The New World species of Ataenius HAROLD, 1867. IV. Revision of the A. strigicauda-group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Eupariini)

Abstract

The strigicauda-group of the six New World species of Ataenius HAROLD is revised. A lectotype of Ataenius vexator HAROLD is here designated, the following new synonyms are proposed: Ataenius columbicus HAROLD, 1880 (= A. tesari BALTHASAR, 1947, syn. n.); A. heinekeni WOLLASTON, 1854 [(= A. rhyticephalus (CHEVROLAT, 1864) syn. n., = A. vexator HAROLD, 1869, syn. n.] and A. strigicauda BATES, 1887 (= A. aspericollis PETROVITZ, 1973, syn. n.). The taxonomic history of the species-complex, diagnostic characters and key are provided, available biological information and distribution data are given.

The New World species of Ataenius HAROLD, 1867. VII. Revision of the A. complicatus-group (Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Eupariini)

“…This is the seventh part of revision of the New World species of the genus Ataenius HAROLD (STEBNICKA 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005and STEBNICKA & LAGO 2005, and deals with A. complicatus-group of species widely distributed in the southern United States, Mesoamerica, South America and West Indies. As now understood, the group consists of sixteen species, four of which are here described as new.…”

The New World species of <I>Ataenius</I> HAROLD, 1867. VIII. Revision of the <I>A. scutellaris</I>-group and diagnosis of the <I>A. texanus-carinator</I> group with descriptions of new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Eupariini)

“…R e m a r k s. Ataenius brevicollis is most close to A. ovatulus but differs from that species by having a single humeral denticle of the elytra and by the lack of clypeal denticles. Its distribution is quite similar to that of A. heinekeni (WOLLASTON), (STEBNICKA 2004). Anthropogenic species, Ataenius ovatulus HORN, 1871HORN, : 286.-18751887: 78;SCHMIDT 1922: 447;ROBINSON 1948: 177;WOODRUFF 1973: 123-124, figs 266, 267;CARTWRIGHT 1974: 48-49, fig.…”

“…The present contribution is the eight and next to last part of revision of the New World species of the genus Ataenius HAROLD (STEBNICKA 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006and STEBNICKA & LAGO 2005. The Ataenius scutellaris-group of species revised herein, occurs in the United States, Mesoamerica, South America and West Indies.…”

Identification of pests and pathogens recorded in Europe with relation to fruit imports

“…It was first reported in Italy in 2010 (Inghilesi et al, 2012). It is considered by Stebnicka (2004) as a minor pest, whose larvae attack seedlings and adults feed on strawberries, potatoes and beans. Adults are also coprophagous (EPPO, 2011b).…”