AMBLYCERINAE

Peck, Stewart B., 2016, The beetles of the Lesser Antilles (Insecta, Coleoptera): diversity and distributions, Insecta Mundi 2016 (460), pp. 1-360 : 187

SUBFAMILY AMBLYCERINAE

TRIBEAMBLYCERINAE

Amblycerus baracoensis Kingsolver 1970: 484 (emended from Amblycerus baracoenis ). Distribution. Cuba, St. Vincent *; widespread Antillesendemic.

Amblycerus nigromarginatus (Motschulsky) 1874: 249 ( Spermophagus ); Blackwelder 1944-1957: 763; Kingsolver 2004: 34, new species record. Distribution. Mayreau* (det. J. Kingsolver). USA (FL), Brazil, Surinam; the Lesser Antillesand Latin America .

TRIBESPERMOPHAGINI

Zabrotes subfasciatus (Boheman) 1833: 111 ( Spermophagus ); Miskimenand Bond 1970: 96; Kingsolver 1970: 487, 1990: 158, 2004: 52. = Amblycerus semifasciatus Boheman 1839: 137 , Blackwelder 1944- 1957: 763. Distribution. Cuba, Jamaica, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Martinique, PuertoRico, St. Barthélemy, St. Croix; introduced to the Lesser Antilles? Tropicopolitan, nearlycosmopolitan. Notes. The Mexican bean bruchid. pest of stored beans, probably native to Mexico or sw USA. Hosts: many leguminous genera. Plate 50.