Paul E. Skelley

PAUL E. SKELLEY

I have a general interest in most beetles and have dabbled in several families. However, the focus of my knowledge and research is with the Erotylidae, Aphodiinae, and scarabs in the southeastern US. Present scarab research includes descriptions of several new taxa in the southeastern US as well as an annotated checklist and key to genera of New World Aphodiinae. Realizing that one must do apparently odd things to get good beetles, any stories of my collecting activities are probably true.

PUBLICATIONS:

Skelley, P. E. 1991. Observations on the biology of Stephanucha thoracica Casey (Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 45:176-188.

Skelley, P. E. and R. E. Woodruff. 1991. Five new species of Aphodius from Florida pocket gopher burrows (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). The Florida Entomologist 74:517-536.

Skelley, P. E. and R. D. Gordon. 1995. A new species of Aphodius (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Alabama pocket gopher burrows. Insecta Mundi 9:217-219.

Skelley, P. E. 2000. Scientific Note. New record for Tesarius Rakovic in South America (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Psammodiini). Insecta Mundi 14(4):240.

Skelley, P. E., and R. Morris. 2001. Rediscovery of Anomala exigua (Schwarz) (Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae), with notes on its natural history. Coleopterists Bulletin. 55(4): 475-480.

Skelley, P. E., and R. D. Gordon. 2001 [2002]. Scarab beetles from pocket gopher burrows in the southeastern United States (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Insecta Mundi 15(2):77-93.

Skelley, P. E., and R. D. Gordon. 2002. Family 34. Scarabaeidae. Subfamily Aphodiinae. Pp. 42-48. In: R. H. Arnett, Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank (eds.). American Beetles. Volume 2. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL, 861 pp.

Skelley, P.E. 2003. Book Review of: Harpootlian, P. J. 2001. Scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of South Carolina. Biota of South Carolina. Vol. 2. Florida Entomologist 86(4):496.

Stebnicka, Z. T., M. Dellacasa and P. E. Skelley. 2004. Review of New World Aegialiini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae), with descriptions of two new genera from South America. Insecta Mundi 17(1-2)[2003]:73-83.

Skelley, P. E. 2004. Review of the tribe Melolonthini in the southeastern United States (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Insecta Mundi 17(3-4)[2003]: 129-156.

Skelley, P. E. 2004. Ataeniopsis edistoi (Cartwright) in Florida (Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae). Insecta Mundi 17(3-4)[2003]: 208.

Skelley, P. E., and H. F. Howden. 2004. A new species of Lomanoxia Martínez from Costa Rica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae). Insecta Mundi 17(3-4)[2003]: 185-190.