Papers by Floyd W Shockley
Insect Systematics and Diversity
Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
2016 International Congress of Entomology
The Coleopterists Bulletin
Zootaxa
A checklist with critical data is provided for all primary types (n = 48) of the families Cerylon... more A checklist with critical data is provided for all primary types (n = 48) of the families Cerylonidae, Endomychidae and Latridiidae deposited in the National Museum of Natural History. Of those, 43 holotypes, 3 lectotypes, and 2 neotypes are represented. This tally includes a lectotype for Geoendomychus punctatus Arrow (1926) and neotype for Rhymbomicrus stephani Pakaluk (1987), both newly designated to promote nomenclatural stability. Fifteen species have at least one paratype, paralectotype, or authoritatively identified non-type specimen associated with the holotype. Type specimens were compared to the original species descriptions to confirm their status, verbatim label data were recorded, and barcode labels were added. In addition to cataloguing the types, notes were made where discrepancies exist between the data labels pinned with the types and the data published with the original species descriptions.
Zootaxa
During an examination of type material of the New World endomychid genus Bystus Guérin-Méneville ... more During an examination of type material of the New World endomychid genus Bystus Guérin-Méneville (Anamorphinae), the type series of Alexia hirtula Kirsch from Peru was found to contain a mixture of different taxa, none of which belong to the genus Bystus, the subfamily Anamorphinae, or even the family Endomychidae. Alexia hirtula is transferred to Delphastus Casey (Coccinellidae: Microweiseinae: Serangiini), establishing the new combination, Delphastus hirtulus (Kirsch), and a lectotype is designated. Of the three paralectotypes, one appears to be conspecific with the lectotype, one is identified as an undescribed species of Microscymnus Champion (Coccinellidae: Cryptognathini), and one, a partial specimen lacking the head, pronotum, and one elytron, is identified as a species of Leiodidae in the tribe Scotocryptini, probably Aglyptinus Cockerell. A diagnosis and redescription of D. hirtulus is provided, and Gordon’s (1994) key to Delphastus is modified to accommodate the newly tran...
The Coleopterists Bulletin
Journal of Entomological Science
ABSTRACT Phylogenetic analyses of the Handsome Fungus Beetles (Coleoptera: Endomychidae) have pri... more ABSTRACT Phylogenetic analyses of the Handsome Fungus Beetles (Coleoptera: Endomychidae) have primarily focused on adult morphological characters. However, larvae and pupae have been largely overlooked as independent, valuable sources of morphological data, despite providing unique character systems that may be phylogenetically-informative for developing an overall evolutionary hypothesis for the family. A new phylogenetic hypothesis based on larval and pupal morphological characters is presented and discussed in light of previous alternative hypotheses based solely on adult morphology and more recent hypotheses developed using molecular sequence data. The evolution of mycophagy in Endomychidae is reviewed in the context of this new hypothesis.
Insecta Mundi, Jan 22, 2010
Ann Entomol Soc Amer, 2002
Pan-Pacific Entomologist, 2015
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 2015
Coleopts Bull, 2007
... Terminology used for adult morphology follows Lawrence and Britton (1994) and Kukalova-Peck a... more ... Terminology used for adult morphology follows Lawrence and Britton (1994) and Kukalova-Peck and Lawrence (1993). Specimens used in this study are deposited in the following collections: Florida State Collection of Arthropods (FSCA), Floyd W. Shockley Collection (FWSC ...
The endomychid subfamily Epipocinae Gorham is exclusive to the New World. Three of its four gener... more The endomychid subfamily Epipocinae Gorham is exclusive to the New World. Three of its four genera (Anidrytus Gerstaecker, Ephebus Gerstaecker and Epopterus Chevrolat) are restricted to the Neotropics; while some species of Epipocus Germar occur in the Nearctic region (Tomaszewska, 2005). Ephebus is the most homogeneous and poorly studied genus of Epipocinae, and it is consequently the least diverse, with only nine species distributed from southern Mexico to Brazil. In the recent world checklist of Endomychidae (Shockley et al., 2009a), ten species were listed. However, Ephebus chontalesianus Gorham, which was synonymized under E. piceus Gorham by Strohecker (1975), was erroneously listed as valid. Although a larva tentatively identified as Ephebus was described by McHugh & Pakaluk (1997), almost nothing is known about the habits of members of this genus. Presumably, they feed on spores and/or hyphae of fungi, as do most other endomychids (Shockley et al., 2009b). Species and specim...
Phylogenetic analyses of the Handsome Fungus Beetles (Coleoptera: Endomychidae) have primarily fo... more Phylogenetic analyses of the Handsome Fungus Beetles (Coleoptera: Endomychidae) have primarily focused on adult morphological characters. However, larvae and pupae have been largely overlooked as independent, valuable sources of morphological data, despite providing unique character systems that may be phylogenetically-informative for developing an overall evolutionary hypothesis for the family. A new phylogenetic hypothesis based on larval and pupal morphological characters is presented and discussed in light of previous alternative hypotheses based solely on adult morphology and more recent hypotheses developed using molecular sequence data. The evolution of mycophagy in Endomychidae is reviewed in the context of this new hypothesis.
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