SCARABAEIDAE, Latreille, 1802

Thomas, Michael C., Robert H. Turnbow, Jr. & Steiner, Warren, 2013, An annotated checklist of the Coleoptera (Insecta) of the Cayman Islands, West Indies, Insecta Mundi 2013 (280), pp. 1-56 : 42-43

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5175775

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:64BF4BBE-05A9-4B7C-9F36-0D79A7D64169

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6D1A87F3-C62A-7734-28F9-7881FED5AFC3

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

SCARABAEIDAE
status

 

SCARABAEIDAE View in CoL

Ataenius beattyi Chapin

CAYMAN BRAC: Brac Paradise Subdivision (FSCA); Brac Parrot Reserve (FSCA); Hemmington Rd. and Songbird Dr. (FSCA); Major Donald Dr., 0.4 km E jct. Ashton Reid Dr. (FSCA); Major Donald Dr., 0.6 km E jct. Ashton Reid Dr. (FSCA); GRAND CAYMAN: no specifioc locality (FSCA)

Ataenius brevicollis Wollaston

GRAND CAYMAN: Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park (FSCA)

Ataenius carinator Harold

GRAND CAYMAN: Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park (FSCA)

Ataenius gracilis (Melsheimer)

GRAND CAYMAN: no specific locality (FSCA)

Ataenius heinikeni Wollaston

GRAND CAYMAN: 3 km W Colliers 19 o 21’N 81 o 07’W (USNM) GoogleMaps ; George Town (FSCA)

Ataenius imbricatus (Melsheimer)

GRAND CAYMAN: no specific locality (FSCA)

Ataenius liogaster Bates

GRAND CAYMAN: 3 km W Colliers 19 o 21’N 81 o 07’W (USNM) GoogleMaps ; George Town (FSCA); no specific locality (FSCA)

Ataenius peregrinator Harold

GRAND CAYMAN: North Side 19 o 18’N 81 o 12’W (USNM) GoogleMaps ; no specific locality (FSCA)

Ataenius platensis Blanchard

CAYMAN BRAC: Major Donald Drive, 0.4 km E Jct. Ashton Reid Drive (FSCA)

Ataenius sp. (terminatus group)

CAYMAN BRAC: Brac Paradise Subdivision (FSCA); Brac Parrot Reserve (FSCA); GRAND

CAYMAN: Mastic Trail (FSCA)

Ataenius scabrellus Schmidt

CAYMAN BRAC: Brac Paradise Subdivision (FSCA); Brac Parrot Reserve (FSCA); Hemmington Rd. and Songbird Dr. (FSCA); Maj. Donald Dr., 0.4km E Ashton Reid Dr. (FSCA); Maj. Donald Dr., 4km E Bluff Rd. (FSCA); GRAND CAYMAN: no specific locality (FSCA) ( Askew (1994) reported “ Ataenius nr. miamii Cartwright” without a specific locality; he was likely referring to this species)

Caymania nitidissima Ratcliffe and Cave

LITTLE CAYMAN: “Central Forest” (BMNH; Ratcliffe and Cave 2010); “Transect 2” (BMNH; Ratcliffe and Cave 2010); “Mid island ironshore/N of airstrip” (BCRC; Ratcliffe and Cave 2010)

Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius

CAYMAN BRAC: Major Donald Dr., 0.6 km E jct. Ashton Reid Dr. (FSCA); Creek (FSCA);

GRAND CAYMAN: no specific locality (FSCA)

Dyscinetus imitator Ratcliffe

CAYMAN BRAC: Brac Paradise Subdivision (RHTC); GRAND CAYMAN: Bodden Town ( Ratcliffe and Cave 2010); George Town ( Ratcliffe and Cave 2010); Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park (FSCA; Ratcliffe and Cave 2010; RHTC); Hutland (1.5 km S) ( Ratcliffe and Cave 2010); Mastic Trail (FSCA; Ratcliffe and Cave 2010); Prospect ( Ratcliffe and Cave 2010); Savannah ( Ratcliffe and Cave 2010); West Bay ( Ratcliffe and Cave 2010)

Euphoria sepulcralis sepulcralis (Fabricius)

CAYMAN BRAC: Creek (FSCA); GRAND CAYMAN: Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park (FSCA); George Town, UCCI (RHTC)

Gymnetis lanius (Linnaeus) ( Fig. 14)

GRAND CAYMAN: Boatswain Point (FSCA); Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park (FSCA); Frank Sound Road (FSCA; RHTC); George Town, UCCI (RHTC); Lower Valley (FSCA); Savannah (RHTC)

