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

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Construction <strong>of</strong> a checklist <strong>of</strong> <strong>Cuba</strong>n beetles
This checklist is a summary <strong>of</strong> present knowledge
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> diversity, habits, and distributions <strong>of</strong>
<strong>the</strong> <strong>Cuba</strong>n beetle fauna. It is designed to be a companion
volume to <strong>the</strong> distributional checklist <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>
beetles <strong>of</strong> Florida (Peck and Thomas 1998). Much
work remains to be done to completely establish
<strong>the</strong> identity, validity, and accuracy <strong>of</strong> presently used
names <strong>of</strong> <strong>Cuba</strong>n beetles. Additionally, much more
field and laboratory study is required to document
<strong>the</strong> unreported or undescribed species, and <strong>the</strong>ir
distributions and bionomics in <strong>Cuba</strong>.
Methods and Materials
The body <strong>of</strong> this book is a species checklist,
<strong>with</strong> summarized information on <strong>the</strong> distribution
and bionomics <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> beetles <strong>of</strong> <strong>Cuba</strong>. The list was
constructed from two kinds <strong>of</strong> primary sources. The
first was modern taxonomic revisions or summaries
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> beetle fauna <strong>of</strong> <strong>Cuba</strong> or <strong>the</strong> West Indies,
or adjacent land masses. These are mentioned
where appropriate for each family unit, and are
cited in full at <strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> each family unit. If no
modern literature is known to me, a preliminary
list was constructed from Blackwelder’s (1944, 1957)
monumental checklist <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Beetles</strong> <strong>of</strong> Latin
America and <strong>the</strong> update <strong>of</strong> this by Arnett (1983).
Blackwelder’s checklist was partly formed by building
upon <strong>the</strong> earlier lists by Leng and Mutchler
(1914, 1917). Bruner (1951) contributed <strong>Cuba</strong>n
records missed by Blackwelder.
The beetle species described by <strong>the</strong> <strong>Cuba</strong>n entomologist
Fernando de Zayas (1988) are included
here, as well as <strong>the</strong> suggested synonomies <strong>of</strong> Ivie
(1991). O<strong>the</strong>r general works on beetles <strong>of</strong> <strong>Cuba</strong> or
<strong>the</strong> West Indies are few. An exception are <strong>the</strong> chapters
on aquatic beetle families by Spangler (1982).
Although <strong>the</strong>se are a valuable entry to <strong>the</strong> literature,
<strong>the</strong>y contain little direct or new information
about <strong>Cuba</strong>n beetles. The Zoological Record has been
searched from 1950-2003. I have also searched Biological
Abstracts on CD-ROM (from 1989-1995),
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (1994 to 2000),
AGRICOLA (from 1969 to 2000), and Entomology
Abstracts (vol. 1 to 31, 2000). The primary key
words in <strong>the</strong> searches were “<strong>Cuba</strong>” and “Coleoptera.”
After I prepared preliminary lists, I <strong>the</strong>n sought
specialists in <strong>Cuba</strong> or elsewhere who could check
<strong>the</strong>ir speciality families for accuracy and completeness.
The contribution <strong>of</strong> each specialist is acknowledged
for each family or section <strong>the</strong>y reviewed.
When possible, data have been added from collections
in <strong>Cuba</strong>, and some in North America such
as <strong>the</strong> Field Museum (Chicago), and <strong>the</strong> Museum
<strong>of</strong> Comparative Zoology (Harvard University). The
list is intended to be as complete as I have been
able to make it <strong>with</strong> <strong>the</strong> time and resources available.
It is constructed so that it can serve <strong>the</strong> needs