Theses and Dissertations at Montana State University (MSU)
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Item Influences of ungulate carcasses on Coleopteran communities in Yellowstone National Park, USA(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 1994) Sikes, Derek ScottItem A faunal survey of the elateroidea of Montana(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 1993) Seibert, Catherine ElaineItem Effects of stress inducing factors on musk thistle (Carduus nutans L.) including--grass competition, Rhinocyllus conicus Froel., terminal flower loss, and insecticides(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 1988) Corr, Daniel RobertItem Biological systematics of Zaitzevia thermae (Hatch)(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 1991) Hooten, Mark MitchellItem Sustainable use of neem in Malian villages(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 1998) Jenkins, David A.Item Determination of host races in three insect species attacking Dalmatian toadflax and yellow toadflax in North America(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 1991) McDermott, Gregory JamesItem Studies on the biology of the mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus monticolae Hopkins (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 1960) Reid, Robert WilliamItem The Cerambycidae or Longicorn beetles of Montana(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 1936) Shockley, C. WilfredItem A review of the ironclad beetles of the world : (Coleoptera Zopheridae: Phellopsini and Zopherini)(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 2006) Foley, Ian Andrew; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Michael A. Ivie; Matt Lavin (co-chair)Phellopsis LeConte is revised. Phellopsis porcata (LeConte) is returned to valid status and P. yulongensis NEW SPECIES is described. Phellopsis montana Casey NEW SYNONYMY (NS) and P. robustula Casey NS = P. porcata (LeConte). Phellopsis imurai Masumoto = P. amurensis (Heyden) NS. Species redescriptions, a key to species and notes on the history, biology and biogeography of the group are provided. Phylogenetic analyses support several changes to sustain monophyletic genera of Zopherini because the genera Meralius Casey, Nosoderma Solier, and Phloeodes LeConte were found to be polyphyletic. The genus Sesaspis Casey NEW STATUS is re-recognized, and redescribed to include the following species: Sesaspis denticulata (Solier), S. emarginatus (Horn) NEW COMBIATION (NC), S. lutosus (Champion) NC, S. doyeni (García-París et al.) NC, S. adami NEW SPECIES, S. ashei NEW SPECIES, and S. triplehorni NEW SPECIES. Phloeodes LeConte is clarified with 10 new synonymies [P. diabolicus (LeConte) = P. pustulosus (LeConte) NS, P. latipennis Casey NS, P. ovipennis Casey NS, P. elongatus Casey NS, P. scaber Casey NS, P. angustus Casey NS, and P. remotus Casey NS).Item A taxonomic review of the genus Phyllophaga Harris (Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 2006) Medrano-Cabral, Sardis; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Michael A. Ivie.There is a total of 77 species of the genus Phyllophaga Harris from Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands have, 17 of them newly described here (P. admiratia NEW SPECIES, P. caliche NEW SPECIES, P. danieli NEW SPECIES, P. dolabrata NEW SPECIES, P. duartei NEW SPECIES, P. edwardi NEW SPECIES, P. garciai NEW SPECIES, P. ladonnae NEW SPECIES, P. linguspina NEW SPECIES, P. luquillensis NEW SPECIES, P. maricao NEW SPECIES, P. neibana NEW SPECIES, P. platensis NEW SPECIES, P. sarcophaga NEW SPECIES, P. tortolae NEW SPECIES, P. turnbowi NEW SPECIES, P. zemi NEW SPECIES). Two of these were previously confused with P. pleei and P. rex Woodruff and Sanderson. I include descriptions of and keys for all 77 species (52 species from Hispaniola, 25 species from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands), and illustrations of 68 of these (43 Hispaniola, 25 Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands).