CHRYSOMELIDAE, Latreille, 1802

Robert H. Turnbow, Jr. & Thomas, Michael C., 2008, An annotated checklist of the Coleoptera (Insecta) of the Bahamas, Insecta Mundi 2008 (34), pp. 1-64 : 23-26

CHRYSOMELIDAE

Aphthona ? crucifera Blake

GREAT INAGUA: Salt Pond Hill (FSCA; RHTC)

Apraea eleutherensis Blake

ANDROS: Atala Coppice (FSCA); Behring Point (FSCA); Cactus Coppice (RHTC); Captain Bill’s Blue Hole (FSCA); Forfar Field Station (BYUC; FSCA; RHTC); Fresh Creek (AMNH; Blake 1965); Maidenhair Coppice (FSCA); Stafford Creek (RHTC); Uncle Charlie’s Blue Hole (FSCA); CROOKED

ISLAND: Landrail Point ( AMNH; Blake 1965); GRAND BAHAMA: West End ( AMNH; Blake 1965);

ELEUTHERA: Governors Harbour ( AMNH; Blake 1965)

Apraea ? pyritosa (Suffrian)

ANDROS: Cargill Creek (RHTC)

Argopistes n. sp.

ANDROS: Maidenhair Coppice (RHTC)

Capraita ?n. sp.

ANDROS: Atala Coppice (RHTC); Cactus Coppice (RHTC); Maidenhair Coppice (FSCA; RHTC)

Chaetocnema brunnescens Horn

ANDROS: Behring Point ( BYUC; FSCA; RHTC); Cactus Coppice ( BYUC; RHTC); Cargill Creek ( RHTC) ; Money Point ( RHTC) ; S of Fresh Creek on road to U.S. Naval Station ( FSCA) ; GREAT INAGUA: Matthew Town ( RHTC) ; Middle Point ( RHTC) ; strand S of Middle Point ( RHTC) ; vic. Middle Point ( FSCA) ; north coast road N21.10813 W73.60196 ( BYUC; FSCA); Salt Pond Hill ( BYUC; FSCA; RHTC); South Bay road ( RHTC)

Chaetocnema obesula LeConte

ANDROS: Atala Coppice (RHTC); Small Hope (RHTC); Stafford Creek (BYUC; RHTC)

Chalcosicya androsensis Blake

ANDROS: Cargill Creek (FSCA); Fresh Creek (AMNH; Blake 1965); CAT ISLAND: Bennett’s Harbour (USNM; Blake 1965)

Chalcosicya ?n. sp.

GREAT INAGUA: strand s of Middle Point (RHTC); Northwest Point (FSCA; RHTC); Salt Pond Hill (FSCA; RHTC); South Bay road (FSCA; RHTC); 2-3 mi. N Salt Pond Hill (FSCA); entrance Union Creek Preserve (FSCA)

Chalepus sanguinicollis (Linnaeus)

ANDROS: Forfar Field Station (FSCA)

? Charidotella sp.

ANDROS: Forfar Field Station (RHTC)

Chlamisus conifera (Lacordaire)

ANDROS: Jungle Pond (FSCA)

Cryptocephalus azureipennis Suffrian

SOUTH BIMINI: no specific locality ( Vaurie 1952b)

Cryptocephalus marginicollis Suffrian

ELEUTHERA: Egg Island ( Wickham 1895); NEW PROVIDENCE: Nassau ( Watson 1944)

Cryptocephalus saucius Suffrian (or near)

ANDROS: Bowen Sound (FSCA); Cactus Coppice (RHTC); Forfar Field Station (FSCA; RHTC); Maidenhair Coppice (FSCA; RHTC); Nicholls Town (FSCA); Owens Town (FSCA; RHTC); Stafford Creek (BYUC; RHTC); 3-4 mi. S South Blanket Sound (RHTC)

