Tomarus cuniculus (Fabricius)

Ratcliffe, Brett C. & Cave, Ronald D., 2008, The Dynastinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of the Bahamas with a description of a new species of Cyclocephala from Great Inagua Island, Insecta Mundi 2008 (24), pp. 1-10 : 6

Tomarus cuniculus (Fabricius)

Tomarus cuniculus is widespread, occurring in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Thomas, Barbados, Trinidad, Guyana ( Endrödi 1985), and southern Florida ( Peck and Thomas 1998). Tomarus cuniculus could have reached the Bahamas by overwater dispersal. The numerous recent records indicate clearly that this species is established in the Bahamas.

Bahamas (no other data), Mann collection, 2 specimens, AMNH ; Bahamas (no other data), April 1928, 3 specimens, CMNH ; Andros, Forfar Station at Stafford Creek , 7 August 1982, 1 specimen, MTEC ; Andros, Forfar Field Station, 13 July 1983, J. Peacock, 1 male ( PKLC); Andros , May 1987, J. Browne, blacklight, 1 female, CMNC ; Andros, Fresh Creek, Andros Town , Androsia , 7 July 1987, J. Browne, high interior coppice, blacklight, 1 male, CMNC ; same data but 11 July 1987 and low interior coppice, 1 female, CMNC ; same data but 12 July 1987, 1 female, CMNC ; same data but 5 August 1987, 1 male and 1 female, CMNC ; same data but 6 August 1987, low coastal coppice, 1 female, CMNC ; Andros, San Andros, Robinson’s Place , 10 June 1987, J. Browne, wet pineland, blacklight, 1 female, CMNC ; Andros , North Blanket Sound, Forfar Field Station, 5 May 1994, R . S. Anderson, coastal coppice, at lights, 1 male and 2 females, CMNC ; Andros, Forfar Field Station , black light trap, 9 June 2004, R . Turnbow, 1 male, RHTC ; Andros, Forfar Field Station , mv+bl, 5 June 2004, R . Turnbow, 2 females, RHTC ; same data but 6 June 2004, 12 males ; same data but 10 June 2004, 2 females; Andros, Forfar Field Station , mv+bl, 22 July 2006, R . Turnbow, 1 male, RHTC ; same data but 24 July 2006, 1 female; Andros, Forfar Field Station , black light trap, 25 July 2006, R . Turnbow, 5 males and 3 females, RHTC ; same data but 26 July 2006, 1 female ; same data but 27 July 2006, 2 females; Andros, Forfar Field Station near Stafford Creek , 22-28 July 2006, M. C. Thomas and T . R . Smith , UV trap in coastal coppice, 2 males and 5 females, FSCA ; Berry Islands, Frazier Hog Cay , 30 April 1953, E. B. Hayden and L. Giovannoli, at lights, 1 female, AMNH ; Bimini, 10- 14 April 1952, E. Mayr, 2 males, 1 female, AMNH ; Eleuthera, Governors Harbour , 31 March 1953, L. Giovannoli, at lights, 1 female, AMNH ; New Providence, Nassau, May-June 1917, W. M. Mann, 2 males, 3 females, AMNH ; New Providence, Nassau , 15 April 1945, R . L. Chermack, 1 male, AMNH ; New Providence, Nassau , 5 April 1953, E. B. Hayden, at lights, 4 males, 1 female, AMNH ; New Providence, Nassau , 16 April 1953, E. B. Hayden, at lights, 5 males, 6 females, AMNH .