SILVANINAE, Kirby, 1837

Peck, Stewart B., 2010, The beetles of the island of St. Vincent, Lesser Antilles (Insecta: Coleoptera); diversity and distributions, Insecta Mundi 2010 (144), pp. 1-77 : 38-39

SUBFAMILY SILVANINAE

Cathartosilvanus opaculus (LeConte) 1854: 78 ( Silvanus ); Blackwelder 1944-1957: 421 ( Ahasverus ); Thomas 1993: 28; Halstead 1993: 168; Turnbow and Thomas 2008: 51. = Silvanus trivialis Grouvelle 1878: 75, 1902: 764 of Guadeloupe; Champion 1898: 406; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 421; Halstead 1973: 84 ( Cathartosilvanus ). Distribution. Bahamas, Cuba, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Jamaica, St. Croix, St. Vincent. USA (FL, AZ, CA), Mexico, Central America south to Trinidad, Brazil and Bolivia; widespread New World. Notes. Associated with various plant products but not of economic importance.

Cathartus quadricollis (Guérin-Méneville) 1829: 198 ( Silvanus ); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 390; Champion 1898: 406; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 421; Thomas 1993: 35; Halstead 1993: 158; Valentine and Ivie 2005: 278; Ivie et al. 2008b: 249; Turnbow and Thomas 2008: 51. = Cathartus cassiae Reiche 1854: 78 ; Champion 1898: 407 of St. Vincent. = Cathartus gemellatus (Jacquelin du Val) 1857: 104 ( Sylvanus ); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 390 of Guadeloupe; Champion 1898: 407 of Grenada. Distribution. Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guana, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent. USA (AL-FL); widespread Neotropics; cosmopolitan; widespread New World. Notes. The squarenecked grain beetle. A stored products pest.

Monanus concinnulus (Walker) 1858: 207 ( Monotoma ); Blackwelder 1944-1957: 421; Miskimen and Bond 1970: 84; Thomas 1993: 31; Halstead 1993: 137; Turnbow and Thomas 2008: 51. = Silvanus signatus Frauenfeld 1867: 438 ; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 390 of Guadeloupe. = Silvanus fasciatus Frauenfeld 1867: 438 ; Champion 1898: 406 of St. Vincnet and of Grenada. Distribution. Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Mustique, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Vincent. USA (FL); widespread Neotropics, Mexico to Panama; introduced to New World; introduced to Lesser Antilles; cosmopolitan. Notes. In stored products and moldy plant wastes. Distributed by commerce.

Nausibius clavicornis (Kugelann) 1794: 511 ( Cucujus ); Champion 1898: 407; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 421; Halstead 1980: 347, 1993: 148; Thomas 1993: 16. = Nausibius dentatus Marsham 1802: 108 ; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 390 of Guadeloupe. Distribution. Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent. Mexico to Argentina, widespread Neotropics; cosmopolitan; widespread New World. Notes. A stored products pest.

Silvanopropus scuticollis (Walker) 1859: 53 ( Silvanus ); Blackwelder 1944-1957: 421; Thomas 1993: 30; Halstead 1993: 183 ( Silvanoprus ); Ivie et al. 2008b: 249 ( Silvanoprus ). = Silvanus triangularis Reitter 1876b: 56 , 60; Champion 1898: 406 of St. Vincent and of Grenada; Grouvelle 1902: 764 of Guadeloupe. Distribution. Barbados, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Vincent. USA (OK-WV-FL); Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad, French Guiana, Brazil; introduced to New World, cosmopolitan; introduced to Lesser Antilles. Notes. Frequent at lights and in piles of plant debris; on occasion in agricultural products; introduced by commerce.