Cryptocephalus viridipennis Suffrian

ANDROS: Behring Point (FSCA); Bowen South (RHTC); Captain Bill’s Blue Hole (FSCA; RHTC); Cargill Creek (FSCA; RHTC); Forfar Field Station (FSCA; RHTC); Maidenhair Coppice (FSCA); Owens Town (FSCA); nr. San Andros (BYUC; FSCA; RHTC); Small Hope (RHTC); Stafford Creek (BYUC: RHTC); Uncle Charlie’s Blue Hole (FSCA); GRAND BAHAMA: Brookwood Farm (FSCA); Wallace Farm (BYUC; FSCA)

Cryptocephalus n. sp. 1

ANDROS: Atala Coppice (FSCA; RHTC); Captain Bill’s Blue Hole (FSCA; RHTC); Cargill Creek (RHTC); Forfar Field Station (RHTC); Maidenhair Coppice (FSCA; RHTC) Morgan’s Bluff (RHTC); Stafford Creek (RHTC); Uncle Charlie’s Blue Hole (FSCA)

Cryptocephalus n. sp. 2

ANDROS: Behring Point (FSCA; RHTC); Cactus Coppice (FSCA; RHTC); Captain Bill’s Blue Hole (FSCA); Cargill Creek (FSCA; RHTC); Forfar Field Station (FSCA; RHTC); Maidenhair Coppice (FSCA); Money Point (FSCA); 1-2 mi. W Stafford Creek (RHTC); Small Hope (RHTC); S of Fresh Creek on road to U.S. Naval Station (FSCA); Stafford Creek (RHTC); 3-4 mi. S South Blanket Sound (RHTC)

Cryptocephalus n. sp. 3

ANDROS: Bowen Sound (FSCA); Forfar Field Station (FSCA; RHTC); 1-2 mi. W Stafford Creek (FSCA); Stafford Creek (RHTC); 3-4 mi. S South Blanket Sound (RHTC); Uncle Charlie’s Blue Hole (RHTC)

Cryptocephalus n. sp. 4

GREAT INAGUA: Northwest Point (FSCA; RHTC); Salt Pond Hill (RHTC)

Diachus auratus (Fabricius)

ANDROS: Owens Town (RHTC); Stafford Creek (RHTC)

Diachus squalens (Suffrian)

“ BAHAMAS ”: no other locality information ( Peck 2005)

Disonycha discoidea (Fabricius)

ANDROS: Bowen Sound (FSCA)

Disonycha pensylvanica (Illiger)

ANDROS: Forfar Field Station (RHTC)

Disonycha spilotrachela Blake

GREAT INAGUA: South Bay road (BYUC; FSCA); Salt Pond Hill (BYUC; RHTC)

Epitrix fasciata Blatchley

“ BAHAMAS ”: no other locality information ( Peck 2005)

Epitrix sp. 1

ANDROS: Forfar Field Station (FSCA); Stafford Creek (RHTC)

Epitrix sp. 2

ANDROS: Captain Bill’s Blue Hole (RHTC)

Eurypepla calochroma (Blake)

ANDROS: Driggs Hills, near South Bight ( Blake 1965)

Eurypepla vitrea (Boheman)

“ BAHAMAS ”: no other locality information ( Peck 2005)

Exema ? gibber (Fabricius)

ANDROS: Cactus Coppice (BYUC; FSCA; RHTC); Cargill Creek (RHTC); Owens Town (FSCA); Stafford Creek (RHTC)

Glyptina ?n. sp.

ANDROS: Maidenhair Coppice (FSCA); GREAT INAGUA: Matthew Town (RHTC)

Hemilactica n. sp.

ANDROS: Forfar Field Station (FSCA); Jungle Pond (FSCA); Maidenhair Coppice (FSCA); GREAT

INAGUA: strand S of Middle Point ( RHTC) ; vic. Middle Point ( FSCA) ; north coast road N21.10813 W73.60196 ( FSCA) ; Northwest Point ( FSCA) ; Salt Pond Hill ( RHTC)

Hemisphaerota prob. n. sp.

