reveal 63 overlooked species of Canadian beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera) Open

Mikko Pentinsaari, Robert S. Anderson, Lech Borowiec, Patrice Bouchard, Adam Brunke , et al. · 2019

This study demonstrates the power of DNA barcoding to detect overlooked and newly arrived taxa. Sixty-three species of Coleoptera representing 25 families are studied based on DNA barcode data and morphological analysis of the barcoded spe…

150 years of new beetles (Coleoptera) described in <i>The Canadian Entomologist</i> and associated publications (1868–2017) Open

Patrice Bouchard, Adam Brunke, Anthony Davies, Hume Douglas, Andrew B. T. Smith , et al. · 2018

The Canadian Entomologist and its associated publications ( Supplements of The Canadian Entomologist and Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada ) have served as important outlets for taxonomic contributions on arthropods since 1868…

A new species of the genus Madecorphnus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Orphninae) from Madagascar Open

Andrey V. Frolov, Andrew B. T. Smith, Lilia A. Akhmetova · 2017

Madagascar has a unique and diverse Orphninae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) fauna with four genera and 39 described species (Paulian 1977, Frolov et al. 2016). Half of these species belong to the genus Madecorphnus Paulian, 1992 (Paulian 1992…

Two New Species of Podolasia Harold (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Podolasiini) from Coahuila, Mexico Open

Andrew B. T. Smith, M. J. Paulsen · 2017

Podolasia diabla Smith and Paulsen, new species and Podolasia parapilosa Smith and Paulsen, new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Podolasiini) are described from dune habitats in Coahuila, Mexico. The new species are illust…

Synopsis of the pelidnotine scarabs (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae, Rutelini) and annotated catalog of the species and subspecies Open

Matthew R. Moore, Mary Liz Jameson, B. H. Garner, Cédric Audibert, Andrew B. T. Smith , et al. · 2017

The pelidnotine scarabs (Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini) are a speciose, paraphyletic assemblage of beetles that includes spectacular metallic species ("jewel scarabs") as well as species that are ecologically important as herbivores, p…

Two New Species of Podolasia Harold (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Podolasiini) from Coahuila, Mexico Open

Andrew B. T. Smith, M. J. Paulsen · 2017

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Smith, Andrew B. T., Paulsen, M. J. (2017): Two New Species of Podolasia Harold (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Podolasiini) from Coahu…

Five new species of Trigonopeltastes Burmeister and Schaum from Central America with new country records for other New World Trichiini (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae) Open

Andrew B. T. Smith · 2016

Five new species of Trigonopeltastes Burmeister and Schaum, 1840 are described: Trigonopeltastes arborfloricola sp. n. from Nicaragua, Trigonopeltastes formidulosus sp. n. from Costa Rica, Trigonopeltastes henryi sp. n. from Costa Rica, Tr…

A new genus and species of Tanyproctini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from the Coquimbo Region of Chile Open

Andrew B. T. Smith, José Mondaca · 2016

Smith, Andrew B. T., Mondaca, José (2016): A new genus and species of Tanyproctini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from the Coquimbo Region of Chile. Insecta Mundi 2016 (464): 1-6, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4645798

Corrections to Neotropical Rhinaspis Perty and Plectris LePeletier and Audinet-Serville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) classification and nomenclature Open

Andrew B. T. Smith · 2016

Smith, Andrew B. T. (2016): Corrections to Neotropical Rhinaspis Perty and Plectris LePeletier and Audinet-Serville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) classification and nomenclature. Insecta Mundi 2016 (463): 1-6, DOI: 10.5281/zeno…

Five new species of Trigonopeltastes Burmeister and Schaum from Central America with new country records for other New World Trichiini (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae) Open

Andrew B. T. Smith · 2016

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Smith, Andrew B. T. (2016): Five new species of Trigonopeltastes Burmeister and Schaum from Central America with new country records for other Ne…

Rediscovery of primary type specimens and lectotype designation for Bolboceras excavatum R. A. Philippi, 1859 (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae) Open

Andrew B. T. Smith · 2015

Smith, Andrew B. T. (2015): Rediscovery of primary type specimens and lectotype designation for Bolboceras excavatum R. A. Philippi, 1859 (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 55 (2): 681-683, DOI: 10.5281/ze…

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