Cybocephalus iviei, T. R. Smith in T. R. Smith & Cave, 2007

Smith, Trevor Randall, 2022, Review of the Cybocephalidae (Coleoptera) of North America and the West Indies with descriptions of two new species of Cybocephalus Erichson, Insecta Mundi 2022 (950), pp. 1-35 : 16

Cybocephalus iviei T. R. Smith ( Fig. 85–92 )

Cybocephalus iviei T. R. Smith in Smith and Cave 2007a: 169–170.

Distribution. West Indies ( Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands).

Hosts. Pseudococcidae : Hypogeococcus pungens Granara de Willink.

Remarks. A large series of C. iviei was collected, sifting litter underneath cacti and agave. Cybocephalids are often associated with scale insects feeding on cacti, and it can be inferred that this was why so many of these beetles were found thus. Another series of this beetle was collected in flight intercept traps on Buck Island, U.S. Virgin Islands. This species (published as C. kathrynae ) has been documented feeding on the pollen of Mammillaria nivosa Link ex N. D. Pfeiffer and was captured in Puerto Rico feeding on H. pungens (Curbelo-Rodrígues et al. 2012) . This is a wingless species, unlike Cybocephalus randalli ; no winged phenotypes have been found. Originally this species was determined to be C. kathrynae by the author (Curbelo-Rodrígues et al. 2012). However, upon further examination and with more specimens on hand for dissection, the author has determined that the species recorded in Puerto Rico by Curbelo-Rodrígues et al. (2012) was C. iviei .

Figures

Figures 85–92. Cybocephalus iviei T. R. Smith. 85) Antenna. 86) Proleg. 87) Mesoleg. 88) Metaleg. 89) Median lobe. 90) Median lobe, lateral view. 91) Basal plate. 92) Metanotum.