Check List 17(1): 39-44, doi: 10.15560/17.1.39
Phelister Marseul, 1854 in Cuba: first West Indies records of Phelister completus Schmidt, 1893, and notes on other Cuban species (Coleoptera, Histeridae, Histerinae)
Yoandri S. Megna‡, Yunier Lamoth-Mayet§, Michael S. Caterino|, Tomáš Lackner¶#‡ Universidad de Oriente, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba§ MININT, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba| Clemson University, Clemson, United States of America¶ Zoologische Staatssammlung, München, Germany# Hochschule Weihenstephan Triesdorf, München, Germany
Corresponding author: Yoandri S. Megna ( ysuarez1976@yahoo.es ) Academic editor: Bruno Clarkson © Yoandri S. Megna, Yunier Lamoth-Mayet, Michael S. Caterino, Tomáš Lackner. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the CC0 Public Domain Dedication. Citation:
Megna YS, Lamoth-Mayet Y, Caterino MS, Lackner T (2021) Phelister Marseul, 1854 in Cuba: first West Indies records of Phelister completus Schmidt, 1893, and notes on other Cuban species (Coleoptera, Histeridae, Histerinae). Check List 17(1): 39-44. 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.
Keywords
Exosternini, faunistics, new records, taxonomy