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Item Morphology and ontogeny of postembryonic larval Agathidium and Anisotoma (Coleoptera, Leiodidae). American Museum novitates ; ; no. 2986.(New York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural History, 1990) Wheeler, Quentin D., 1954-Item Revision of the genera of Lymexylidae (Coleoptera, Cucujiformia). Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 183, article 2([New York] : American Museum of Natural History, 1986) Wheeler, Quentin D., 1954-The world genera of Lymexylidae (Coleoptera: Cucujiformia: Lymexyloidea) are revised, including descriptions of two new genera. All described species are given generic assignments. Seven genera are recognized and assigned to three subfamilies: Hylecoetinae Boving and Craighead, 1931, including Hylecoetus Latreille; Lymexylinae Boving and Craighead, 1931 (sensu novo), including Lymexylon Fabricius and Atractocerus Palisot de Beauvois (including Raractocetus Kurosawa, new synonym, Hymaloxylon Kurosawa, new synonym, Arractocetus Kurosawa, new synonym, and Fusicornis Philippi); and Melittomminae, new subfamily, including Australymexylon, new genus, Melittomma Murray, Melittommopsis Lane, and Protomelittomma, new genus. Neohylecoetus Kurosawa is synonymized with Melittomma Murray, and Hylecoetopsis Lane is excluded from the Lymexylidae (and presumed to belong to the Cleridae). Species of the endemic Australian genus Australymexylon are revised and include A. australe (Erichson) (transferred from Lymexylon) and A. fuscipennis (Lea) (Hylecoetus). Hylecoetus linearis Lea and Lymexylon adelaidae Blackburn are synonymized with Australymexylon australe. Species level taxonomic changes include the following: Hylecoetus cossis Lewis, H. matsushitai Kono, and H. cribricolle (Fairmaire) are all synonymized with H. dermestoides (L.); Melittomma javanus (Kurosawa) (Neohylecoetus), M. pervagum (Olliff) (Hylecoetus), M. philippensis (Kurosawa) (Neohylecoetus), and M. vigilans (Lea) (Hylecoetus) are new combinations (but see Kurosawa, 1985); Melittommopsis validum (Schenkling) (Melittomma), M. ruficolle (Pic) (Melittomma), and M. abdominale (Pic) (Melittomma) are new combinations; and Protomelittomma insulare (Fairmaire) (Melittomma) is a new combination. For each genus, the following are given: a habitus drawing; illustrations of important characters; diagnosis; description of a representative species; list of species included; summaries of cladistic relations, geographic distributions, fungus hosts, arboreal hosts and bionomics; and a discussion. The cladistic relations among the genera are discussed, and my hypothesis is summarized as follows: (Hylecoetus + ((Lymexylon + Atractocerus) + (Australymexylon + (Protomelittomma + (Melittomma + Melittommopsis))))). The geographic history of the family is discussed. A key to and diagnoses of world subfamilies and genera are given, as well as discussions about the constitution of Lymexyloidea, natural history and economic importance of Lymexylidae, a detailed account of the morphology of Hylecoetus dermestoides, and a reclassification of supraspecific taxa.Item Slime-mold beetles of the genus Agathidium Panzer in North and Central America : Coleoptera, Leiodidae. Part 1. Bulletin of the AMNH ; no. 290(New York, NY : American Museum of Natural History, 2005) Wheeler, Quentin D., 1954-; Miller, Kelly B. (Kelly Bryce), 1972-The external morphology of the adult, egg, larva, and pupa of Agathidium oniscoides Beauvois is described. The natural history of the genus is reviewed, including associations with Myxomycetes and fungi and techniques for field collection and laboratory study. The phylogenetic species concept is discussed and applied in this study. A key and brief diagnoses are provided for the genera of Agathidiini (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Leiodinae) of North and Central America. Volvoxis Kugelann is regarded as a nomen oblitum, and its junior synonym Agathidium Panzer is regarded as the valid name (nomen protectum) for this taxon by invoking article 23.9 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. A key to species groups of Agathidium Panzer is presented. Species are revised for the A. sexstriatum, A. brevisternum, and A. revolvens species groups, including keys, diagnoses, descriptions, and figures of important morphological features. Lectotypes are designated for A. bistriatum Horn and A. sexstriatum Horn. The following new species are described: A. angustoperculum, n.sp., A. dioperculum, n.sp., A. dubitanoides, n.sp., A. falcatoperculum, n.sp., and A. rhinocerellum, n.sp.Item Slime-mold beetles of the genus Agathidium Panzer in North and Central America : Coleoptera, Leiodidae. Part 2. Bulletin of the AMNH ; no. 291(New York, NY : American Museum of Natural History, 2005) Miller, Kelly B. (Kelly Bryce), 1972-; Wheeler, Quentin D., 1954-The Agathidium concinnum, A. pulchrum, A. compressidens, A. iota, and A. oniscoides groups are revised. The following new species are described: A. akallebregma, n.sp., A. akrogeneios, n.sp., A. amae, n.sp., A. andersoni, n.sp., A. appalachium, n.sp., A. aztec, n.sp., A. bituberculum, n.sp., A. bushi, n.sp., A. carolinense, n.sp., A. chauliodoum, n.sp., A. cheneyi, n.sp., A. cortezi, n.sp., A. disgregum, n.sp., A. divaricatum, n.sp., A. erythromelas, n.sp., A. fawcettae, n.sp., A. framea, n.sp., A. gallititillo, n.sp., A. georgiaense, n.sp., A. gomezae, n.sp., A. grandidentatum, n.sp., A. grumum, n.sp., A. hamulum, n.sp., A. hidalgoense, n.sp., A. hirsutum, n.sp., A. hyle, n.sp., A. impensum, n.sp., A. invisitatum, n.sp., A. iota, n.sp., A. iridescens, n.sp., A. kimberlae, n.sp., A. lobosternum, n.sp., A. marae, n.sp., A. megoniscoides, n.sp., A. microphthalmum, n.sp., A. multidentatum, n.sp., A. nimbosilva, n.sp., A. oaxacaense, n.sp., A. oculeum, n.sp., A. oedema, n.sp., A. oregonense, n.sp., A. pocahontasae, n.sp., A. popocatepetlae, n.sp., A. potosii, n.sp., A. recurvatum, n.sp., A. rhamphastes, n.sp., A. rumsfeldi, n.sp., A. sejunctum, n.sp., A. skoliosternum, n.sp., A. stenomma, n.sp., A. stephani, n.sp., A. tenangoense, n.sp., A. triangularum, n.sp., A. tribulograndum, n.sp., A. tribulosum, n.sp., A. tumidiventre, n.sp., A. vaderi, n.sp., A. vesperpressidens, n.sp. The following new synonyms are proposed: A. assimile Fall, A. municeps Fall, and A. falli Hatch = A. angulare Mannerheim, new synonyms; A. alticola Fall = A. athabascanum Fall, new synonym; A. contiguum Fall, A. varipunctatum Hatch, and A. striolum Hatch = A. picipes Fall, new synonyms; and A. californicum Horn and A. alutaceum Fall; = A. exiguum Melsheimer, new synonyms. Lectotypes are designated for the following species: A. angulare, A. californicum, A. concinnum Mannerheim, A. dentigerum Horn, A. difficile Matthews, A. effluens Mannerheim, A. exiguum, A. globatile LeConte, A. laetum Fall, A. pulchrum LeConte, A. rotundulum Mannerheim, A. rubellum Fall, A. ruficorne LeConte, and Phalacrus difformis LeConte.