ANDROS: Cargill Creek (FSCA)

Homoschema androsensis (Blake)

ANDROS: Atala Coppice (RHTC); Cactus Coppice (BYUC; FSCA); Captain Bill’s Blue Hole (FSCA); Cargill Creek (FSCA); Jungle Pond (FSCA); Owens Town (RHTC); Small Hope (BYUC; RHTC)

Homoschema ? longense Blake

ANDROS: Forfar Field Station (BYUC; FSCA; RHTC); LONG ISLAND: Deadman’s Cay (AMNH; Blake 1965)

Kuschelina brachyscelus (Blake) [= Oedionychus brachyscelus Blake ]

GRAND BAHAMA: West End ( AMNH; Blake 1965)

Leucocera sp.

ANDROS: Behring Point (FSCA; RHTC); Jungle Pond (FSCA); S of Fresh Creek on road to U.S. Naval Station (FSCA)

Longitarsus ? providensis Blake

ANDROS: Forfar Field Station (BYUC; FSCA; RHTC); ELEUTHERA: Governors Harbour (AMNH; Blake 1965); GREAT INAGUA: Matthew Town (AMNH; Blake 1965); NEW PROVIDENCE: 5 mi. W Nassau (AMNH; Blake 1965)

Longitarsus ? rosensis Blake

ANDROS: Forfar Field Station (FSCA); Maidenhair Coppice (BYUC; FSCA); GRAND BAHAMA: Pine Ridge (AMNH; Blake 1965; USNM)

Longitarsus ? testaceus (Melsheimer

ANDROS: Behring Point (FSCA)

Longitarsus ?n. sp.

GREAT INAGUA: vic. Middle Point (FSCA)

Megistops bahamensis Blake

ANDROS: Captain Bill’s Blue Hole ( FSCA) ; ELEUTHERA: Harbour Island ( Blake 1952)

Metachroma adustum Suffrian

GREAT INAGUA: strand s of Middle Point ( RHTC) ; vic. Middle Point ( FSCA) ; north coast road N21.10813 W73.60196 ( FSCA) ; Northwest Point ( BYUC; FSCA); Salt Pond Hill ( BYUC; FSCA; RHTC); South Bay road ( FSCA)

Metachroma felis Blake

ANDROS: Behring Point (RHTC); Cactus Coppice (RHTC); Cargill Creek (RHTC); Forfar Field Station (FSCA; RHTC); 1-2 mi. E London Creek (RHTC); Owens Town (BYUC; RHTC); S of Fresh Creek on road to U.S. Naval Station (FSCA); Stafford Creek (RHTC); CAT ISLAND: Arthurs Town ( Blake 1970; MCZC)

Metachroma ? felis Horn

ANDROS: Forfar Field Station (FSCA); Maidenhair Coppice (FSCA); 1-2 mi. S London Creek (FSCA); Owens Town (FSCA; RHTC)

Metachroma nassauense Blake

NEW PROVIDENCE: Nassau ( Blake 1970; USNM)

Metachroma testaceum Blatchley

ELEUTHERA: no specific locality ( Blake 1970)

Metachroma ? testaceum Blatchley

GREAT INAGUA: Middle Point (RHTC)

Metachroma testaceum elachistum Blake

ANDROS: Atala Coppice (FSCA); Cargill Creek (BYUC; FSCA; RHTC); Forfar Field Station (BYUC; FSCA; RHTC); Maidenhair Coppice (BYUC; FSCA; RHTC); Money Point (FSCA; RHTC); S of Fresh Creek on road to U.S. Naval Station (FSCA); Stafford Creek (RHTC)

Metachroma n. sp. 1

ANDROS: Forfar Field Station ( FSCA) ; ELEUTHERA: Rainbow Bay ( FSCA)

Metachroma ?n sp. 2

ANDROS: Atala Coppice (FSCA); Cactus Coppice (RHTC); Forfar Field Station (FSCA; RHTC); Owens Town (FSCA; RHTC)

