MOLYTINAE, Schoenherr, 1823

Peck, Stewart B., Thomas, Michael C. & Robert H. Turnbow, Jr., 2014, The diversity and distributions of the beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) of the Guadeloupe Archipelago (Grande-Terre, Basse-Terre, La Désirade, Marie-Galante, Les Saintes, and Petite-Terre), Lesser Antilles, Insecta Mundi 2014 (352), pp. 1-156 : 126-129

SUBFAMILY MOLYTINAE

TRIBE ANCHONINI

Acorep denticulatus Chevrolat 1880: 213 (Anchonus) ; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 441; Hustache 1929: 230; Voisin 1992a: 266 (placement in Acorep , subgenus Spinanchonus ). Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic.

Acorep piliger (Chevrolat) 1880: 213 ( Anchonus ); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 440; Hustache 1929: 232; Voisin 1992a: 266 (placement in Acorep , subgenus Acorep ); O’Brien and Turnbow 2011: 25. Distribution. Dominica, Guadeloupe; Lesser Antilles endemic.

Acorep (Spinanchomus) spinosus Hustache 1929: 231 (Anchonus) ; Voisin 1992a: 266 (placement in Acorep , subgenus Spinanchonus ); O’Brien and Turnbow 2011: 26. Distribution. Dominica, Guadeloupe; Lesser Antilles endemic.

Anchonus caveatus Fahraeus 1843: 406 ; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 441. Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic.

Anchonus delauneyi Chevrolat 1879: 84 ; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 441; Hustache 1929: 227. = Anchonus alveolatus Chevrolat 1880: 213 . = Anchonus delaunayi: Chevrolat 1879: 84 [incorrect original spelling; emended Chevrolat 1879: 109]. = Anchonus hopei: Chevrolat 1880: 197 [misidentification, not Fahraeus 1843]; Hustache 1929: 224. = Anchonus rudis Chevrolat 1879: 84 . Distribution. Guadeloupe, Martinique; Lesser Antilles endemic.

Anchonus hopei Fahraeus 1843: 392 ; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 440. Distribution. Guadeloupe, St. Vincent; Lesser Antilles endemic.

Anchonus inaequalis Fahraeus 1843: 406 ; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 441; Hustache 1929: 228. Distribution. Guadeloupe, St. Vincent; Lesser Antilles endemic. Notes. Found under stones, on humid tree runks, under bark, in cacao waste.

Anchonus interruptus Fåhraeus 1843: 400 ; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 442; Hustache 1929: 235; Ivie et al. 2008b: 279; O’Brien and Turnbow 2011: 26. Distribution. Dominica, Guadeloupe; Lesser Antilles endemic.. Notes. Montserrat has a species near this.

Anchonus leprosus Chevrolat 1879: 84 ; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 440; Hustache 1929: 224. Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic.

Anchonus rufescens Chevrolat 1879: 84 ; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 441; Hustache 1929: 233. Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic.

Anchonus scrabrosus Hustache 1929: 229 . Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic.

Anchonus serietuberculatus Fåhraeus 1843: 405 ; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 442; Hustache 1929: 234; O’Brien and Turnbow 2011: 26. = Anchonus impressus Fåhraeus 1843: 402 of St. Vincent; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 441. = Anchonus indus Fåhraeus 1843: 403 of St. Vincent; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 442. = Anchonus simplex Chevrolat 1880: 213 of Guadeloupe. Distribution. Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique (type locality), St. Vincent; Lesser Antilles endemic.

Anchonus suillus (Fabricius) 1792: 402 ( Curculio ); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 442; Hustache 1929: 236; Miskimen and Bond 1970: 98; Valentine and Ivie 2005: 282; Ivie et al. 2008b: 279; Turnbow and Thomas 2008: 29. = Curculio sordidus (Fabricius) 1792: 402 . = Anchonus pudens Faust 1892: 43 of Guadeloupe of authors; Voisin 1992: 400. Distribution. Bahamas, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Guana, Hispaniola, Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Barthélemy, St. Croix; widespread Antilles endemic.

Anchonus tuberosus Hustache 1929: 230 . Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic.

Geobyrsa trossula (Chevrolat) 1879: 84 ( Anchonus ); Hustache 1929: 237 (Geobyrssa); O’Brien and Turnbow 2011: 27. = Anchonus hispidus (Chevrolat) 1880: 214 . = Anchonus trossula variety cirrigera (Chevrolat) 1880: 214 of Guadeloupe. = Anephilus guadulpianus (Faust) 1892: 57 . Distribution. Dominica, Guadeloupe; Lesser Antilles endemic. Notes. Ivie et al. 2008b: 279 list an undetermined species in this genus from Montserrat.