Labarrus pseudolividus (Balthasar)

CAYMAN BRAC: Major Donald Dr., 0.6 km E jct. Ashton Reid Dr. (FSCA) ; GRAND CAYMAN: no specific locality (FSCA); 3 km W Colliers 19 o 21’N 81 o 07’W (USNM) GoogleMaps

Leiopsammodius malkini (Cartwright)

CAYMAN BRAC: Creek (FSCA); GRAND CAYMAN: Mastic Trail (RHTC); Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park (FSCA)

Martineziana dutertrei (Chalumeau)

GRAND CAYMAN: George Town (FSCA)

Nialaphodius nigrita (Fabricius)

GRAND CAYMAN: 3 km W Colliers 19 o 21’N 81 o 07’W (USNM) GoogleMaps ; George Town (FSCA)

Phileurus valgus antillarum Prell

CAYMAN BRAC: Major Donald Drive, 0.4 km E Jct. Ashton Reid Drive (FSCA; Ratcliffe and Cave 2010); Major Donald Drive, 0.6 km E Jct. Ashton Reid Drive (FSCA; Ratcliffe and Cave 2010; RHTC); Hemmington Road (FSCA; Ratcliffe and Cave 2010; RHTC); GRAND CAYMAN: Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park (FSCA; Ratcliffe and Cave 2010); George Town, UCCI (FSCA; Ratcliffe and Cave 2010; RHTC); George Town (FSCA; Ratcliffe and Cave 2010); Mastic Trail (FSCA; Ratcliffe and Cave 2010); LITTLE CAYMAN: Central Forest ( Ratcliffe and Cave 2010)

Phyllophaga caymanensis Sanderson ( Fig. 15)

GRAND CAYMAN: Boatswain Point (FSCA) ; Boilers ( Sanderson 1939) ; East End ( Sanderson 1939); George Town (FSCA; Sanderson 1939); vicinity Gun Bay (FSCA; RHTC) ; Mastic Trail (FSCA; RHTC) ; North Side ( Sanderson 1939); Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park (FSCA; RHTC) ; South Sound ( Sanderson 1939) ; West Bay ( Sanderson 1939)

Phyllophaga n. sp.

CAYMAN BRAC: Brac Paradise Subdivision (FSCA); Brac Parrot Reserve (FSCA; RHTC); Hemmington Rd. at Songbird Dr. (FSCA; RHTC); Major Donald Drive, 0.4 km E Jct. Ashton Reid Drive (FSCA); Major Donald Dr., 0.6 km E jct. Ashton Reid Dr. (FSCA); Stake Bay (FSCA);

LITTLE CAYMAN: North Coast Rd., 0.1 km W jct. Olivine Kirk Rd. (FSCA)); 0.3 km SE Spot Bay (FSCA; RHTC)

Phyllophaga sp.

GRAND CAYMAN: no specific locality (FSCA)

Platytomus parvulus (Chevrolat)

CAYMAN BRAC: Creek (FSCA); GRAND CAYMAN: George Town, UCCI (RHTC)

Strategus caymani Ratcliffe

CAYMAN BRAC: Brac Parrot Reserve (FSCA; Ratcliffe and Cave 2010); Major Donald Drive, 0.6 km E jct. Ashton Reid Drive (FSCA; RHTC; Ratcliffe and Cave 2010); north coast Stakes Bay ( Ratcliffe 1976); west end of Cotton-tree land ( Ratcliffe 1976); LITTLE CAYMAN: south coast of South Town ( Ratcliffe 1976)

Strategus oblongus (Palisot de Beauvois)

CAYMAN BRAC: Brac Paradise Subdivision (FSCA; Ratcliffe and Cave 2010); GRAND CAYMAN: George Town (FSCA; Ratcliffe and Cave 2010); Mastic Trail (FSCA; Ratcliffe and Cave 2010); west end of George Town ( Ratcliffe 1976)

Strategus talpa (Fabricius)

GRAND CAYMAN: George Town (FSCA; Ratcliffe and Cave 2010)

Tomarus adoceteus Ratcliffe and Cave

GRAND CAYMAN: George Town (BCRC; FSCA; Ratcliffe and Cave 2010); LITTLE CAYMAN: Pirates’ Point (BMNH; Ratcliffe and Cave 2010)

Tomarus cuniculus (Fabricius)

GRAND CAYMAN: Boatswain Point, Lime Tree Estate (FSCA; Ratcliffe and Cave 2010); Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park (FSCA; Ratcliffe and Cave 2010); Mastic Trail (FSCA; Ratcliffe and Cave 2010)

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Scarabaeidae

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