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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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Abstract

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.

Erich L. Spiessberger and Michael A. Ivie "Revision of the West Indian Cyrtosoma Perty (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Cnodalonini), with Descriptions of Three New Species," The Coleopterists Bulletin 72(4), 825-837, (28 December 2018). https://doi.org/10.1649/0010-065X-72.4.825
Received: 4 May 2018; Accepted: 12 September 2018; Published: 28 December 2018
KEYWORDS
biogeography
darkling beetles
Hesiodus
Stenochiinae
taxonomy
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