Ixanchonus clathratus (Fahraeus) 1843: 399 ( Anchonus ); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 440; Voisin 1992b: 400. = Anchonus reticulatus Chevrolat 1880: 213 . Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic. Genus endemic to Lesser Antilles.

Ixanchonus hustachei Voisin 1992b: 400 . = Anchonus pudens Faust 1892: 43 of Guadeloupe, Hustache 1929: 227 ( Anchonus ). Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic.

Ixanchonus lherminieri (Chevrolat) 1879: 85 ( Anchonus ); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 440; Hustache 1929: 225; Voisin 1992b: 400. = Anchonus plicaticollis Chevrolat 1880: 213 ; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 440. Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic.

Rhyparonotus insularis Hustache 1929: 236 . Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic.

TRIBE CAMAROTINI

Camarotus rufus Hustache 1930: 112 . Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic.

Themeropis triangulifer (Chevrolat) 1880: 229 ( Prionomerus ); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 444; Hustache 1930: 108. Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic.

TRIBE CHOLINI

Cholus zonatus (Swederus) 1787: 194 ( Curculio ); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 444 ( Polyderces ); Hustache 1930: 112 ( Polyderces ); Parasram and Medevick 1971: 125; Ivie et al. 2008b: 279; O’Brien and Turnbow 2011: 27. = Curculio tricinctus (Fabricius) 1792: 430 . Distribution. Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Montserrat; Lesser Antilles endemic. Notes. Associated with the endemic bromeliad Pitcairnia micotrinensis R. W. Read. Vaurie (1976) reports specimens collected from Euterpe globosa auct. non Gaertn. palms and Cyrilla racemiflora L. This species has been recorded as a pest of pineapple.

Homalinotus lherminieri (Chevrolat) 1878 : CXLI [misprinted CLXI] ( Homalonotus ); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 445; Hustache 1930: 114; Schiller 2004: 37; O’Brien and Turnbow 2011: 27. Distribution. Dominica, Guadeloupe; Lesser Antilles endemic. Notes. Vaurie (1973) records specimens collected on Euterpe dominica L. H. Bailey palms.

Homalinotus umbilicatus (Desbrochers) 1906: 370 ( Anotiscus ). Distribution. Grenada, Guadeloupe, St. Vincent; Lesser Antilles endemic.

TRIBE CONOTRACHELINI

Conotrachelus brevicrinitus Hustache 1930: 138 . Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic.

Conotrachelus cinnamomeus Hustache 1930: 34 [see p. 24]; Ivie et al. 2008b: 279; O’Brien and Turnbow 2011: 28. = Conotrachelus cinnamomus: Hustache 1930: 138 [error.] = Conotrachelus cinnamoneus: Blackwelder 1947: 849 [error.] Distribution. Dominica, Guadeloupe, Montserrat; Lesser Antilles endemic.

Conotrachelus coelosternoides Hustache 1930: 139 . Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic.

Conotrachelus cristatus Fåhraeus 1837: 438 ; Hustache 1930: 134; Ivie et al. 2008b: 279; O’Brien and Turnbow 2011: 28. Distribution. Dominica, Guadeloupe, Montserrat. USA (MS), Mexico to Panama, South America ; widespread New World?

Conotrachelus dufaui Hustache 1930: 132 . Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic.

Conotrachelus guadelupensis Hustache 1930: 133 . Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic.

Conotrachelus hirsutipennis Hustache 1930: 137 . Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic.

Conotrachelus maceritiae Fåhraeus 1837: 412 ; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 445; Hustache 1930: 135; O’Brien and Turnbow 2011: 28. = Conotrachelus rectecostatus Chevrolat 1880: 229 . Distribution. Dominica, Guadeloupe; Lesser Antilles endemic.

Conotrachelus marginiceps Chevrolat 1880: 230 ; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 445; Hustache 1930: 129. = Conotrachelus frontalis Chevrolat 1880: 230 . Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic.

Conotrachelus obscurus Hustache 1930: 136 . Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic.

Conotrachelus obtusedentatus Hustache 1930: 131 . Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic.

Conotrachelus ocularis Chevrolat 1880: 230 ; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 445; Hustache 1930: 130. = Conotrachelus ocellatus: Dejean 1835: 296 and 1837: 321 [nomen nudum; incorrectly attributed to Chevrolat 1880.] Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic.

Conotrachelus serripennis Chevrolat 1880: 285 ; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 445; Hustache 1930: 128. Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic.

