SUBFAMILYCRIOCERINAE, Latreille, 1807

Peck, Stewart B., 2016, The beetles of the Lesser Antilles (Insecta, Coleoptera): diversity and distributions, Insecta Mundi 2016 (460), pp. 1-360 : 190-192

SUBFAMILYCRIOCERINAE

TRIBECRIOCERINI

[ Crioceris luridotestacea Wollaston 1867: 144 ; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 628; Takizawa 2003: 5. Distribution. St. Vincent Island in the mid-Atlantic Cape Verde Archipelago, not in the Lesser Antilles; error of Blackwelder 1944-1957: 628, error repeated by Takizawa 2003: 5. Notes. The genus Crioceris Geoffroy is not native to the Western Hemisphere, which supports the Old World location for this species.]

TRIBELEMIINI

Lema bifida Olivier 1808: 737 ; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 474; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 628; Takizawa 2003: 5. = Lema punctata Olivier 1796 : l, Figure 16, of Guadeloupe. Distribution. Cuba, Guadeloupe; widespread Antilles endemic. Notes. Continued study will probably show that some of the species currently in Lema actually belong to the genus Neolema (S. M. Clark , in litt.).

[ Lema clarkiana Wollaston 1867: 143 ; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 629; Takizawa 2003: 5. Distribution. St. Vincent Island in the mid-Atlantic Cape Verde Archipelago, not in the Lesser Antilles; error of Blackwelder 1944-1957: 628, error repeated by Takizawa 2003: 5.]

Lema guadelupensis Jacobson 1906: 311 ; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 630; Takizawa 2003: 6. = Lema scutellaris Fleutiauxand Sallé 1890: 474 of Guadeloupe. Distribution. Guadeloupe; singleisland endemic.

Lema insularis Jacoby 1888: 30 ; Jacoby 1897: 250; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 630; Takizawa 2003: 6. Distribution. St. Vincent? Panama (Taboga Island); the Lesser Antillesand Latin America ? Plate 53.

Lema marginata Olivier 1808: 748 ; Jacoby 1897: 252; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 630; Takizawa 2003: 7. Distribution. Grenada. Colombia; the Lesser Antillesand Latin America .

[ Lema milleriana Wollaston 1867: 142 ; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 630; Takizawa 2003: 7. Distribution. St. Vincent Island in the mid-Atlantic Cape Verde Archipelago, not in the Lesser Antilles; error of Blackwelder 1944-1957: 628, error repeated by Takizawa 2003: 7.]

Lema nigroarcuata Clark 1866: 45 ; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 474; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 630; Takizawa 2003: 7. Distribution. Guadeloupe; singleisland endemic.

Lema obscura Fabricius 1801: 476 ; Jacoby 1897: 252; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 631; Takizawa 2003: 7; Daltry 2009: 69 ( Oulema ). Distribution. Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, St. Lucia, St. Vincent. Trinidad, Argentina, Brazil, Peru; the Lesser Antillesand Latin America .

Lema ochracea Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 474 ; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 631. Distribution. Dominica, Guadeloupe (type locality) ; Lesser Antillesendemic.

Lema sharpi Jacoby 1897: 250 ; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 631; Tucker 1952: 346; Bennett and Alam 1985: 29; Takizawa 2003: 8. = Lema sp. , Bennettand Alam 1985: 29. Distribution. Barbados, Grenada; Lesser Antilles endemic. Notes. On various weeds.

Lema vittatipennis Baly 1879: 315 ; Jacoby 1897: 252; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 632; Takizawa 2003: 8; Daltry 2009: 69. Distribution. St. Lucia?, St. Vincent. Brazil (Amazon); the Lesser Antillesand Latin America . Notes. Daltry 2009: 69 also reports two other species probably in this genus from St. Lucia.

Neolema dorsalis (Olivier) 1791: 201 ( Lema ); Jacoby 1897: 250 ( Lema ); Blackwelder 1944-1957: 629; Cooter 1983: 185 ( Lema ); Takizawa 2003: 6; Valentineand Ivie 2005: 280; Ivieet al. 2008b: 255; Daltry 2009: 69. = Lema nigricornis Fabricius 1798: 91 ; Jacoby 1897: 250. = Lema retusa Fabricius 1792: 6 ; Fleutiauxand Sallé 1890: 474 of Guadeloupe, a misidentification; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 631 of French Guiana. Distribution. Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guana, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent. USA (s TX) to Panama, Colombia to Argentina and Peru; widespread New World. Notes. On Commelina spp. (Commelinaceae) in south Texas.

