title: An annotated checklist of the New World pentodontine scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Pentodontini).
abstract: An updated and annotated checklist of the Pentodontini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae) of the New World is presented. The tribe is composed of 32 genera and 151 species, including the introduced species Heteronychus arator (Fabricius).
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Investigación Insectos de Colombia, Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.; Email: margaralopezg@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Margarita M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: López-García
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Red Interacciones Multitróficas, Carretera antigua a Coatepec 351, El Haya, 91070 Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. Programa de Investigación. Corporación Sentido Natural. Calle 124 # 70F-79, Bogotá, Colombia.; Email: hector.gasca@posgrado.ecologia.edu.mx.
authors.forename: Héctor J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Gasca-Álvarez
authors.affiliation: Indian River Research & Education Center, University of Florida, Ft. Pierce, Florida, United States of America.; Email: rdcave@ufl.edu.
authors.forename: Ronald D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Cave
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Investigación Insectos de Colombia, Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.; Email: gdamatg@unal.edu.co.
authors.forename: Germán
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Amat-García
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D058865:Introduced Species; D008297:Male