TheWest Indian Cyrtosoma Perty are revised. Three species are described: Cyrtosoma dominicae Spiessberger and Ivie, new species from Dominica; Cyrtosoma luciae Spiessberger and Ivie, new species from Saint Lucia; and Cyrtosoma vincenti Spiessberger and Ivie, new species from Saint Vincent. A key to theWest Indian species of Cyrtosoma is provided. Authorship of Cyrtosoma lherminierii (Guérin-Méneville) is clarified. Platydema piceaLaporte and Brullé, 1831 is placed in Hesiodus Champion as Hesiodus piceus (Laporte and Brullé), new combination, a senior synonym of Hesiodus caraibus Fleutiaux and Sallé, new synonymy.
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28 December 2018
Revision of the West Indian Cyrtosoma Perty (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Cnodalonini), with Descriptions of Three New Species
Erich L. Spiessberger,
Michael A. Ivie
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The Coleopterists Bulletin
Vol. 72 • No. 4
December 2018
Vol. 72 • No. 4
December 2018
biogeography
darkling beetles
Hesiodus
Stenochiinae
taxonomy