Robert L. Otto

Robert L. Otto, American entomologist

2301 Cypress Way; Apt. 22; Madison, WI 53713. (April 2012-Sept 2017)
W4806 Chrissie Circle; Shawano, WI 54166. (Sept 2017-present)

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

64 taxon names authored by Robert L. Otto

Adelorhagus bicoloratus Otto 2013
Microrhagus brunneus Otto 2013
Dirrhagofarsus ernae Otto, Muona & McClarin 2014
Calyptocerus iridis Otto 2015
Bermilloides lumawigi Otto 2015
Spinifornax elongatus Otto 2015
Microrhagus breviangularis Otto 2015
Microrhagus carinicollis Otto 2015
Microrhagus lecontei Otto 2015
Microrhagus opacus Otto 2015
Macroscython granulatus Otto 2016
Dromaeolus bolavenensis Otto 2016
Dromaeolus depressifrons Otto 2016
Dromaeolus divergentus Otto 2016
Dromaeolus foveatus Otto 2016
Dromaeolus kubani Otto 2016
Dromaeolus laosianus Otto 2016
Dromaeolus phonsavanicus Otto 2016
Dromaeolus simplicifrons Otto 2016
Dromaeolus xiengkhouangiensis Otto 2016
Nematodes lateralis Otto 2016
Graciliforma rufoapicalis Otto 2016
Fornax muonai Otto 2017
Fornax swezeyi Otto 2017
Fornax yoshimotoi Otto 2017
Dromaeolus acaciakoa Otto 2017
Dromaeolus breviangularis Otto 2017
Dromaeolus forbesi Otto 2017
Dromaeolus halehakuensis Otto 2017
Dromaeolus hardyi Otto 2017
Dromaeolus harryi Otto 2017
Dromaeolus kokeensis Otto 2017
Dromaeolus leroyi Otto 2017
Dromaeolus nualoloensis Otto 2017
Dromaeolus oahuensis Otto 2017
Dromaeolus paulayi Otto 2017
Dromaeolus ruffini Otto 2017
Dromaeolus sandrae Otto 2017
Dromaeolus susanae Otto 2017
Dromaeolus waikapuensis Otto 2017
Dromaeolus youngi Otto 2017
Dromaeolus zimmermani Otto 2017
Asiocnemis bicolor Otto 2017
Fornax bahamiensis Otto 2018

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1998

Otto, R.L. & Young, D.K. 1998. Description of the larva of Schizophilus subrufus (Randall) (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae: Pseudomeninae), with notes on its natural history. The Coleopterists Bulletin 52(4): 306–312.

2009

Hoffman, R.L., Otto, R.L. & Vigneault, R. 2009. An Annotated List of the False Click Beetles of Virginia (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae). Banisteria 34: 25–32.

2010

Otto, R.L. 2010. New records for seven rare Nearctic species of false click beetles (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin. 64(1): 92–93.

2011

Otto, R.L. 2011. New Wisconsin, U.S.A Records for Three Species of False Click Beetles (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 65(3): 327–328.

2012

Otto, R.L. 2012. Eucnemid Larvae of the Nearctic Region. Part I: Description of the Larva of Rhagomicrus bonvouloiri (Horn, 1886) (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae: Melasinae: Dirrhagini), with Notes on its Biology. The Coleopterists Bulletin 66(3): 219–223.
Otto, R.L. 2012. Eucnemid Larvae of the Nearctic Region. Part II: Description of the Mature Larva of Deltometopus amoenicornis (Say, 1836) (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae: Macraulacinae: Macraulacini), with Notes on its Biology. The Coleopterists Bulletin 66(3): 285–288.
Otto, R.L. 2012. New USA State Records for Eight Species of False Click Beetles (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 66(4): 358–359.

2013

Otto, R.L. 2013. Description of the male of Coomanius lugubris Fleutiaux, 1924 (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae: Macraulacinae: Nematodini). The Coleopterists Bulletin 67(1): 50–51.
Otto, R.L. 2013. Description of a new species of Adelorhagus Horn, 1890(Coleoptera: Eucnemidae) from Honduras with a key to the species. Insecta Mundi 0297: 1–4.
Otto, R.L. 2013. A new North American species of Microrhagus Dejean, 1833 (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae), with a key to the Nearctic species. Insecta Mundi 0307: 1–6.
Otto, R.L. 2013. Eucnemid Larvae of the Nearctic Region. Part III: Mature Larval Descriptions for Three Species of Onichodon Newman, 1838 (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae: Macraulacinae: Macraulacini), with Notes on their Biology. The Coleopterists Bulletin 67(2): 97–106.
Otto, R.L. & Kovalev, A.V. 2013: New group names for two genera within Eucnemidae (Coleoptera). The Coleopterists Bulletin 67(4): 600–601. DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-67.4.600 Reference page.