SUBFAMILY CASSIDINAE ; = Hispinae in Arnett et al. 2002.

TRIBECEPHALOLEIINI

Cephaloleia simplex Staines 2008: 2, 2014: 292 . Distribution. Dominica, Grenada; Lesser Antilles; single island endemic. Notes. Host: probably a native species of Zingiberales .

Melanispatruncata Baly 1858: 31 ; Fleutiauxand Sallé 1890: 480; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 718; Takizawa 2003: 94; Staines 2009: 23. Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic. Genus endemic to WestIndies.

TRIBECHALEPINI

Chalepus sanguinicollis (L.) 1771: 530 ( Hispa ); Champion 1897b: 277; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 727; Ramos 1946: 43; Miskimenand Bond 1970: 95; Takizawa 2003: 94; Valentineand Ivie 2005: 280; Ivieet al. 2008b: 255; Turnbow and Thomas 2008: 23; Staines 2009: 21; Daltry 2009: 68; Clark et al. 2013: 10; Thomaset al. 2013: 22. Distribution. Bahamas, Bequia, Caymans, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Guana, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Mona, Montserrat, PuertoRico, St. Croix, St. Lucia, St. Thomas, St. Vincent, Tortola, Union, Vieques. USA (FL), Mexico to Argentina and Bolivia; widespread New World. Notes. Daltry 2009: 68 notes a probable new species for St. Lucia.

Pentispa explanata (Chapuis) 1877: 5 ( Odontota ); Takizawa 2003: 95; Staines 2009: 24. Distribution. Grenada. Trinidad, Mexico to Panama, Colombia; the Lesser Antilles and Latin America ?

Xenochalepus plebejus (Chapuis) 1877: 16 ( Odontota ); Champion 1897b: 278; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 727; Takizawa 2003: 94 ( Chalepus ); Staines 2009: 25. Distribution. Grenada, St. Vincent. Colombia, Venezuela; the Lesser Antillesand Latin America .

TRIBEMEDSOMPHALIINI

Acromis spinifex (L.) 1763: 392 ( Cassida ); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 481 ( Selenis ); Blackwelder 1944- 1957: 743; Takizawa 2003: 96. Distribution. Guadeloupe. South America (Argentina) ; the Lesser Antilles and Latin America . Notes. Feeds on Ipomoea spp.

Chelymorpha cribraria (Fabricius) 1775: 90 ( Cassida ); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 480; Blackwelder 1944- 1957: 744; Takizawa 2003: 99; Ivie et al. 2008b: 255; Daltry 2009: 69. = Chelymorpha multipunctata (Olivier) 1791: 384 ( Cassida ); Blackwelder 1944-1957: 745; Woodruff et al. 1998: 17; Takizawa 2003: 99 (synonymy); Borowiec 2009: 649. = Chelymorpha multipunctata (Olivier) 1791: 384 ( Cassida ). = Chelymorpha polysticha Boheman 1854: 56 ; Fleutiauxand Sallé 1890: 480 of Guadeloupe; Champion 1897b: 279 of St. Vincent. Distribution. Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Barthélemy, St. John, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Union* (S. M. Clark det.).). USA (FL), Central America , Colombia, French Guiana, Paraguay, Brazil; widespread New World. Notes Feeds on species of Ipomoea spp. and other Convolvulaceae .

Dolichotoma chloris Hope 1840: 96 ; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 736; Takizawa 2003: 101. Distribution. St. Vincent; singleisland endemic.

Echoma distincta (Boheman) 1854: 141 ( Omoplata ); Fleutiauxand Sallé 1890: 481; Blackwelder 1944- 1957: 743; Takizawa 2003: 101. Distribution. Guadeloupe, Martinique; Lesser Antillesendemic.

