DIAPERINAE, Latreille, 1802

Peck, Stewart B., 2009, The beetles of St. Lucia, Lesser Antilles (Insecta: Coleoptera): diversity and distributions, Insecta Mundi 2009 (106), pp. 1-34 : 19

SUBFAMILY DIAPERINAE

TRIBE PHALERIINI

Phaleria fulva Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 423 ; Marcuzzi and d’Aguilar 1971: 84; Marcuzzi 1977: 35; 1984: 84; Watrous and Triplehorn 1982: 18; Woodruff et al. 1998: 44. Distribution. Antigua, Barbuda, Cannouan, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe (type locality), Hispaniola (needs confirmation), Islote Aves, Les Saintes, Margarita, Montserrat, Mustique, St. Barthélémy, St. Lucia, St. Martin. Venezuela (mainland and Los Roques, Margarita, Orchilla); Lesser Antilles and Latin America . Notes. A scavenger in sea beach sand. Some earlier literature records of this species may be based on specimens of P. thinophila and need checking.