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)

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Publications edit

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1998 edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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.

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2023 edit

  • 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