Hilarocassisexclamationis (L.) 1767: 577 ( Cassida ); Fleutiauxand Sallé 1890: 480 ( Mesomphalia ); Champion 1897b: 278; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 742; Takizawa 2003: 104; Daltry 2009: 69. Distribution. Bequia* (S. M. Clark det.), Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Union. Mexico , Central, South America ; Trinidad; widespread Antillesand Latin America . Notes. Feeds on Jacquemontia sp.

Stolas aenea Olivier 1790b: 391 ; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 780 (Mesomphala); Blackwelder 1944-1957: 738; not in Takizawa 2003. Distribution. Guadeloupe. Guiana, Brazil; the Lesser Antilles and Latin America .

TRIBECASSIDINI

Agroiconota judaica (Fabricius) 1781: 109 ( Cassida ); Champion 1897b: 279 ( Coptocycla ); Blackwelder 1944-1957: 748; Takizawa 2003: 97; Borowiec 2009: 619. Distribution. Grenada, Mustique, St. Vincent. Panama to French Guiana to Brazil; the Lesser Antilles and Latin America .

Agriconota propinqua (Boheman) 1855: 289 ( Cassida ); Blackwelder 1944-1957: 752 ( Metriona ); Bennett and Alam 1985: 29; Takizawa 2003: 97; Borowiec 2009: 621. Distribution. Barbados, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico. Central and South America ; widespread Antilles and Latin America . Notes. Feeds on foliage of sweet potato and Merremia spp.

Charidotella guadeloupensis (Boheman) 1855: 427 ( Coptocycla ); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 481; Champion 1897b: 280 ( Coptocycla ); Blackwelder 1944-1957: 752 ( Metriona ); Takizawa 2003: 98. Distribution. Guadeloupe; Mustique and St. Vincent records need verification; Lesser Antilles endemic. Notes. Daltry 2009: 69 indicates a probable new species on St. Lucia.

Charidotella immaculata (Olivier) 1790b ; Borowiec 2009: 634. Distribution. Dominica. Venezuela to Trinidad, Surinam, Peru, Bolivia; the Lesser Antillesand Latin America .

Charidotella latevittata (Boheman) 1855: 151 ; Takizawa 2003: 98; Borowiec 2009: 636. Distribution. Caymans, Hispaniola, St. Vincent; widespread Antillesendemic.

Charidotella quadrisignata (Boheman) 1855: 150 ; Borowiec 2009: 638. Distribution. Cuba, the Lesser Antilles (islands not specified).

Charidotella sexpunctata (Fabricius) 1781: 109 ( Cassida ); Takizawa 2003: 98; Cooter 1983: 185 (as Metriona trisignata , according to Ivie et al. 2008b: 25; Borowiec 2009: 638; Schiller 2004: 18. = Coptocycla bicolor (Fabricius) 1798: 83 ( Cassida ); Champion 1897b: 279; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 751 ( Metriona ). = Coptocycla bistripunctata Olivier 1790b: 382 ; Fleutiauxand Sallé 1890: 481 of Guadeloupe. Distribution. Antigua, Bequia, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, St. Croix, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent. USA, Mexico to Costa Rica, Venezuela to Argentina; widespread New World. Notes. Feeds on Ipomoea batatas L. and various Convolvulaceae .

Deloyala guttata (Olivier 1791: 383 ( Cassida ); Blackwelder 1944-1957: 748; Miskimen and Bond 1970: 95; Daltry 2009: 69; Clark et al. 2013: 15; Thomaset al. 2013: 22. = Deloyala fuliginosa (Olivier) 1808: 971 ( Cassida ); Takizawa 2003: 100; Borowiec 2009: 664. Distribution. Caymans, Cuba, Guadeloupe (as variety fuliginosa Olivier ), Hispaniola, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Lucia. USA (widespread) to Mexico , to Colombia; widespread New World. Notes. Sometimes found on sweet potato but usually not economically important.

Microctenochira sp. quadrata ? (Degeer) 1775: 188 ( Ctenochira ); Blackwelder, 1944-1957: 757; Bennett and Alam 1985: 29. Distribution. Barbados (probably an introduction); introduced to the Lesser Antilles? Microctenochira quadrata is reported from Trinidad, Venezuela, French Guiana, Brazil and Paraguay (Borowiec 2009: 684). Notes. Feeds on leaves of sweet potato and sour grass