DIAPERINAE, Latreille, 1802

Peck, Stewart B., 2010, The beetles of the island of St. Vincent, Lesser Antilles (Insecta: Coleoptera); diversity and distributions, Insecta Mundi 2010 (144), pp. 1-77 : 45-46

SUBFAMILY DIAPERINAE

TRIBE DIAPERINI

SUBTRIBE ADELININA

Iccius rufotestaceus Champion 1896: 18 ; Leng and Mutchler 1914: 462; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 531; Marcuzzi 1984: 92; Valentine and Ivie 2005: 279. = Hypophloeus dufaui Pic 1945: 7 ; Chalumeau 1982:

194; Marcuzzi 1984: 98; Bremer and Triplehorn 1999: 59 (synonymy). Distribution. Guadeloupe, Guana, St. Vincent; widespread Antilles endemic?

SUBTRIBE DIAPERINA

Neomida suilla (Champion) 1896: 11 ( Arrhenoplita ); Leng and Mutchler 1914: 462; Blackwelder 1944- 1957: 527 ( Hoplocephala ); Marcuzzi and d’Aguilar 1971: 84; Marcuzzi 1984: 87; Ivie et al. 2008b: 254. Distribution. St. Vincent, Montserrat; Lesser Antilles endemic. Not Guadeloupe ( Chalumeau 1982: 193).

Platydema piliferum Champion 1896: 12 ; Leng and Mutchler 1914: 462; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 528; Marcuzzi 1984: 89. Distribution. St. Vincent; single island endemic.

Ulomoides ocularis (Casey) 1891: 65 ( Palembus ); Blackwelder 1944-1957: 527; Miskimen and Bond 1970: 92; Marcuzzi 1977: 38, 1984: 87; Triplehorn 1965: 388; Chalumeau 1982: 193; Valentine and Ivie 2005: 279; Ivie et al. 2008b: 254; Turnbow and Thomas 2008: 57. Distribution. Anguilla, Bahamas, Guana, Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloue, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Martin, St. Thomas, St. Vincent. USA (FL). Introduced to New World; introduced to Lesser Antilles; native to the Philippines. Notes. Sometimes a pest in tamarind pods.

TRIBE GNATHIDIINI

Menimopsis excaecus Champion 1896: 17 ; Leng and Mutchler 1914: 462; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 530; Marcuzzi 1984: 90. Distribution. St. Vincent; single island endemic. Genus endemic to Lesser Antilles. Notes. A soil inhabitant with much reduced eyes.