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

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Spangler, P. J., <strong>and</strong> S. Santiago-Fragoso. 1992.<br />

The aquatic beetle subfamily Larainae (Coleoptera:<br />

Elmidae) in México, Central America,<br />

<strong>and</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> West Indies. Smith. C<strong>on</strong>t. Zool. 528: 1-<br />

74.<br />

54. FAMILY DRYOPIDAE<br />

The l<strong>on</strong>g-toed water beetles<br />

This family has aquatic larvae <strong>and</strong> some adults<br />

are also aquatic. They occur in streams, in rotten<br />

logs, leaf litter, <strong>and</strong> flood debris, <strong>and</strong> adults come<br />

to lights.<br />

Pel<strong>on</strong>omus Erichs<strong>on</strong> 1847<br />

P. obscurus gracilipes Chevrolat 1864c: 406;<br />

Gundlach 1891: 51; Darlingt<strong>on</strong> 1936: 77<br />

Distributi<strong>on</strong>. <str<strong>on</strong>g>Cuba</str<strong>on</strong>g>, Bahamas, USA (OK-DE-<br />

FL). P. o. obscurus is in México, Guatemala,<br />

<strong>and</strong> Texas<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Cuba</str<strong>on</strong>g> localities. Ci: Soledad. M: Cárdenas;<br />

Cienaga de Zapata<br />

Collecti<strong>on</strong>s. Cambridge<br />

55. FAMILY LUTROCHIDAE<br />

The travertine beetles<br />

Both adults <strong>and</strong> larvae <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> this family are<br />

aquatic, <strong>and</strong> occur <strong>on</strong> rocks in rapids <strong>and</strong> flowing<br />

areas <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> streams <str<strong>on</strong>g>with</str<strong>on</strong>g> high calcium c<strong>on</strong>tent. They<br />

occur from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> sou<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rn United States to Brazil.<br />

Lutrochus Erichs<strong>on</strong> 1847: 509<br />

L. geniculatus Chevrolat 1864c: 406; Gundlach<br />

1891: 51; Darlingt<strong>on</strong> 1936: 75; Spangler 1981:<br />

166<br />

Distributi<strong>on</strong>. <str<strong>on</strong>g>Cuba</str<strong>on</strong>g>; Hispaniola<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Cuba</str<strong>on</strong>g> localities. Gu: Guantánamo, Rio<br />

Guasco; Rio Mogote at Matias<br />

Collecti<strong>on</strong>s. Cambridge. Washingt<strong>on</strong><br />

REFERENCES<br />

Spangler, P.J. 1981. Supplement to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> aquatic<br />

<strong>and</strong> semiaquatic Coleoptera <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Cuba</str<strong>on</strong>g>. Resultats<br />

des expediti<strong>on</strong>s biospéologique <str<strong>on</strong>g>Cuba</str<strong>on</strong>g>no-<br />

Roumaines à <str<strong>on</strong>g>Cuba</str<strong>on</strong>g> 3: 145-171.<br />

56. FAMILY LIMNICHIDAE<br />

The minute marsh-loving beetles<br />

Adults <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ten come to lights at night. Adults <strong>and</strong><br />

larvae may live in soil under moss <strong>and</strong> algae, at<br />

stream edges, <strong>and</strong> in flood debris.<br />

SUBFAMILY CEPHALOBYRRHINAE<br />

A <str<strong>on</strong>g>Checklist</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Beetles</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Cuba</str<strong>on</strong>g> 103<br />

Throscinus LeC<strong>on</strong>te 1874: 51<br />

T. aethiops Darlingt<strong>on</strong> 1936: 75; Wooldridge 1981:<br />

220<br />

Distributi<strong>on</strong>. <str<strong>on</strong>g>Cuba</str<strong>on</strong>g>, Hispaniola, Jamaica,<br />

Puerto Rico, USA (FL)<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Cuba</str<strong>on</strong>g> localities. N<strong>on</strong>e given<br />

Collecti<strong>on</strong>s. Cambridge (type)<br />

SUBFAMILY LIMNICHINAE<br />

TRIBE LIMNICHINI<br />

Eulimnichus Casey 1889: 146. Key in Wooldridge<br />

1979<br />

E. ater (LeC<strong>on</strong>te) 1854: 117 (Limnichus);<br />

Wooldridge 1978: 166<br />

Distributi<strong>on</strong>. <str<strong>on</strong>g>Cuba</str<strong>on</strong>g>, Jamaica, México, Central<br />

America, Colombia <strong>and</strong> Venezuela to Argentina,<br />

USA (TX-IN-FL)<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Cuba</str<strong>on</strong>g> localities.<br />

Collecti<strong>on</strong>s. Cambridge<br />

Limnichites Casey 1889: 146<br />

L. rudis Wooldridge 1977: 183<br />

Distributi<strong>on</strong>. <str<strong>on</strong>g>Cuba</str<strong>on</strong>g>, Hispaniola, Jamaica<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Cuba</str<strong>on</strong>g> localities. Ci: Soledad (t.l.)<br />

Collecti<strong>on</strong>s. Cambridge (type)<br />

SUBFAMILY THAUMASTODINAE<br />

Martinius Spilman 1959: 118<br />

M. ripisaltator Spilman 1966: 124<br />

Distributi<strong>on</strong>. <str<strong>on</strong>g>Cuba</str<strong>on</strong>g>. Endemic<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Cuba</str<strong>on</strong>g> localities. Ha: Havana (t.l.), seashore.<br />

Adults <strong>and</strong> larvae may be in moist s<strong>and</strong> or debris<br />

at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> high tide line<br />

Collecti<strong>on</strong>s. Washingt<strong>on</strong> (type)<br />

REFERENCES<br />

Spilman, T. J. 1966. A new species <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Martinius<br />

from <str<strong>on</strong>g>Cuba</str<strong>on</strong>g> (Coleoptera: Limnichidae). Coleop.<br />

Bull. 20: 123-125.<br />

Wooldridge, D. P. 1977. New World Limnichinae<br />

III. A revisi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Limnichites Casey (Coleoptera:<br />

Limnichidae). Great Lakes Ent. 10: 179-189.<br />

Wooldridge, D. P. 1978. New World Limnichinae<br />

IV. Eulimnichus Casey. A. Syn<strong>on</strong>omies, lectotype<br />

designati<strong>on</strong>s, <strong>and</strong> redescripti<strong>on</strong> (Coleoptera:<br />

Liminichidae). Great Lates Ent. 11:<br />

163-173.<br />

Wooldridge, D. P. 1979. New World Limnichidae<br />

IV. Eulimnichus Casey. B. Descripti<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> new<br />

species (Coleoptera: Limnichidae). Great Lakes<br />

Ent. 12: 1-11.

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