Metachroma ?n. sp. 3

ELEUTHERA: Rainbow Bay ( FSCA)

Metachroma ?n. sp. 4

GREAT INAGUA: Middle Point ( RHTC) ; vic. Middle Point ( FSCA) ; north coast road N21.10813 W73.60196 ( FSCA) ; Northwest Point ( FSCA)

Monomacra albina (Blake)

ANDROS: Pigeon Cay ( Anderson 1996); ELEUTHERA: Egg Island ( Blake 1946)

Monomacra androsensis (Blake)

ANDROS: Captain Bill’s Blue Hole (FSCA); Cargill Creek (BYUC; FSCA); Forfar Field Station (BYUC; FSCA); Maidenhair Coppice (BYUC; FSCA); Owens Town (FSCA); Stafford Creek (RHTC); Uncle Charlie’s Blue Hole (FSCA)

Monomacra eleutherae (Blake)

ELEUTHERA: no specific locality ( Blake 1946)

Oomorphus floridanus Horn

ANDROS: Atala Coppice (BYUC; FSCA); Forfar Field Station (FSCA; RHTC); Money Point (FSCA); Owens Town (RHTC); nr. San Andros (FSCA); Stafford Creek (RHTC)

Pachybrachis sp. 1

ANDROS: Behring Point (FSCA); Forfar Field Station (FSCA; RHTC); Stafford Creek (RHTC)

Pachybrachis sp. 2

ANDROS: Forfar Field Station (FSCA); Stafford Creek (RHTC)

Pachybrachis sp. 3

ANDROS: Forfar Field Station (FSCA); Maidenhair Coppice (FSCA); 3-4 mi. S South Blanket Sound (FSCA; RHTC)

Pachybrachis sp. 4

ANDROS: Forfar Field Station (FSCA); Maidenhair Coppice (FSCA); 3-4 mi. S South Blanket Sound (FSCA; RHTC)

Pachybrachis sp. 5

ANDROS: Behring Point (FSCA; RHTC); Forfar Field Station (RHTC)

Pachybrachis sp. 6

GREAT INAGUA: Salt Pond Hill (FSCA)

Pachybrachis sp. or spp.

ANDROS: Pigeon Cay ( Anderson 1996); ELEUTHERA: Egg Island ( Wickham 1895)

Syphrea bahamensis (Blake) [= Hermaeophaga bahamensis Blake ]

EXUMA: Bitter Guana Cay ( Blake 1965; USNM); LONG ISLAND: Clarence Town (AMNH; Blake 1965)

Syphrea ? bahamensis (Blake)

GREAT INAGUA: Matthew Town ( RHTC) ; north coast road N21.10813 W73.60196 ( FSCA) ; Salt Pond Hill ( FSCA: RHTC); South Bay road ( FSCA)

Triachus cerinus LeConte

ANDROS: Behring Point (RHTC); Captain Bill’s Blue Hole (BYUC; FSCA; RHTC); Forfar Field Station (FSCA); Maidenhair Coppice (FSCA; RHTC); GREAT INAGUA: Salt Pond Hill (BYUC; FSCA; RHTC)

Yingaresca n sp. 1

ANDROS: Captain Bill’s Blue Hole (RHTC); Forfar Field Station (FSCA); Owens Town (FSCA; RHTC)

Yingaresca n. sp. 2

ANDROS: Forfar Field Station (RHTC); S of Fresh Creek on road to U.S. Naval Station (FSCA; RHTC)

Zepherina n. sp.

ANDROS: Atala Coppice (FSCA; RHTC); Captain Bill’s Blue Hole (FSCA; RHTC); Forfar Field Station (FSCA; RHTC); Jungle Pond (FSCA); Maidenhair Coppice (FSCA; RHTC); Small Hope (RHTC); Uncle Charlie’s Blue Hole (FSCA)