STAPHYLININAE, Latreille, 1802

Peck, Stewart B., Thomas, Michael C. & Robert H. Turnbow, Jr., 2014, The diversity and distributions of the beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) of the Guadeloupe Archipelago (Grande-Terre, Basse-Terre, La Désirade, Marie-Galante, Les Saintes, and Petite-Terre), Lesser Antilles, Insecta Mundi 2014 (352), pp. 1-156 : 37-38

SUBFAMILY STAPHYLININAE

TRIBE DIOCHIINI

Diochus nanus Erichson 1839: 301 ; Blackwelder 1943: 455; Herman 2001: 2446; Ivie et al. 2008b: 243. = Diochus perplexus Cameron 1922: 116 of Grenada. = Diochus apicipennis Cameron 1922: 116 of St. Vincent. = Diochus antennalis Cameron 1922: 117 of Grenada. Distribution. Barbados, Cuba, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Montserrat, Mustique, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Lucia, St. Vincent. Mexico to Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad to Brazil and Argentina; widespread Antilles and Latin America .

TRIBE XANTHOLININI

Neohypnus attenuatus (Erichson) 1839: 330 ( Xantholinus ); Blackwelder 1943: 478; Herman 2001: 3708; Ivie et al. 2008b: 244. Distribution. Antigua, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts, St. Thomas, St. Vincent. USA (CA-TX-FL), Mexico , Venezuela, Trinidad, Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay; St. Helena (introduced); widespread New World.

Neohypnus illucens Erichson 1839: 315 (Xantholinus) ; Blackwelder 1943: 488; Herman 2001: 3800; Ivie et al. 2008b: 244. Distribution. Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, St. Thomas, St. Vincent. Colombia, Venezuela, Tobago, Trinidad; widespread Antilles and Latin America .

Xantholinus solitarius Blackwelder 1943: 486 ; Herman 2001: 3823. Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic.

SUBTRIBE PHILONTHINA

Belonuchus bugnioni Fauvel 1901: 86 ; Blackwelder 1943: 428: Herman 2001: 2521. = Belonuchus eximius Bernhauer 1917b: 105 of Guadeloupe. Distribution. Guadeloupe, Martinique (type locality); Lesser Antilles endemic.

Cafius bistriatus (Erichson) 1840: 502 ( Philonthus ); Blackwelder 1943: 43; Ramos 1946: 33; Frank et al. 1986: 149, 158; Woodruff et al. 1998: 42; Herman 2001: 2569; Ivie et al. 2008b: 243; Turnbow and Thomas 2008: 52. Distribution. Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Carriacou, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Mona, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. John, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Thomas. Canada (NB, NS, PQ), USA (ME-FL-TX), Mexico to Trinidad, Tobago; widespread New World. Note. Found under seaweed and drift on beaches.

Cafius caribeanus Bierig 1934: 68 ; Blackwelder 1943: 437; Woodruff et al. 1998: 42; Frank et al. 1986: 149; Herman 2001: 2571. Distribution. Antigua, Carriacou, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Croix. USA (FL), Mexico , Panama, Venezuela, Brazil; widespread New World. Note. Found under seaweed and drift on beaches.

Cafius subtilis Cameron 1922: 121 ; Blackwelder 1943: 436; Ramos 1946: 33; Frank et al. 1986: 149; Herman 2001: 2578; Ivie et al. 2008b: 243. Distribution. Antigua, Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Mona, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Kitts. USA (FL); widespread Antilles and North and/or Central America . Note. Found under seaweed and drift on beaches.

Gabronthus thermarum (Aubé) 1850: 316 ( Philonthus ); Blackwelder 1943: 403; Frank 1983: 476; Smetana 1995: 481; Herman 2001: 2670; Perez-Gelabert 2008: 91. Distribution. Antigua, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Kitts. USA (e), Mexico, Costa Rica , French Guiana, Africa, Europe, Asia; Indian and Pacific ocean islands; widespread New World.

Philonthus discoideus (Gravenhorst) 1802: 38 ( Staphylinus ); Blackwelder 1943: 407; Smetana 1995: 184; Herman 2001: 2807; Ivie et al. 2008b: 244. Distribution. Antigua, Cuba, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Kitts. North America (widespread), Mexico to Venezuela; Atlantic Islands; Europe; Asia; Africa.; widespread New World.

Philonthus hepaticus Erichson 1840: 451 ; Blackwelder 1943: 401; Bennett and Alam 1985: 21; Smetana 1995: 175; Herman 2001: 2837; Ivie et al. 2008b: 244; Turnbow and Thomas 2008: 53. = Philonthus vilis Erichson 1825: 610 ; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 379 of Guadeloupe. Distribution. Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Grenadines, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Les Saintes, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Kitts, St. Thomas, St. Vincent. Canada (NB), USA (widespread), Mexico to Panama, Colombia, Tobago, Trinidad, Venezuela, Argentina, Chile; widespread New World; Australia, New Zealand.

Philonthus ventralis (Gravenhorst) 1802: 174 ( Staphylinus ); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 380; Blackwelder 1943: 404; Ramos 1946: 33; Woodruff et al. 1998: 43; Bennett and Alam 1985: 21; Smetana 1995: 190; Herman 2001: 2996; Ivie et al. 2008b: 244. Distribution. Antigua, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Culebra, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Mona, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Thomas, St. Vincent. USA (widespread), Mexico, Costa Rica , French Guiana, Tobago, Trinidad; Africa; Asia; Europe. Cosmopolitan; widespread New World.