First records of the
Palaestes abruptus Sharp, 1899 and
P. nicaraguae Sharp, 1899 (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) from South America, with a checklist of flat bark beetles from the continent.
Biodivers Data J 2021;
9:e62576. [PMID:
33654453 PMCID:
PMC7904749 DOI:
10.3897/bdj.9.e62576]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Background
The flat bark beetles (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) is a small insect family with only about 70 species. Most of the species are distributed in Holarctic, Oriental and/or Australasian realms, while in South America, only six species have been recorded, including a single one known from Peru.
New information
Two cucujid beetle species, Palaestesabruptus Sharp, 1899 and P.nicaraguae Sharp, 1899, are recorded from South America for the first time. The species are recorded from the Pasco (P.abruptus) and Cusco and Junín (P.nicaraguae) Regions of Peru, based, in part, on data collected through the iNaturalist citizen science database. Habitats of both species are presented in photographs for the first time. A country-level checklist to Cucujidae species currently known from South America is provided.
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