Roger A. Beaver

Roger A. Beaver, entomologist.

School of Biological Sciences , Universiti Sains Malaysia , Penang , Malaysia
161/2 Mu 5, Soi Wat Pranon, T. Donkaew, A. Maerim, Chiangmai 50180, Thailand.
E-mail: rogerbeaver6@gmail.com

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

68 taxon names authored by Roger A. Beaver

Eponyms

(List may be incomplete)

1 eponym of Roger A. Beaver

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1975

Beaver, R.A. & Browne, F.G. 1975. The Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera) of Thailand: A checklist with biological and zoogeographical notes. Oriental Insects 9(3): 283–311. DOI: 10.1080/00305316.1975.10434499 .

1978

Beaver, R.A. & Browne, F.G. 1978. The Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera) of Penang, Malaysia. Oriental Insects 12(4): 575–624. DOI: 10.1080/00305316.1978.10432538 .

1984

Loyttyniemi, K., Beaver, R.A. & Loyttyniemi, R. 1984. Annual flight patterns of timber insects in Miombo woodlands in Zambia, Scolytidae (Coleoptera). Annales Entomologici Fennici 50: 111-114. Reference page.

1985

Beaver, R.A. & Loyttyniemi, K. 1985. Bark and ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) of Zambia. Revue Zoologique Africaine 99: 63-85. Reference page.
Beaver, R.A. & Loyttyniemi, K. 1985a. The platypodid ambrosia beetles of Zambia (Coleoptera: Platypodidae). Revue Zoologique Africaine 99: 113-134. Reference page.
Loyttyniemi, K., Beaver, R.A. & Loyttyniemi, R. 1985. Annual flight patterns of timber insects on Miombo woodland in Zambia, Platypodidae (Coleoptera). Annales Entomologici Fennici 51: 27-29. Reference page.

1989

Beaver, R.A. & Loyttyniemi, K. 1989. Further observations on the bark and ambrosia beetles of Zambia (Coleoptera: Scolytidae and Platypodidae). Revue Zoologie Africaine 103: 285-290. Reference page.

1991

Beaver, R.A. & Loyttyniemi, K. 1991. Annual flight patterns and diversity of bark and ambrosia beetles (Col, Scolytidae and Platypodidae) attracted to bait logs in Zambia. Journal of Applied Entomology 112: 505-511. Reference page.

2003

Mandelshtam, M.Yu. & Beaver, R.A. 2003. Amphiscolytus - a new genus, and Amphiscolytini - a new tribe of Scolytidae (Coleoptera) for Dacryophthorus capensis Schedl. Zootaxa 298: 1–8. Abstract & excerpt.

2009

Kirejtshuk, A.G., Azar, D., Beaver, R.A., Mandelshtam, M.Yu. & Nel, A. 2009. The most ancient bark beetle known: a new tribe, genus and species from Lebanese amber (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae). Systematic Entomology 34(1): 101–112. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2008.00442.x. . Reference page.

2010

Beaver, R.A. 2010. Taxonomic notes on the afrotropical genera Hapalogenius Hagedorn, Hylesinopsis Eggers, and Rhopalopselion Hagedorn (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae). ZooKeys 56: 157-170. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.56.523. . Reference page.
Beaver, R.A. & Liu, L.Y. 2010. An annotated synopsis of Taiwanese bark and ambrosia beetles, with new synonymy, new combinations and new records (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae). Zootaxa 2602: 1–47. Preview Reference page.

2013

Beaver, R.A. 2013. New synonymy and new records of oriental pin-hole borers (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Platypodinae). Entomologist's monthly magazine 149(1784–86): 23–28. abstract only seen Reference page.
Beaver, R.A. & Liu, L.Y. 2013. A synopsis of the pin-hole borers of Thailand (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Platypodinae). Zootaxa 3646(4): 447–486. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3646.4.7 Reference page.
Liu, L.Y. & Beaver, R.A. 2013. Notes on the genus Prostephanus Lesne, 1897 (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae, Dinoderinae). Entomologist's monthly magazine 149(1793-95): 255–262. Abstract only seen Reference page.

2014

Beaver, R.A., Sittichaya & Liu, L.Y. 2014. A synopsis of the ambrosia beetles of Thailand (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae). Zootaxa 3875(1): 1–82. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3875.1.1 . Reference page.

2015

Beaver, R.A. & Sanguansub, S. 2015: A review of the genus Carchesiopygus Schedl (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Platypodinae), with keys to species. Zootaxa 3931(3): 401–412. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3931.3.4. . Reference page.
Knížek, M., Beaver, R.A. & Liu, L-Y. 2015. A new species of Diapus Chapuis from South-West China and North Thailand (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Platypodinae). Zootaxa 4058(2): 296–300. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4058.2.12. . Preview (PDF) Reference page.

2016

Beaver, R.A., Ghahari, H. & Sanguansub, S. 2016. An annotated checklist of Platypodinae and Scolytinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from Iran. Zootaxa 4098(3): 401–441. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4098.3.1. . Reference page.

2017

Smith, S.M., Beaver, R.A. & Cognato, A.I. 2017. The ambrosia beetle Ambrosiophilus peregrinus, introduced to the United States, is Ambrosiophilus nodulosus (n. comb.) (Curculionidae: Scolytinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 71: 552–553. DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-71.3.552. . Reference page.

