Notes on Beetle Distributions, with a Discussion of Nicrophorus americanus Olivier and Its Abundance in Collections (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Lampyridae, and Silphidae)

New state records are reported for Scarabaeidae [Deltochilum gibbosum gibbosum (Fabricius), Geotrupes stercorarius (Linnaeus), Phanaeus torrens niger D'Olsoufieff]; Lampyridae [Phausis reticulata (Say)]; and Silphidae [Nicrophorus tomentosus Weber, Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, Nicropho...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Coleopterists bulletin 1980-06, Vol.34 (2), p.245-252
Main Author: Davis, Lloyd R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal traps
Beetles
Carrion
Carrion insects
Coleoptera
Feces
Female animals
Male animals
New species
Swine
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:New state records are reported for Scarabaeidae [Deltochilum gibbosum gibbosum (Fabricius), Geotrupes stercorarius (Linnaeus), Phanaeus torrens niger D'Olsoufieff]; Lampyridae [Phausis reticulata (Say)]; and Silphidae [Nicrophorus tomentosus Weber, Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, Nicrophorus americanus Olivier, Oxelytrum discicolle (Brullé), and Necrophilus pettitii Horn]. Additional records are given for the following Scarabaeidae: Deltochilum gibbosum panamensis Howden, Dialithus scintillans Howden, and Cremastocheilus harrisi Kirby. The abundance of Nicrophorus americanus is discussed.
ISSN:0010-065X
1938-4394