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

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ORDER COLEOPTERA<br />

SUBORDER ARCHOSTEMATA<br />

Only <strong>on</strong>e species in this small suborder occurs<br />

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

1. FAMILY CUPEDIDAE<br />

This family occurs in North <strong>and</strong> South America,<br />

Asia, Africa, <strong>and</strong> Australia. N<strong>on</strong>e are known from<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> West Indies. The larvae live in rotten wood.<br />

2. FAMILY OMMATIDAE<br />

This family occurs in sou<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rn Brazil <strong>and</strong><br />

nor<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rn Argentina, <strong>and</strong> eastern Australia.<br />

3. FAMILY CROWSONIELLIDAE<br />

This family is known <strong>on</strong>ly from a minute, wingless,<br />

small eyed, soil dwelling species from central<br />

Italy.<br />

4. FAMILY MICROMALTHIDAE<br />

The teleph<strong>on</strong>e-pole beetles<br />

This family c<strong>on</strong>tains <strong>on</strong>ly <strong>on</strong>e species which is<br />

native to <strong>and</strong> widespread in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> sou<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>astern USA;<br />

larvae bore in partly rotted damp wood, such as<br />

pine logs, or in rotten structural timber. It is now<br />

widely introduced to many parts <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> world. Since<br />

larvae are known as amber fossils from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Dominican<br />

Republic (Philips 2001) <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> family may be<br />

a natural comp<strong>on</strong>ent <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>Cuba</str<strong>on</strong>g>n fauna.<br />

Micromalthus LeC<strong>on</strong>te 1878: 613<br />

M. debilis LeC<strong>on</strong>te 1878: 613; Silvestri 1941: 2;<br />

Lawrence 1982; 486; Philips 2001: 159<br />

Distributi<strong>on</strong>. <str<strong>on</strong>g>Cuba</str<strong>on</strong>g>, México to Brazil, Hawaii,<br />

H<strong>on</strong>g K<strong>on</strong>g, Africa. Native to se USA<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Cuba</str<strong>on</strong>g> localities. M: Grotta (cueva) Bellamar,<br />

larvae in wooden table<br />

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

REFERENCES<br />

Philips, T. K. 2001. A record <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Micromalthus<br />

debilis (Coleoptera: Micromalthidae) from Central<br />

America <strong>and</strong> a discussi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> its distributi<strong>on</strong>.<br />

Florida Ent. 84: 159-160.<br />

Silvestri, F. 1941. Distribuzi<strong>on</strong>e geografica del<br />

Micromalthus debilis LeC<strong>on</strong>te (Coleoptera<br />

Micromalthidae). Boll. Soc. Ent. Italiana 73:-<br />

2.<br />

SUBORDER MYXOPHAGA<br />

This suborder does not occur in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Cuba</str<strong>on</strong>g> or elsewhere<br />

in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> West Indies. Arce Pérez (1997,<br />

Dugesiana 4: 41-50) gives a summary <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> fauna<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> México <str<strong>on</strong>g>with</str<strong>on</strong>g> notes <strong>and</strong> references <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Neotropical<br />

fauna.<br />

5. FAMILY LEPICERIDAE<br />

Two species are known from flood debris al<strong>on</strong>g<br />

streams, from México to nor<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rn South America.<br />

6. FAMILY MICROSPORIDAE<br />

This family c<strong>on</strong>tains <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> single genus<br />

Microsporus Kolenati, known from North <strong>and</strong> Central<br />

America, Europe, Asia Minor, sou<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ast Asia,<br />

Africa, Madagascar, <strong>and</strong> Australia. Adults <strong>and</strong> larvae<br />

occur in mud, gravel <strong>and</strong> leaf litter <strong>on</strong> stream<br />

edges, or in moss in bogs.<br />

7. FAMILY HYDROSCAPHIDAE<br />

This family occurs in western North America,<br />

México, Panamá, Brazil, Eurasia, North Africa,<br />

sou<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ast Asia, <strong>and</strong> Madagascar. Larvae live in<br />

streams, where <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>y feed <strong>on</strong> algae.<br />

8. FAMILY TORRIDINCOLIDAE<br />

About 6 genera are known from Brazil, sou<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rn<br />

Africa, <strong>and</strong> Madagascar. Larvae live <strong>on</strong> wet<br />

rock surfaces.<br />

SUBORDER ADEPHAGA<br />

9. FAMILY RHYSODIDAE<br />

The wrinkled bark beetles<br />

Adults <strong>and</strong> larvae occur deep <str<strong>on</strong>g>with</str<strong>on</strong>g>in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> damp<br />

interior <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> logs <strong>and</strong> rotten wood. Adults force <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir<br />

way between layers <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> heartwood <strong>and</strong> seemingly<br />

feed <strong>on</strong> slime molds. A key to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Cuba</str<strong>on</strong>g>n species is<br />

in Bell <strong>and</strong> Bell (1995). Bell (2001) discusses <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

biogeography <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> West Indian fauna.<br />

TRIBE OMOGLYMMINI<br />

Plesioglymmius Bell & Bell 1978: 70<br />

P. compactus Bell & Bell 1979: 437; 1995: 187<br />

Rhysodes cubanus Zayas 1988: 9 (syn<strong>on</strong>omy by<br />

Ivie 1991: 400); Ho: Altiplano de Mayari (t.l.),<br />

Zayas (type)<br />

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

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