SUBFAMILYMELOLONTHINAE, Leach, 1819

Peck, Stewart B., 2016, The beetles of the Lesser Antilles (Insecta, Coleoptera): diversity and distributions, Insecta Mundi 2016 (460), pp. 1-360 : 89-91

SUBFAMILYMELOLONTHINAE

Evans and Smith (2005) is a checklist of New World Melolonthinae . The following have been reported from the Lesser Antilles in error. Diplotaxis ebenina Blanchard 1850: 170 (Diplotaxys) ; Blackwelder 1944- 1957: 222; this is a North American species; the record of Paulian 1947a: 50 of Martinique is either a label error or failed introduction (Chalumeau 1983a: 99). Phyllophaga anxia (LeConte) 1850: 226 , = P. guadulpensis (Blanchard) 1850: 132 ; Fleutiauxand Sallé 1890: 399; Paulian 1947a: 53 of Guadeloupe; USA, not Guadeloupe; label errors (Chalumeau 1980: 81 (lectotype), 1983a: 122, 123). Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) denticulata (Blanchard) 1850: 137 ( Ancylonycha ); Fleutiauxand Sallé 1890: 399 of Guadeloupe; Paulian 1947a: 55; = Phyllophaga citri Smyth 1917: 65 of Puerto Rico; = Lachnosterna insulicola Moser 1918: 61 ; = Cnemarachis insulicola (Moser) ; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 223 of Guadeloupe, of Martinique; a synonym or label error (Chalumeau and Gruner 1976: 101; Chalumeau 1983a: 122, 123).

TRIBETANYPROCTINI

Madiniella christinae Chalumeau and Gruner 1976: 102 ; Chalumeau 1983a: 124; Marquet and Roguet 2003: 12; Touroultand Poirier 2012: 49. Distribution. Martinique; singleisland endemic. Plate 11.

TRIBEMELOLONTHINI

Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) abudantuni Chalumeauand Gruner 1976: 89 ; Chalumeau 1983a: 105; Marquet and Roguet 2003: 12; Touroult and Poirier 2012: 49. Distribution. Martinique; singleisland endemic.

Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) antiguae (Arrow) 1920a: 191 ( Lachnosterna ); Blackwelder 1944-1957: 223 ( Cnemarachis ); Chalumeau 1980: 87, 1985a: 28. Distribution. Antigua; not Dominica; singleisland endemic.

Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) blackwelderi Saylor 1940: 309 ; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 223. Distribution. Grenada *, St. Lucia; Lesser Antillesendemic.

Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) cambeforti Cartwright and Chalumeau in Chalumeau 1977a: 92; Cartwright and Chalumeau 1978: 21; Chalumeau 1983a: 108. Distribution. Dominica; singleisland endemic.

Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) cneda Saylor 1940: 310 ; Chalumeau 1985a: 31; Ivieet al. 2008b: 244. Distribution. Montserrat, St. Kitts; Lesser Antillesendemic.

Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) delplanquei Chalumeauand Gruner 1976: 88 ; Chalumeau 1983a: 104; Marquet and Roguet 2003: 12; Touroult and Poirier 2012: 49. Distribution. Martinique; singleisland endemic.

Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) dominicensis Cartwright and Chalumeau in Chalumeau 1977a: 102; Cartwrightand Chalumeau 1978: 19; Chalumeau 1983a: 118. Distribution. Dominica; singleisland endemic.

Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) fuscipennis (Moser) 1918: 64 ( Lachnosterna ); Chalumeauand Gruner 1976: 93; Chalumeau 1983a: 113. = Phyllophaga vitraci Paulian 1947a: 54 of Guadeloupe. Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic. Plate 11.

Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) lacroixi Paulian 1947a: 54 ; Chalumeauand Gruner 1976: 96; Chalumeau 1983a: 103; Marquet and Roguet 2003: 12; Touroult and Poirier 2012: 49. Distribution. Martinique; singleisland endemic.

Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) latens (Arrow) 1900: 176 ( Lachnosterna ); Chalumeau 1989: 336. Distribution. Bequia*, Canouan*, Mayreau*, Mustique*, St. Vincent; Lesser Antillesendemic.

Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) mariaegalantae Chalumeauand Gruner 1976: 90 ; Chalumeau 1983a: 107. Distribution. Les Saintes, Marie-Galante; single island endemic; Guadeloupe archipelago endemic.

Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) montserratensis (Arrow) 1920a: 191 ( Lachnosterna ); Chalumeau 1980: 87 (lectotype), 1985a: 30; Ivieet al. 2008b: 244. Distribution. Antigua, Montserrat, St. Kitts; Lesser Antillesendemic.

Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) patrueloides Paulian 1947a: 56 ; Chalumeauand Gruner 1976: 91; Chalumeau 1983a: 109 (lectotype); Schiller 2004: 34. = Phyllophaga patruelis (Chevrolat) 1865: 25 in Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 399 of Guadeloupe ; not Phyllophaga patruelis (Chevrolat) of Greater Antilles. Distribution. Guadeloupe ; singleisland endemic. Plate 11 .

Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) pauliani Chalumeauand Gruner 1976: 95 ; Chalumeau 1983a: 115. Distribution. Guadeloupe; singleisland endemic.

Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) plaei (Blanchard) 1850: 137 ( Ancylonycha ); = Phyllophaga pleei Paulian 1947a: 55 , unjustified emendation; Chalumeauand Gruner 1976: 96; Chalumeau 1980: 80 (lectotype), 1983a: 116, 1985: 27; Schiller 2004: 34. = Phyllophaga portoricensis Smyth 1917: 65 . Distribution. Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico, St. Croix , St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola ; widespread Antillesendemic; not Martinique. Notes. This is an unusual distribution and possibly an introduction is involved. Plate 12.

Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) rorulenta patens (Arrow) 1900: 175 ; Chalumeau 1980: 87. Distribution. Grenada *, St. Vincent; endemic subspecies. Nominate subspecies: Mexico to Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana; the Lesser Antillesand Latin America .

Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) sanbarthensis Chalumeauand Gruner 1976: 97 ; Chalumeau 1985a: 31. Distribution. St. Barthélemy (type locality), St. Martin-St. Maarten ; Lesser Antillesendemic.

Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) sandersoniella Chalumeauand Gruner 1976: 92 ; Chalumeau 1983a: 112. Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic.

Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) smithi (Arrow) 1912: 458 ( Phytalus ); Tucker 1952: 342; Bennettand Alam 1985: 22. = Clemora smithi (Arrow) ; Saylor 1942: 160; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 223. Distribution. Barbados; singleisland endemic. Trinidad (mislabeled?); Guyana (introduced), Mauritius (introduced, type locality). Notes. Locally called the sugarcane white-grub or brown hardback. Larvae attack roots of sugarcane, citrus, maize, rose and the tubers of yams and sweet potatoes. This species is a very destructive pest in Mauritius .

Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) stehlei Chalumeau 1985a: 28 . Distribution. St. Martin-St. Maarten; single island endemic.

[ Phyllophaga vandinei Smyth 1917: 68 ; Bennettand Alam 1985: 22 of Barbados. Distribution. Barbados?, Puerto Rico. The presence of this species on Barbados is not confirmed. It is possible that it was introduced to Barbados or was intercepted, but is seemingly not established. Notes. The species was described from Puerto Rico, where it is a serious pest ( Wolcott 1936: 247 ). In Barbados it supposedly attacks roots of sugarcane, banana; also breeds in decaying organic matter. Bennett and Alam 1985 also indicate the presence of another species of Phyllophaga on Barbados, which breeds on decaying roots, etc., but recent collecting has not found it.]

TRIBEMACRODACTYLINI

Ceraspis insularis (Arrow) 1903: 520 ( Faula ); Blackwelder 1944-1957: 234. Distribution. St. Vincent; single island endemic. Note. Ifind the characters separating this and the following genus as given in Katovitch 2008 to be equivocal.

Plectris fungicola Arrow 1900: 177 ; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 233; Chalumeau 1982a: 330. Distribution. St. Vincent; singleisland endemic.

[ Plectris grenadensis Blanchard 1850: 129 ; Chalumeau 1980: 84 (lectotype). Distribution. Not Grenada island, but continental Colombia (formerly named Nueva Grenada).]

Plectris lignicola Arrow 1900: 177 ; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 233; Chalumeau 1982a: 331. Distribution. St. Vincent; singleisland endemic.

Plectris martinicensis Chalumeau 1982a: 331 ; Touroultand Poirier 2012: 49. Distribution. Martinique; singleisland endemic.

Plectris undescribed species, new species record. Distribution. Grenada *; single island endemic.