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

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Arthropods <strong>of</strong> Florida and Neighboring Land Areas, Vol. 18
This family occurs in North, Central, and South
America, and in <strong>the</strong> Greater and Lesser Antilles.
The larvae live <strong>with</strong> rotten wood, and adults are
most sommonly found crawling on leaves <strong>of</strong> plants
at dusk.
TRIBE ADERINI
SUBTRIBE ADERINA
Aderus Stephens 1829: 57
A. brunnipennis (LeConte) 1875: 176
Distribution. <strong>Cuba</strong>, Bahamas, USA (TX-PA-
FL)
<strong>Cuba</strong> localities.
Collections.
SUBTRIBE OLOTELINA
Gymnoganascus Werner 1990: 193
G. stephani Werner 1990: 193
Distribution. <strong>Cuba</strong>, México, USA (TX-OK-
KY-FL)
<strong>Cuba</strong> localities.
Collections.
REFERENCES
Werner, F.G. 1990. Revision <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Aderidae <strong>of</strong>
eastern North America. J. New York Ent. Soc.
98: 187-232.
154. FAMILY SCRAPTIIDAE
The false flower beetles
This is a nearly worldwide family, and occurs
especially in drier areas. Adults <strong>of</strong>ten occur on flowers
and larvae in decaying wood and leaf litter.
SUBFAMILY SCRAPTIINAE
TRIBE SCRAPTIINI
Scraptia Latreille 1807: 199
S. sp., Leng and Mutchler 1917: 215
Distribution. <strong>Cuba</strong>. Endemic
<strong>Cuba</strong> localities.
Collections.
SUBFAMILY ANASPIDINAE
TRIBE PENTARIINI
Pentaria Mulsant 1856: 391
P. multipilis Ray 1839: 303
Distribution. <strong>Cuba</strong>. Endemic
<strong>Cuba</strong> localities.
Collections.
SUPERFAMILY CHRYSOMELOIDEA
155. FAMILY CERAMBYCIDAE
The long-horned beetles
This is a very large family, and it is one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>
best studied in <strong>Cuba</strong>. The larvae bore into living
and dead plant tissue; in stems, roots, cambium
and sapwood. Adults are <strong>of</strong>ten found on flowers,
feeding on pollen and nectar. They are most <strong>of</strong>ten
collected on flowers, by beating or sweeping vegetation,
and at lights at night. The classification and
synonyms used here generally follow those in Monné
and Giesbert (1995). See Chemsak et al. (1992) for
a diferent classification. Zayas (1957) revised <strong>the</strong>
prionines <strong>of</strong> <strong>Cuba</strong>, and (1975) reviewed <strong>the</strong> entire
cerambycid fauna <strong>of</strong> <strong>Cuba</strong>, and gives some keys for
identification. Mészáros (1977) and Fernandez
García and Fiol Ferrer (1999) give data on host
plants and <strong>the</strong>se data are too extensive to repeat
here. Monné and Giesbert (1995) is <strong>the</strong> source <strong>of</strong>
distributions in and beyond <strong>Cuba</strong>, except where <strong>the</strong>y
do not use <strong>the</strong> synonyms in Zayas (1975). Browne
and Peck (1996) have examined <strong>the</strong> distribution <strong>of</strong>
<strong>Cuba</strong>n species into <strong>the</strong> Bahamas Islands and south
Florida.
SUBFAMILY PARANDRINAE
TRIBE PARANDRINI
Parandra Latreille 1804: 252
P. cribrata Thomson 1861: 87; Gundlach 1891: 243;
Zayas 1957: 159; 1975: 18
Distribution. <strong>Cuba</strong>, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico
<strong>Cuba</strong> localities. Widespread. At lights
Collections. Gundlach no. 1727. Zayas
P. cubaecola Chevrolat 1862: 275; Gundlach 1891:
243; Zayas 1957: 159; 1975: 19
Distribution. <strong>Cuba</strong>, and Puerto Rico, according
to Monné and Giesbert 1995
<strong>Cuba</strong> localities. Gr: Guamá. Ho: Sierra
Cristal. In trunks <strong>of</strong> pine trees
Collections. Gundlach no. 432. Zayas
(P. laevis Latreille 1804: 253)
Distribution. Hispaniola, Jamaica
<strong>Cuba</strong> localities. Not recognized by Zayas
(1975) for <strong>Cuba</strong>, but listed in Monné and
Giesbert (1995) <strong>with</strong>out documentation
Collections.
SUBFAMILY PRIONINAE
TRIBE MACROTOMINI
Stenodontes Audinet-Serville 1832: 173
S. (S.) chevrolati Gahan 1890: 23; Zayas 1957: 160;
1975: 21; Chemsak 1969: 185