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

Nausibius Lentz 1857: 75
N. clavicornis (Kugelann) 1794: 511 (Cucujus);
Thomas 1993: 26
Corticaria dentatus Marsham 1802: 108;
Jacquelin du Val 1857: 250 (Silvanus);
Chevrolat 1864: 613 (Nausibius); Gundlach
1891: 101
Distribution. <strong>Cuba</strong>, widespread Neotropics;
cosmopolitan
<strong>Cuba</strong> localities. Widespread
Collections.
Oryzaephilus Ganglbauer 1899: 45
(O. acuminatus Halstead 1980: 309)
Distribution. USA (FL); cosmopolitan; in
stored products
<strong>Cuba</strong> localities.
Collections.
(O. mercator Fauvel 1889: 132). The merchant
grain beetle
Distribution. <strong>Cuba</strong>?; cosmopolitan; in stored
products
<strong>Cuba</strong> localities.
Collections.
O. surinamensis (Linnaeus) 1758: 357; Chevrolat
1864: 613 (Silvanus); Gundlach 1891: 100. The
saw-too<strong>the</strong>d grain beetle
O. s. affinis Chevrolat (Leng and Mutchler 1914:
416)
Distribution. <strong>Cuba</strong> (introduced), widespread
Neotropics; cosmopolitan
<strong>Cuba</strong> localities.
Collections.
Silvanopropus Reitter 1911: 45
(S. scuticollis (Walker) 1859: 53)
Distribution. USA (OK-WV-FL); cosmopolitan
<strong>Cuba</strong> localities.
Collections.
Silvanus Latreille 1804: 158
(S. sp.; Thomas 1993: 23.)
Distribution. <strong>Cuba</strong>?; should be under bark
<strong>of</strong> trees, also in stored products
<strong>Cuba</strong> localities.
Collections.
REFERENCES
Thomas, M.C. 1993. The flat bark beetles <strong>of</strong>
Florida (Coleoptera: Silvanidae, Passandridae,
Laemophloeidae). Arthropods <strong>of</strong> Florida, Vol 15,
93 pp.
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104. FAMILY PASSANDRIDAE
The parasitic flat bark beetles
Members <strong>of</strong> this family are ectoparasitic on larvae
<strong>of</strong> wood boring insects
Catogenus Westwood 1830: 221
(C. rufus Fabricius 1798: 123)
Distribution. <strong>Cuba</strong>? The species occurs in
south Florida and o<strong>the</strong>rs are in <strong>the</strong> Caymans
and Puerto Rico, so <strong>the</strong> genus should occur in
<strong>Cuba</strong> (Slipinski 1989; Thomas 1993)
<strong>Cuba</strong> localities.
Collections.
Passandra Dalman 1818: 146
P. fasciata Gray 1832: 93; Chevrolat 1864: 611;
Gundlach 1891: 112; Slipinski 1986: 576
Distribution. <strong>Cuba</strong>, México to Argentina
<strong>Cuba</strong> localities. Widespread
Collections. Gundlach no. 5
Taphroscelidia Crotch 1873: 44
T. linearis LeConte 1863: 70
Distribution. <strong>Cuba</strong>, Bahamas, México, Brazil,
USA (CA-FL)
<strong>Cuba</strong> localities.
Collections.
REFERENCES
Slipinski, S.A. 1986. A review <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Passandridae
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) I. Genus
Passandra Dalman. Ann. Mus. Civ. Storia Nat.
Genova 86: 553-603.
Slipinski, S.A. 1989. A review <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Passandridae
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) II. Genus
Catogenus Westwood. Polskie Pismo Ent. 59:
85-129.
Thomas, M.C. 1993. The flat bark beetles <strong>of</strong>
Florida (Coleoptera: Silvanidae, Passandridae,
Laemophloeidae). Arthropods <strong>of</strong> Florida, Vol 15,
93 pp.
105.CUCUJIDAE
These commonly occur under bark and are facultative
predators. They do not occur in <strong>the</strong> Caribbean.
106. FAMILY LAEMOPHLOEIDAE
The lined flat bark beetles
Members <strong>of</strong> this family occur under bark where
<strong>the</strong>y feed upon fungi, and some are pests <strong>of</strong> stored
food products (Thomas 1993, 1991).