Phelister Marseul, 1854 in Cuba: first West Indies records of Phelister completus Schmidt, 1893, and notes on other Cuban species (Coleoptera, Histeridae, Histerinae)

By

Megna, Yoandri S.
Lamoth-Mayet, Yunier
Caterino, Michael S. (Michael Stephen), 1969-
Lackner, Tomáš

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021-1-6

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

17

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

39--44

Subjects

Exosternini , Faunistics , new records , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/17.1.39

 

Abstract

We present a key to the three species of the genus Phelister Marseul, 1854 (Coleoptera, Histeridae), occurring in Cuba along with diagnoses and habitus drawings. All three species are newly recorded for the cadaveric fauna in Cuba. In addition, we address the taxonomic composition and distribution of the genus Phelister in the country. Phelister completus Schmidt, 1893 from the West Indies is recorded for the first time from Cuba.