A Checklist of the Beetles of Cuba with Data on Distributions and ...
A Checklist of the Beetles of Cuba with Data on Distributions and ...
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Arthropods <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Florida <strong>and</strong> Neighboring L<strong>and</strong> Areas, Vol. 18<br />
Table 7. Genera <str<strong>on</strong>g>with</str<strong>on</strong>g> 10 or more endemic species, showing significant speciati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>with</str<strong>on</strong>g>in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Cuba</str<strong>on</strong>g>.<br />
Family Genus number <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Species<br />
Carabidae Platynus 14<br />
Staphylinidae Osorius 15<br />
Scarabaeidae Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) 68<br />
Anoplosiagum 15<br />
Lampyridae Callopisma 12<br />
Photinus 11<br />
Tenebri<strong>on</strong>idae Diastolinus 20<br />
Lobopoda 18<br />
Cyrtosoma 13<br />
Str<strong>on</strong>gylium 11<br />
Cerambycidae Elaphidi<strong>on</strong> 29<br />
Leptostylus 10<br />
Chrysomelidae Lema 18<br />
Cryptocephalus 62<br />
Pachybrachis 16<br />
Chlamisius 12<br />
Metachroma 28<br />
Leucocera 11<br />
Oedi<strong>on</strong>ychus 12<br />
Stoiba 11<br />
Anthribidae Tropideres 15<br />
Curculi<strong>on</strong>idae Lachnopus 30<br />
Exophthalmus 20<br />
C<strong>on</strong>otrachelus 10<br />
Anth<strong>on</strong>omus 20<br />
Acalles 12<br />
Pseudomus 11<br />
Cryptorhynchus 37<br />
been through <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> air by wind <strong>and</strong> flight, <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> sea<br />
surface by rafting <strong>on</strong> floating materials, <strong>and</strong> by<br />
being transported by o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r animals such as birds.<br />
Such movements were likely most frequent in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
past during times <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Pleistocene c<strong>on</strong>tinental glaciati<strong>on</strong>,<br />
when sea levels were lower than at present,<br />
<strong>and</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> margins <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> surrounding isl<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> c<strong>on</strong>tinents<br />
were closer to <str<strong>on</strong>g>Cuba</str<strong>on</strong>g> than now.<br />
Introduced species.<br />
A significant number <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> species <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> beetles (86<br />
are presently recognized) have undoubtedly been<br />
brought to <str<strong>on</strong>g>Cuba</str<strong>on</strong>g> through ei<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> intenti<strong>on</strong>al or<br />
accidental acti<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> humans. Table 8 lists <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> species<br />
presently thought to be introduced to <str<strong>on</strong>g>Cuba</str<strong>on</strong>g>.<br />
Many <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se originate in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Old World, <strong>and</strong> many<br />
are important pests <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> agricultural crops, trees, <strong>and</strong><br />
stored products. The number <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> introducti<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
such pests will c<strong>on</strong>tinue to grow <str<strong>on</strong>g>with</str<strong>on</strong>g>out efforts to<br />
prevent this.<br />
Caribbean Insect Biogeography<br />
The West Indies are am<strong>on</strong>g <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> world’s biologically<br />
most important isl<strong>and</strong> groups. <str<strong>on</strong>g>Cuba</str<strong>on</strong>g> is <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
largest isl<strong>and</strong> in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> West Indies. It lies in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> midst<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r isl<strong>and</strong>s or isl<strong>and</strong> groups (Bahamas,