SPHAERIDIINAE, Latreille, 1802

Peck, Stewart B., 2016, The beetles of the Lesser Antilles (Insecta, Coleoptera): diversity and distributions, Insecta Mundi 2016 (460), pp. 1-360 : 51-52

SUBFAMILY SPHAERIDIINAE

TRIBECOELOSTOMATINI

Dactylosternum abdominale (Fabricius) 1792: 79 ( Sphaeridium ); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 378; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 173; Hansen 1999: 254; Ivieet al. 2008b: 239; Perez-Gelabert 2008: 84. Distribution. Antigua *, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada *, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Jamaica (intentionally introduced), Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia * (also in Daltry 2009: 63), St. Vincent *. USA, Mexico to Argentina; Old World; introduced to New World; introduced to the Lesser Antilles; cosmopolitan, nativeto Afrotropics (Hansen 1999).

Dactylosternum subdepressum (Laporte) 1840: 58 ; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 174; Hansen 1999: 259. Distribution. Cuba, Dominica, Grenada *. Mexico to Panama to Brazil, Venezuela, Peru; widespread Antillesand Latin America .

Phaenonotum exstriatum (Say) 1835: 171 ( Hydrophilus ); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 377; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 173; Miskimenand Bond 1970: 81; Hansen 1999: 251; Valentineand Ivie 2005: 275; Ivieet al. 2008b: 240. Distribution. Antigua *, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada *, Guadeloupe, Guana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Lucia * (also in Daltry 2009: 63), St. Vincent *. USA (widespread), Mexico , Panama, Argentina, Brazil; widespread New World. Plate 3.

TRIBEOMICRINI

Aculomicrus undescribed species; Ivieet al. 2008b: 240; Daltry 2009: 63. Distribution. Dominica *, Montserrat, St. Lucia, St. Vincent *; Lesser Antilles endemic? Notes. The species keys to Aculomicrus minimus Smetana 1975: 179 of Mexico .

Omicrus laevis (Sharp) 1887: 770 ( Perochthes ); Smetana 1975: 173; new species record. Distribution. St. Vincent *. Mexico to Panama, Venezuela, Trinidad; the Lesser Antilles and Latin America .

Omicrus palmarum (Schwarz) 1878: 355 ( Cyclonotum ); Blackwelder 1944-1957: 174 ( Phaenotypus ); Smetana 1975: 170; Hansen 1999: 267; Valentineand Ivie 2005: 275; Daltry 2009: 63. Distribution. Dominica *, Guana?, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia. USA (FL); widespread Antillesand North and/or Central America . Plate 3.

Omicrus subopacus Smetana 1975: 162 ; Orchymont 1925: 292 as Perochthes sp. of Guadeloupe; Hansen 1999: 268; Bameul 2002: 227; Ivieet al. 2008b: 240. Distribution. Dominica, Guadeloupe, Montserrat; Lesser Antillesendemic.

TRIBEMEGASTERNINI

Cercyon (Cercyon) cribratus Laporte 1840: 62 ; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 174; Hansen 1999: 277. Distribution. Guadeloupe; singleisland endemic.

Cercyon (Cercyon) nigriceps (Marsham) 1802: 72 ( Dermestes ); Fleutiauxand Sallé 1890: 379; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 174; Hansen 1999: 284; Fiká ek 2009: 354. = Cercyon atricapillum (Marsham) 1802: 73 ; Smetana 1978: 137; Hansen 1999: 284; Ivieet al. 2008b: 240 of Montserrat, of Guadeloupe. Distribution. Antigua *, Jamaica, Grenada *, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Montserrat, Nevis *, Saba*, St. Lucia *, St. Vincent *. Widespread USA to Argentina; cosmopolitan; introduced to New World, probably native to Oriental Region; introduced to the Lesser Antilles.

Cercyon (Cercyon) variegatus Sharp 1882: 107 ; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 174; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 174; Smetana 1978: 105; Hansen 1999: 292; Ivieet al. 2008b: 240; Daltry 2009: 63. Distribution. Dominica, Jamaica, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia. USA (NC-TX), Mexico to Colombia and Venezuela to Argentina and Brazil; widespread New World.

Oosternum latum Fiká ek, Hebauer and Hansen 2009: 34. Distribution. St. Vincent; single island endemic.

Oosternum sharpi Hansen 1999: 242 , replacement name. = Oosternum costatum Sharp 1882: 113 ; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 173; Miskimenand Bond 1970: 81; Peck 1981: 525; Bennettand Alam 1985: 20; Valentineand Ivie 2005: 275; Daltry 2009: 63 of St. Lucia. Distribution. Barbados, Cuba, Guana, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Lucia. USA to Mexico to Panama and Venezuela; widespread New World. Introduced to Hawaii and Old World tropics. Notes. Usually found in wet decaying vegetation; also troglophile scavenger on wet bat guano in caves.

Pelosoma rufipes (Fleutiauxand Sallé) 1890: 378 ( Cercyon ); Blackwelder 1944-1957: 174; Hansen 1999: 300. Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic. Ivie et al. (2008b: 240) record an undetermined species in this genus on Montserrat, and Daltry (2009: 63) records one from St. Lucia.

Pelosoma scotti Knisch 1924: 121 ; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 174; Hansen 1999: 300. Distribution. Dominica; singleisland endemic.