Research in Coleoptera at the Museum of Entomology (FSCA)
World review of the tribe Brontini (Coleoptera: Silvanidae).
M. C. Thomas.
New species of Cryptolestes Ganglbauer (Coleoptera: Laemophloeidae).
M. C. Thomas.
Taxonomy and host plant associations of the seed beetles (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) of the Western Hemisphere.
J. M. Kingsolver
The Gopher Project: A survey of insects associated with the
southeastern pocket gopher Geomys pinetis Raf. including
scarab beetles, leioid beetles, histerid beetles, camel crickets,
and a few others. This research includes GIS analysis of their
distributions.
Paul Skelley, Peter Kovarik (now Ohio State University),
and Robert Turnbow (Fort Rucker AL).
Taxonomy of the aggregating endomychid in Panama (Stenotarsus sp.).
Paul Skelley and Dave Roubik (STRI).
Taxonomy of Chilean erotylids of the genus Neoxestus
and [a new genus]. Both genera are endemic to Chile and
each has several new species.
Paul Skelley and Tomas Cekalovic, Concepcion, Chile.
A phylogenetic analysis of the family Erotylidae at the
genus level. A preliminary analysis was recently presented at the
International Congress of Entomology, in Brazil.
Paul Skelley and Joe McHugh (University of Georgia)
A revision of the Erotylidae of the West Indies.
Paul Skelley
A faunal study of the erotylids of New Zealand.
Paul Skelley and Rich Leschen, LandCare, Aukland, NZ
A survey of the scarab genus Geopsammodius, a blind
and flightless sand dune beetle in the south and eastern US. There
are several new species involved, and their distributions (and
species relationships) could be very informative for zoogeography
in the southeast.
Paul Skelley
Behavior of the gopher tortoise beetle and the development
of trap designs that help us understand how these beetles find a
new burrow when they disperse.
Paul Skelley and Dave Almquist (University of Florida)
A monograph of the Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera) of Florida.
R. E. Woodruff
A revision of the genus Phyllophaga (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of the Caribbean.
R. E. Woodruff
A revision of the genera Termitophilous and Mymecophilous (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of the New World
Tropics.
R. E. Woodruff
A study of the beetle pests of lumber in Trinidad. Sponsored by FAVACA.