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Item 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).