LAMIINAE, Latreille, 1825

Peck, Stewart B., 2009, The beetles of St. Lucia, Lesser Antilles (Insecta: Coleoptera): diversity and distributions, Insecta Mundi 2009 (106), pp. 1-34 : 22-24

SUBFAMILY LAMIINAE

TRIBE LAMIINI

Taeniotes leucogrammus Thomson 1865: 554 ; Villiers 1980e: 558; Chalumeau and Touroult 2005: 140. Distribution. Martinique (type locality), St. Lucia ; Lesser Antilles endemic.

TRIBE ONCIDERINI

Hypsioma grisea (Fleutiaux and Sallé) 1890: 469 ( Hypomia ); Villiers 1980d: 466, 1980e: 549, 1980f: 87 (lectotype) ( Tritania ); Monné and Hovore 2005: 204; Chalumeau and Touroult 2005: 154; Dalens and Touroult 2007: 292. Distribution. Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Union ; Lesser Antilles endemic. Notes. Host trees: Piscidia , Lonchocarpus , Mangifera . In dry and moist zone forests.

Oncideres amputator (Fabricius) 1792: 276 ( Lamia ); Villiers 1980d: 466, 1980e: 547; Chalumeau and Touroult 2005: 151. Distribution. Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Les Saintes, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent ; Lesser Antilles endemic. Notes. The females of this beetle lay their eggs in a small tree branch and then girdle the branch with their mandibles until the branch drops to the forest floor. The larva develops in the fallen branch. Host trees are: “bois doux” ( Inga sp. , with a diameter up to 20 mm), Coccoloba , Lonchocarpus , Diospyros , Acacia , Sloanea , Citrus , etc. The natives of Dominica and St. Lucia commonly and mistakenly think these fallen branches are the act of the large Hercules beetle ( Dynastes hercules , Scarabaeidae ), which supposedly grasps the branches between its two horns and flies in loops until the branch is cut.

Paraclytemnestra lineata (Fisher) 1926: 14 ( Jamesia ); Chalumeau and Touroult 2005: 155. = P. gigantea Breuning 1974: 240 of St. Lucia . Distribution. St. Lucia ; single island endemic. Notes. Genus endemic to Lesser Antilles.

TRIBE DESMIPHORINI

Mimestoloides benardi Breuning 1980: 70 ; Villiers 1980e: 559; Chalumeau and Touroult 2005: 166. Distribution. Guadeloupe (type locality), Martinique, Montserrat, St. Lucia ; Lesser Antilles endemic. Notes. In dry and moist zone forests; reared from branches of Artocarpus .

TRIBE ACANTHODERINI

Oreodera glauca (Linnaeus) 1758: 390 ( Cerambyx ); Villiers 1980d: 467, 1980e: 583; Chalumeau and Touroult 2005: 169. Distribution. Bahamas (New Providence), Dominica, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia . Mexico to Panama, to Argentina; widespread Antilles and Latin America . Notes. An anthropophile and possibly introduced to some islands. Host trees: Ficus , Artocarpus , Coccoloba , etc.

Steirastoma breve (Sulzer) 1776: 45 ( Cerambyx ); Villiers 1980e: 584; Chalumeau and Touroult 2005: 171. Distribution. Grenada, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia . USA (FL), Costa Rica to Trinidad, to Argentina; widespread New World.

TRIBE ACANTHOCININI

Amniscus assimilis (Gahan) 1895: 136 ( Leptostylus ); Gilmour 1963: 59 ( Leptostylopsis ); Villiers 1980d: 466, 1980e: 571, 1980f: 90 ( Leptostyloides ); Monné and Hovore 2005: 246; Chalumeau and Touroult 2005: 179; Dalens and Touroult 2007: 291. = Leptostylus bidentatus Gahan 1895: 136 of Nevis. Distribution. Barbados, Désirade, Dominica, Guadeloupe (type locality), Martinique, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Kitts, St. Lucia ; Lesser Antilles endemic. Mexico record in doubt. Notes. Polyphagous on many tree genera.

Amniscus praemorsus (Fabricius) 1792: 275 ( Lamia ); Chalumeau and Touroult 2005: 180. Distribution. Antigua, Barbados, Bermuda (introduced), Dominica, Guadeloupe, St. Barts, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Martin ; Lesser Antilles endemic. Mexico record in doubt.

Amniscus similis (Gahan) 1895: 136 ( Leptostylus ); Gahan 1895: 136; Villiers 1980d: 466, 1980e: 572, 1980f: 91 (lectotype) ( Leptostyloides ); Chalumeau and Touroult 2005 a: 178; Vitali and Touroult 2006: 5 (larva). Distribution. Antigua, Barbados, Bermuda, Désirade, Dominica, Grenada (type locality), Guadeloupe, Guana, Iles des Saintes, Marie Galante, Martinique, Puerto Rico, Saba, St. Croix, St. Eustatius , St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Tortola, Virgin Gorda. Mexico, Trinidad; widespread Antilles and Latin America . Notes. Host trees: Tabebuia , Delonix , Hippomane , Mangifera .

Lagocheirus araneiformis (Linnaeus) 1767: 625 ( Cerambyx ); Gilmour 1963: 58; Villiers 1980d: 465, 1980e: 564; Chalumeau 1983b: 223; Chalumeau and Touroult 2005: 213. Distribution. Antigua, Barbados, Bequia, Cuba, Dominica, Grand Cayman, Guana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Martinique, Mustique, Puerto Rico, St. Barthélémy, St. Croix, St. Eustatius , St. John, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Thomas, St. Vincent. The subspecies L. a. guadeloupensis Dillon 1957: 150 and L. a. insulorum Dillon 1957: 150 are reported in the Lesser Antilles. Five other subspecies are elsewhere in the West Indies (including Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao), USA (FL); Mexico to Panama, and northern South America ; widespread New World. Introduced to Tahiti and Hawaii. Notes. Polyphagous on many tree genera, especially in dry zones.

Leptostylopsis martinicensis Villiers 1980e: 569, 1980f: 91 ; Chalumeau 1983b: 226; Chalumeau and Touroult 2005: 200. Distribution. Martinique, St. Lucia ; Lesser Antilles endemic. Notes. In dry and moist zone forests; reared from branches of Lonchocarpus punctatus .

Trypanidius spilmani Villiers 1980f: 95, 1980d: 467 , 1980e: 577; Chalumeau 1983b: 224; Chalumeau and Touroult 2005: 209. Distribution. The nominate subspecies is on Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia ; the subspecies T. s. liamaigae Chalumeau 1983b: 225 is on St. Kitts; Lesser Antilles endemic.

159. FAMILY CHRYSOMELIDAE, The leaf b eetles