Conotrachelus unicus Hustache 1936: 38 . = Conotrachelus scapularis Chevrolat 1880: 229 [not Fahraeus 1837]; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 446; Hustache 1930: 131. Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic.

Microhyus ruber (Chevrolat) 1880: 229 ( Conotrachelus ); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 446. Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic. Notes. Based on examination of Hustache voucher specimens by R. S. Anderson this species should be placed in the genus Conotrachelus .

TRIBE CYCLOTERINI

Dufauiella heterorostris Hustache 1929: 215 . Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic. Genus endemic to Lesser Antilles.

Paranchonus latirostris Hustache 1929: 214 . Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic.

Paranchonus ovatus Hustache 1929: 214 . Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic.

Paranchonus verrucosus Hustache 1929: 213 . Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic.

TRIBE ERODlSCINI

Sicoderus delauneyi (Chevrolat) 1880 : XXVI ( Hammacerus ); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 443; Hustache 1930: 110; Vanin 1986: 582-584. Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic. Notes. Vanin (1989) recognizes two species groups in the Antilles. The S. delauneyi group is restricted to the Lesser Antilles and the S. tinamus group is restricted to the Greater Antilles and southern Florida.

TRIBE HYLOBIINI

Heilus sinuatus (Boheman) 1843: 77 ( Heilipus ); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 443; Hustache 1929: 204; Ivie et al. 2008b: 279; O’Brien and Turnbow 2011: 28. Distribution. Dominica, Guadeloupe, Montserrat; Lesser Antilles endemic. Notes. Ivie et al. 2008b: 279 also list an unidentified species possibly in Heilipus Germar from Montserrat.

Hilipinus tripunctatus (Chevrolat) 1880: 229 ( Heilipus ); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 443; Hustache 1929: 205 ( Hilipus ); O’Brien and Turnbow 2011: 28. Distribution. Dominica, Guadeloupe; Lesser Antilles endemic.

Neseilipus carinifrons (Hustache) 1929: 205 ( Hilipus ); O’Brien and Turnbow 2011: 28. Distribution. Dominica, Guadeloupe; Lessser Antilles endemic. Genus endemic to Lesser Antilles.

Ozoctenus dufaui Hustache 1929: 208 ; Ivie et al. 2008b: 279; O’Brien and Turnbow 2011: 29. Distribution. Dominica, Guadeloupe, Montserrat; Lesser Antilles endemic.

Pseudanchonus guadelupensis (Hustache) 1929: 211 ( Anchonomorpha ). Distribution. Guadeloupe, Martinique; Lesser Antilles endemic.

Rhineilipus latro (Gyllenhal) 1836: 192 ( Heilipus ); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 443; Hustache 1929: 206; O’Brien and Turnbow 2011: 29. Distribution. Dominica, Guadeloupe; Lesser Antilles endemic.

TRIBE LYMANTINI

Decuanellus viti Osella 1976: 673 ; Howden 1992: 33. Distribution. Les Saintes; single island endemic. Genus endemic to West Indies. Notes. An eyeless soil species.

TRIBE PISSODINI

Dorytomorpha tonsa (Chevrolat) 1880: 252 ( Euscepes ); Hustache 1929: 209; O’Brien and Turnbow 2011: 29. Distribution. Dominica, Guadeloupe; Lesser Antilles endermic. Genus endemic to Lesser Antilles. Notes. Ivie et al. 2008b: 279 list an unidentified species in this genus from Montserrat.

TRIBE STERNECHINI

Chalcodermus insularis Chevrolat 1880: 198 ; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 446; Hustache 1930: 124; Ivie et al. 2008b: 279; O’Brien and Turnbow 2011: 29. Distribution. Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat; Lesser Antilles endemic.

Chalcodermus vitraci Hustache 1930: 123 . Distribution. Guadeloupe; single island endemic.

Sternechus vicinus Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 442 ; Hustache 1929: 238; Ivie et al. 2008b: 279; Turnbow and Thomas 2008: 34; O’Brien and Turnbow 2011: 29. Distribution. Bahamas, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Montserrat; widespread Antilles endemic. Notes. Adults of related species are associated with Fabaceae .

TRIBE TRYPETIDINI

Nanus uniformis Boheman 1844: 90 ; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 452; Hustache 1932: 331; O’Brien and Turnbow 2011: 29. Distribution. Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico. USA (FL); Honduras, Mexico , Panama; widespread New World.

Neonanus erythrurus (Chevrolat) 1880 : XXXII (“ Sphenophorus ?”); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 452 ( Nanus ); Hustache 1932: 332; O’Brien and Turnbow 2011: 30. Distribution. Dominica, Guadeloupe; Lesser Antilles endemic.