STAPHYLININAE, Latreille, 1802

Peck, Stewart B., 2011, The diversity and distributions of the beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) of the northern Leeward Islands, Lesser Antilles (Anguilla, Antigua, Barbuda, Nevis, Saba, St. Barthélemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, and St. Martin-St. Maarten, Insecta Mundi 2011 (159), pp. 1-54 : 20-22

SUBFAMILY STAPHYLININAE

TRIBE XANTHOLININI

Neohypnus attenuatus (Erichson) 1839: 330 ( Xantholinus ); Blackwelder 1943: 478; Herman 2001: 3708; Ivie et al. 2008b: 244. Distribution. Antigua, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts, St. Thomas, St. Vincent. USA (CA-TX-FL), Mexico, Venezuela, Trinidad, Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay; St. Helena (introduced); widespread New World.

Neohypnus humeralis (Erichson) 1839: 327 ( Xantholinus ); Blackwelder 1943: 479; Herman 2001: 3799; Ivie et al. 2008b: 244. Distribution. Antigua, Cuba, Dominica, Hispaniola, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St John, St. Vincent; widespread Antilles endemic.

Phacophallus parumpunctatus (Gyllenhal) 1827: 481 ( Staphylinus ); Blackwelder 1943: 494 ( Leptacinus ); Tucker 1952: 341; Bennett and Alam 1985: 21; Herman 2001: 3738. = P. fauveli Cameron 1922: 114 of Grenada, and of St. Vincent. Distribution. Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Grenada, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts, St. Vincent. Widespread: USA-Canada; Africa; Asia; Pacific Islands; introduced to Lesser Antilles. Cosmopolitan; introduced to New World, native to Palearctic region; now widely distributed in North, but seemingly not in Central and South America ( Smetana 1982: 108) . Notes. In decaying organic matter, especially in synanthropic situations; in chicken manure and cow dung.

TRIBE STAPHYLININI

SUBTRIBE TANYGNATHININA

Atanygnathus laticollis (Erichson) 1839: 289 ( Tanygnathus ); Blackwelder 1943: 472: Herman 2001: 3562. Distribution. Antigua, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent (type locality). Trinidad; widespread Antilles and Latin America .

SUBTRIBE PHILONTHINA

Belonuchus antiguae Blackwelder 1943: 434 ; Herman 2001: 2519. Distribution. Antigua; single island endemic.

Cafius bistriatus (Erichson) 1840: 502 ( Philonthus ); Blackwelder 1943: 43; Ramos 1946: 33; Frank et al. 1986: 149, 158; Woodruff et al. 1998: 42; Herman 2001: 2569, Ivie et al. 2008b: 243; Turnbow and Thomas 2008; 52. Distribution. Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Carriacou, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Mona, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. John, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Thomas. Canada (NB,NS, PQ), USA (ME-FL-TX), Mexico to Trinidad, Tobago; widespread New World. Note. Found under seaweed and drift on beaches.

Cafius caribeanus Bierig 1934: 68 ; Blackwelder 1943: 437; Frank et al. 1986: 149; Woodruff et al. 1998: 42; Herman 2001: 2571. Distribution. Antigua, Carriacou, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Croix. USA (FL), Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, Brazil; widespread New World. Note. Found under seaweed and drift on beaches.

Cafius subtilis Cameron 1922: 121 ; Blackwelder 1943: 436; Ramos 1946: 33; Frank et al. 1986: 149; Herman 2001: 2578; Ivie et al. 2008b: 243. Distribution. Antigua, Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Mona, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Kitts. USA (FL); widespread Antilles and North and/or Central America . Note. Found under seaweed and drift on beaches.

Gabronthus thermarum (Aubé) 1850: 316 ( Philonthus ); Blackwelder 1943: 403; Frank 1983: 476; Smetana 1995: 481; Herman 2001: 2670; Pérez-Gelabert 2008: 91. Distribution. Antigua, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Kitts. USA (e), Mexico, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Africa, Europe, Asia. Indian and Pacific ocean islands; widespread New World.

Philonthus discoideus (Gravenhorst) 1802: 38 ( Staphylinus ); Blackwelder 1943: 407; Smetana 1995: 184; Herman 2001: 2807; Ivie et al. 2008b: 244. Distribution. Antigua, Cuba, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Kitts. North America (widespread), Mexico to Venezuela; Atlantic Islands; Europe; Asia; Africa; widespread New World.

Philonthus havaniensis (Laporte) 1835: 116 ( Staphylinus ); Blackwelder 1943: 418; Ramos 1946: 33; Herman 2001: 2836; Ivie et al. 2008b: 244. Distribution. Antigua, Cuba, Grand Cayman, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Mona, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. John; widespread Antilles endemic.

Philonthus hepaticus Erichson 1840: 451 ; Blackwelder 1943: 401; Bennett and Alam 1985: 21; Smetana 1995: 175; Herman 2001: 2837; Ivie et al. 2008b: 244; Turnbow and Thomas 2008; 53. Distribution. Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Grenadines, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Les Saintes, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Kitts, St. Thomas, St. Vincent. Canada (NB), USA (widespread), Mexico to Panama, Colombia, Tobago, Trinidad, Venezuela, Argentina, Chile; widespread New World; Australia, New Zealand.

Philonthus longicornis Stephens 1832: 237 ; Blackwelder 1943: 410; Smetana 1995: 245; Herman 2001: 2866; Ivie et al. 2008b: 244. Distribution. Antigua, Cuba, Grenada, Hispaniola, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts. Cosmopolitan; tropicopolitan; widespread New World.

Philonthus trepidus Erichson 1840: 489 . Distribution. Antigua, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands; widespread Antilles endemic.

Philonthus ventralis (Gravenhorst) 1802: 174 ( Staphylinus ); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 380; Blackwelder 1943: 404; Ramos 1946: 33; Woodruff et al. 1998: 43; Bennett and Alam 1985: 21; Smetana 1995: 190; Herman 2001: 2996; Ivie et al. 2008b: 244. Distribution. Antigua, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Culebra, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Mona, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Thomas, St. Vincent. USA (widespread), Mexico, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Tobago, Trinidad; Africa; Asia; Europe; cosmopolitan; widespread New World.

SUBTRIBE HYPTIOMINA

Holisus guildingii Erichson 1839: 300 ; Blackwelder 1943: 462: Herman 2001: 2512. Distribution. Antigua, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, St. Vincent (type locality); widespread Antilles endemic.