SUBFAMILYRUTELINAE, MacLeay, 1819

Peck, Stewart B., 2016, The beetles of the Lesser Antilles (Insecta, Coleoptera): diversity and distributions, Insecta Mundi 2016 (460), pp. 1-360 : 91-92

SUBFAMILYRUTELINAE

Chalumeau (1985b: 215-219) gives the following erroneous records (misidentifications) for the Lesser Antilles. Rutela laeta Weber 1801: 68 ; Paulian 1947 of Guadeloupe. Rutela lineola L. 1767: 552, Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 400 of Guadeloupe; Paulian 1947a: 61. Cnemida retusa Fabricius 1801: 133 ; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 400 of Guadeloupe. Macraspis lucida Olivier 1789: 74 ; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 400 of Guadeloupe, Blackwelder 1944-1957: 242, Paulian 1947a: 58. Strigoderma marginatum Olivier 1789: 70 ; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 399 of Guadeloupe. Anomala valida Burmeister 1844: 264 ; Fleutiauxand Sallé 1890: 399 of Guadeloupe.

TRIBEANOMALINI

Anomala glaseri Chalumeau 1985b: 251 . Distribution. Grenada, Mustique*, Union*; single island endemic.

Anomala insularis (Laporte) 1840: 136 ( Euchlora ); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 399; Paulian 1947a: 62; Chalumeauand Gruner 1976: 106; Cartwrightand Chalumeau 1978: 24; Chalumeau 1978: 43, 1983a: 131, 1985b: 248; Touroult 2005: 85. = Anomala marginata (Fabricius) 1792: 164 of Guadeloupe, of Martinique. = Anomala cincta latreillei Blanchard 1850: 188 of Guadeloupe, of Martinique. Distribution. Désirade, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Les Saintes, Martinique, Marie-Galante; Petite Terre, St. Kitts ( Anomala insularis liamaigae Chalumeau 1985b: 249 ), St. Vincent *; not Hispaniola (contrary to Perez-Gelabert 2008: 95 and Blackwelder 1944-1957); Lesser Antilles endemic. Notes. Adults attracted to lights at many sites; larvae found in decaying breadfruit and mangos. Plates 8 and 9.

Anomala luciae Blanchard 1851: 187 ; Chalumeau 1980: 84 (lectotype), 1983a: 132, 1985b: 250; Marquet and Roguet 2003: 12; Touroultand Poirier 2012: 49. = Anomala inconstans Burmeister 1844: 252 , Blackwelder 1944-1957: 244; Chalumeau 1985b 250 of Mexico to Colombia, Brazil; not Martinique, not St. Lucia, not St. Vincent, see Chalumeau 1985b: 250. Distribution. Grenada *, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent; Lesser Antillesendemic.

Anomala undescribed species, insularis group, Ivieet al. 2008b: 244. Distribution. Montserrat; single island endemic.

TRIBERUTELINI

Chlorota tristis Arrow 1900: 178 ; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 240; Chalumeau 1985b: 242. Distribution. St. Vincent; singleisland endemic.

Macraspis tristis Laporte 1840: 117 ; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 399 ( Antichira ); Paulian 1947a: 58; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 242; Chalumeauand Gruner 1976: 103; Cartwrightand Chalumeau 1978: 22; Chalumeau 1983a: 126; Chalumeau 1985b: 244; Schiller 2004: 23; Touroult 2005: 85; Ivieet al. 2008b: 244. Distribution. Barbados * (probably introduced because it was only discovered there in 2007), Dominica, Guadeloupe, Montserrat; Lesser Antilles endemic. Notes. Adults attracted to flowers of Poinciana sp. (flametree); larvae in decaying trees. Plate 11.

Pelidnota velutipes Arrow 1900: 179 ; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 238; Chalumeau 1985b: 238. Distribution. Grenada (type locality), St. Vincent. Trinidad, Venezuela ; the Lesser Antillesand Latin America .

Rutela striata (Olivier) 1789: 79 ( Cetonia ); Fleutiauxand Sallé 1890: 400; Paulian 1947a: 61; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 239; Chalumeauand Gruner 1976: 104; Chalumeau 1978: 44, 1983a: 127, 1985b: 241; Jameson 1997: 102; Schiller 2004: 23; Touroult 2005: 85; Ivieet al. 2008b: 244; Touroultand Poirier 2012: 49. = Rutela striata variety guadelupensis Laporte 1840: 120 of Guadeloupe. = Rutela striata variety marginicollis Laporte 1840: 120 of Guadeloupe. Distribution. Rutela striata striata: Désirade , Guadeloupe, Les Saintes, Montserrat; Rutela striata antiqua Ohaus 1922: 325 (= Rutela striata martinicensis Chalumeau and Gruner 1976: 105 ; Marquet and Roguet 2003: 12): Martinique, St. Lucia (Jameson 1997: 104); Lesser Antillesendemic. Not Venezuela. Plate 13.

Xenopelidnota anomala (Burmeister) 1844: 275 ( Plusiotis ); Blackwelder 1944-1957: 235; Chalumeau 1985b: 236. Distribution. Grenada *, St. Vincent ( Xenopelidnota anomala porioni Chalumeau 1985b: 236 ). Colombia, Trinidad, Venezuela, Bolivia; the Lesser Antillesand Latin America . Plate 14.

TRIBEGENIATINI

Leucothyreus guadulpiensis Burmeister 1844: 501 ; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 401; Paulian 1947a: 64; Chalumeauand Gruner 1976: 107; Cartwrightand Chalumeau 1978: 22; Chalumeau 1978: 43, 1983a: 133; Chalumeau 1985b: 254; Schiller 2004: 34; Ivieet al. 2008b: 244. Distribution. Antigua *, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Marie-Galante, Montserrat, St. Kitts; Lesser Antillesendemic. Notes. Adults feed on citrus leaves at night. Plate 10.

Leucothyreus luciae Chalumeau 1978: 53, 1985b: 254 . Distribution. St. Lucia; singleisland endemic.

Leucothyreus montanus Chalumeau 1985b: 255 . Distribution. St. Vincent; single island endemic. Notes. In upper elevation forests.

Leucothyreus undescribed species, new species record. Distribution. Grenada *; single island endemic. Notes. In upper elevation forests.

Leucothyreus nolleti Paulian 1947a: 64 ; Chalumeauand Gruner 1976: 108; Chalumeau 1983a: 134, 1985b: 255; Marquet and Roguet 2003: 12; Touroult and Poirier 2012: 49. Distribution. Martinique; single island endemic. Plate 11.

Leucothyreus pinchoni Chalumeauand Gruner 1976: 109 ; Chalumeau 1983a: 136, 1985b: 255; Marquet and Roguet 2003: 12; Touroult and Poirier 2012: 49. Distribution. Martinique; singleisland endemic.

Leucothyreus vincentiae Arrow 1900: 179 ; Chalumeau 1978: 54 (lectotype), 1985b: 255; Peck 2009a; 21. Distribution. Barbados, St. Vincent; not St. Lucia, error of Blackwelder 1944-1957: 249; Lesser Antilles endemic. Notes. In lower elevation forests.