2014

Otto, R.L. 2014. Eucnemid Larvae of the Nearctic Region. Part IV: Description of the Mature Larva of Entomophthalmus rufiolus (LeConte, 1866)(Coleoptera: Eucnemidae: Dirhagini), with Notes on its Biology. The Coleopterists Bulletin 68(2): 331–335.
Otto, R.L., Muona, J. & McClarin, J. 2014. Description of Dirrhagofarsus ernae n. sp. with a key to the known Dirrhagofarsus species (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae). Zootaxa 3878(2): 179–184. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3878.2.4 Reference page.

2015

Otto, R.L. 2015. A new genus and four new species of false click beetles (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae) from Southeast Asia. Insecta Mundi 0404: 1–11. Full article (PDF). Reference page.
Otto, R.L. 2015. Eucnemid larvae of the Nearctic region. Part V: Fifth instar larval descriptions for eight species of Microrhagus Dejean, 1833 (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae: Melasinae: Dirhagini), with descriptions of four new species and notes on their biology. Insecta Mundi 0421: 1–46.

2016

Otto, R.L. 2016: The false click beetles (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae) of Laos. Entomologica basiliensia et Collectionis Frey 35: 181-427. Full arcticle (PDF) Reference page.
Otto, R.L. and J.P. Gruber 2016. Eucnemid larvae of the Nearctic region. Part VI: Descriptions of the fifth instar and prepupal larval stages of Stethon pectorosus LeConte, 1866 (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae: Eucneminae: Mesogenini), with notes on their biology. Insecta Mundi 0474: 1–11.
Németh, T. and R.L. Otto 2016. Notes on the bionomics of Farsus dubius (Piller and Mitterpacher, 1783) (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae: Melasinae), with observations on its hypermetamorphic development. Elateridarium 10: 133–144.

2017

Otto, R.L. 2017. The false click beetles (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae) of Hawai'i. Zootaxa 4278(1): 1–78. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4278.1.1. Reference page.
Otto, R.L. 2017a. Descriptions of six new species of false click beetles (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae: Macraulacinae), with new identification keys for one tribe and two genera. Insecta Mundi 0558: 1–19. Full article (PDF). Reference page.
Otto, R.L. 2017b. Eucnemid larvae of the Nearctic Region. Part VII: Description of the larvae of Nematodes penetrans (LeConte, 1852) (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae: Macraulacinae: Nematodini), with notes on its hypermetamorphic life cycle. Insecta Mundi 0545: 1–9. Full article (PDF). Reference page.
Otto, R.L. 2017c. A revision of Phlegoninae (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae), with descriptions of a new genus and four new species. Insecta Mundi 0569: 1–27. Full article (PDF). Reference page.
Otto, R.L. 2017d. New state records for Nearctic false click beetles (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae). Insecta Mundi 0582: 1–21. Full article (PDF). Reference page.
Otto, R.L. 2017. Beetles of Peru: a survey if the families. Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829. Revista peruana de biologia 24(1): 11–24.
Otto, R.L. and D.K. Young. 2017. New Species Records for Wisconsin False Click Beetles (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae), with a Checklist of the Wisconsin Eucnemid Fauna. The Great Lakes Entomologist. 50(3/4): 47–51.

2018

Otto, R.L. 2018. Descriptions of two new species of false click beetles (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae) from the Bahamas. Insecta Mundi 0623: 1–8. Full article (PDF). Reference page.

2021

Otto, R.L. 2021. A new species of Coomanius Fleutiaux, 1924 (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae: Macraulacinae: Nematodini) from Southeast Asia. Insecta Mundi 0877: 1–5. Online. Reference page.
Otto, R.L. 2021a. A review of the Nearctic species of Nematodes (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae: Macraulacinae: Nematodini) with a description of one new species. Insecta Mundi 0881: 1–19. Online. Reference page.

2022

Otto, R.L. 2022. A new species and new records for two other exotic species of Dirrhagofarsus Fleutiaux, 1935 (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae: Melasinae: Dirhagini) in the United States. Insecta Mundi 0932: 1–15. Full article (PDF). Reference page.

2023

Otto, R.L., Muona, J. & Córdoba-Alfaro, J. 2023. A new genus and sixteen new species of false click beetles (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae) described from the Heredia Province of Costa Rica with several additional records from the Osa Peninsula and Panama. Insecta Mundi 991: 1–36. PDF Reference page.