2018

Beaver, R.A. & Liu, L-Y. 2018. A review of the genus Baiocis Browne, 1962 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Platypodinae), with new species, new synonymy and a key to males. Zootaxa 4434(3): 481–501. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4434.3.5 Reference page.
Sittichaya, W. & Beaver, R.A. 2018. Cnestus quadrispinosus, a new species of xyleborine ambrosia beetle from Thailand and Borneo (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae, Xyleborini). ZooKeys 795: 31–37. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.795.28384 . Reference page.
Smith, S.M., Beaver, R.A. & Cognato, A.I. 2018. New synonymy, new combinations and other taxonomic changes in Japanese xyleborine ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae). Zootaxa 4521(3): 391–403. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4521.3.5 Reference page.
Smith, S.M., Beaver, R.A., Singh, S. & Cognato, A.I. 2018. Taxonomic clarification and neotype designation for three Indian xyleborine species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae). Zootaxa 4394(1): 138–140. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4394.1.9 . Reference page.
Smith, S.M., Rabaglia, R.J., Beaver, R.A., Thu, P.Q. & Cognato, A.I. 2018d. Attraction of ambrosia beetles (Curculionidae: Scolytinae) to semiochemicals in Vietnam with new records and a new species. The Coleopterists Bulletin 72: 838–844. DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-72.4.838. . Reference page.

2019

Beaver, R.A., Sittichaya, W. & Liu, L-Y. 2019. A review of the genus Immanus Hulcr & Cognato with a key to species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborini). Zootaxa 4585(2): 378–386. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4585.2.11. . Reference page.
Beaver, R.A., Smith, S.M. & Sanguansub, S. 2019. A review of the genus Dryocoetiops Schedl, with new species, new synonymy and a key to species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae). Zootaxa 4712(2): 236–250. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4712.2.4 Reference page.
Sittichaya, W., Smith, S.M. & Beaver, R.A. 2019. Ten newly recorded species of xyleborine ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae, Xyleborini) from Thailand. Zookeys, 862: 109–127. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.862.34766 . Reference page.
Smith, S.M., Beaver, R.A., Cognato, A.I., Hulcr, J., Redford, A.J. 2019. Southeast Asian Ambrosia Beetle ID. USDA APHIS Identification Technology Program (ITP) and Michigan State University. Fort Collins, CO. http://idtools.org/id/wbb/sea-ambrosia/. Reference page.
Smith, S.M., Gomez, D.F., Beaver, R.A., Hulcr, J. & Cognato, A.I. 2019. Reassessment of the species in the Euwallacea fornicatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) complex after the rediscovery of the “lost” type specimen. Insects 10: 1–261. DOI: 10.3390/insects10090261. Reference page.

2020

Cognato, A.I., Smith, S.M. & Beaver, R.A. 2020. Two new genera of Oriental xyleborine ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Scolytinae). Zootaxa 4722(6): 540–554. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4722.6.2. . Reference page.
Smith, S.M., Beaver, R.A. & Cognato, A.I. 2020. A monograph of the Xyleborini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae) of the Indochinese Peninsula (except Malaysia) and China. ZooKeys, 983: 1–442. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.983.52630 Reference page.

2021

Sittichaya, W., Smith, S.M., Beaver, R.A. & Thaochan, N. 2021. Revision of the xyleborine ambrosia beetle genus Microperus Wood, 1980 (Curculionidae, Scolytinae, Xyleborini) of Thailand with four new species and four newly recorded species. Zookeys 1074ː 191–214. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1074.76235 Reference page.

2022

Beaver, R.A. & Smith, S.M. 2022. The bark and ambrosia beetles of Bhutan (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae and Platypodinae): a synopsis with three new species of Scolytinae. Zootaxa 5174(1): 001–024. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5174.1.1. . Reference page.
Liao, S., Lai, S-C., Beaver, R.A., Gebhardt, H. & Wang, J-G. 2022. New species and new records of Scolytoplatypus Schaufuss (Curculionidae, Scolytinae) from China, and resurrection of Scolytoplatypus sinensis (Tsai & Huang, 1965) as a distinct species. Zookeys 1082ː 27–50. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1082.77637 Reference page.
Smith, S.M., Beaver, R.A., Sittichaya, W., Cognato, A.I. 2022. One hundred eighteen taxonomic changes among Xyleborine ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae). Zootaxa 5194(2): 151–175. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5194.2.1. . Reference page.
Smith, S.M., Beaver, R.A., Pham, T.H., Cognato, A.I. 2022, New species and new records of Xyleborini from the Oriental region, Japan and Papua New Guinea (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae). Zootaxa 5209(1): 001–033. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5209.1.1. . Reference page.
Zhang, Y.F., Meng, L.Z. & Beaver, R.A. 2022. A review of the non-lyctine powder-post beetles of Yunnan (China) with a new genus and new species (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae). Zootaxa 5091(4): 501–545. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5091.4.1. . Reference page.

2023

Sittichaya, W., Smith, S.M. & Beaver, R.A. 2023. New species, taxonomic changes and newly recorded species of Webbia Hopkins, ambrosia beetles from Thailand and neighbouring countries (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborini). Zootaxa 5264(1): 47–63. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5264.1.3. . Reference page.
Sittichaya, W., Smith, S.M. & Beaver, R.A. 2023. New species and newly recorded species of Anisandrus Ferrari, 1867 ambrosia beetles from Thailand (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae, Xyleborini). Zookeys 1182ː 289–306. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1182.105449 Reference page.