Collagenus dasysternus, a New Genus and Species of Dynastinae from Eastern Venezuela with a Key to the New World Genera of Pentodontini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae)

Abstract

Collagenus dasysternus Ratcliffe and Hardy, new genus and species, is described from eastern Venezuela. We include a revised key to the 26 genera of New World Pentodontini.

Synopsis and key to the genera of Dynastinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea, Scarabaeidae) of Colombia

“…Th is work is based on data obtained from specimens deposited in the entomological collection of the Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional, Bogotá [ICN-MHN], on the original descriptions by Endrődi (1966Endrődi ( , 1969Endrődi ( , 1970Endrődi ( , 1976aEndrődi ( -b, 1977Endrődi ( , 1985, Ratcliff e (1981bRatcliff e ( , 2003, Morón et al (1997), Ratcliff e and Cave (2006), Ide (1998) and on the identifi cation keys by Endrődi (1985), Restrepo (1998), Delgado et al (2000), Ratcliff e (2003), Ratcliff e and Cave (2006) and Gasca et al (2008). For this work, was followed the classifi cation adopted by Browne and Scholtz (1995), Lawrence andNewton (1995, 1999) and at the family level and Endrődi (1985) at the subfamily level.…”

Occurrence of European Rhinoceros Beetle, <i>Oryctes nasicornis</i> (L.) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania

“…The rhinoceros beetles also have rounded convex backs whose coloration varies from black to mottled greenish grey; some are shiny, almost metallic, whereas others may be covered with short fine hairs, giving them a velveteen appearance [5] [6] [8]. Many species of rhinoceros beetles are believed to originate in the rainforest and forest regions of central and southern America [1] [3] [6] [9].…”