A Checklist of the Beetles of Cuba with Data on Distributions and ...

Distribution. Cayman Brac, Bahamas
<strong>Cuba</strong> localities.
Collections.
N. zayasi Barr 1976: 10
Distribution. <strong>Cuba</strong>. Endemic
<strong>Cuba</strong> localities. Ci: Cumanayagua
Collections.
Pelonium Spinola 1844: 341
P. piciventre Chevrolat 1874: 325
Distribution. <strong>Cuba</strong>. Endemic
<strong>Cuba</strong> localities.
Collections.
SUBFAMILY KORYNETINAE
Necrobia Olivier 1795: 76
N. ruficollis Fabricius 1775: 57; Jacquelin du Val
1856: 92 (Corynetes); Gundlach 1891: 244. The
redshouldered ham beetle
Distribution. <strong>Cuba</strong> (introduced), West Indies,
México to Argentina, cosmopolitan; in stored
products
<strong>Cuba</strong> localities. Widespread
Collections. Gundlach no. 544
N. rufipes DeGeer 1775: 165. The redlegged ham
beetle
Distribution. <strong>Cuba</strong> (introduced), West Indies,
México to Chile, USA (FL), cosmopolitan; found
on dry animal carcasses
<strong>Cuba</strong> localities. Widespread
Collections. Gundlach no. 339
(N. violacea (Linnaeus) 1758: 356)
Distribution. Cosmopolitan
<strong>Cuba</strong> localities.
Collections.
REFERENCES
Barr, W.F. 1976. Taxonomy <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> new clerid genus
Neorthopleura (Coleoptera). Melanderia 24:
1-14.
Opitz, W. 1997. Classification, natural history, and
evolution <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Epiphloeinae (Coleoptera:
Cleridae). Part I. The genera <strong>of</strong> Epiphloeinae.
Insecta Mundi 11: 51-96.
90. FAMILY ACANTHOCNEMIDAE
This family naturally occurs in Australia, and
has been introduced widely to o<strong>the</strong>r countries.
91. FAMILY PHYCOSECIDAE
This family lives in coastal sands <strong>of</strong> Australia
and New Zealand, and <strong>the</strong>y scavenge on detritus
or dead fish.
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92. FAMILY PRIONOCERIDAE
This family occurs in <strong>the</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>rn Palearctic,
Asia, and Africa.
93. FAMILY MELYRIDAE
The s<strong>of</strong>t-winged flower beetles
Reviewed by Douglas G. Le Doux,and Adriean
Mayor, March, 1997
Adults occur on flowers and feed on pollen,
spores or o<strong>the</strong>r insects. Both adults and larvae may
be very substrate specific, occurring on coastal sand
dunes, tidal flats, or on specific types <strong>of</strong> rock substrates
such as sandstones, igneous, and calcareous
rock outcrops. Larvae are predators and may
occur in litter, soil, or under bark or rocks.
SUBFAMILY MALACHIINAE
TRIBE MALACHIINI
Ablechrus Waterhouse 1877: 79
A. cubanus Wittmer 1984: 232
Distribution. <strong>Cuba</strong>. Endemic
<strong>Cuba</strong> localities. PR: Guane (t.l.); Pinar del
Rio; Viñales
Collections. New York (type); Basel
Anthocomus Erichson 1840: 97
A. dimidiatus Erichson 1840: 111; Jacquelin du
Val 1856: 91; Gundlach 1891: 250
(Acanthocomus)
Distribution. <strong>Cuba</strong>. Endemic
<strong>Cuba</strong> localities. M: Cárdenas; Cienaga de
Zapata
Collections. Gundlach no. 458
Attalomimus Wittmer 1976: 290
A. purpureipennis Wittmer 1976: 290
Distribution. <strong>Cuba</strong>. Endemic
<strong>Cuba</strong> localities. Ci: Soledad (t.l.)
Collections. Basel. Cambridge
Attalus Erichson 1840: 89
A. dimidiatus Erichson 1840: 11; Fall 1917: 81
Distribution. <strong>Cuba</strong>, USA
<strong>Cuba</strong> localities.
Collections. Berlin? (type)
A. nigra Zayas 1988: 64
Distribution. <strong>Cuba</strong>. Endemic
<strong>Cuba</strong> localities. SC: Pico Turquino (t.l.)
Collections. Zayas (type)
A. sp. Zayas 1988: 63
Distribution. <strong>Cuba</strong>. Endemic
<strong>Cuba</strong> localities. SC: Pico Turquino (t.l.)
Collections. Zayas