Tumbling flower beetles (Coleoptera : Mordellidae) of the Virgin Islands with descriptions of new species

Authors
Lu, WH Ivie, MA
Citation
Wh. Lu et Ma. Ivie, Tumbling flower beetles (Coleoptera : Mordellidae) of the Virgin Islands with descriptions of new species, ANN ENT S A, 92(5), 1999, pp. 686-701
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
ANNALS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
ISSN journal
00138746 → ACNP
Volume
92
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
686 - 701
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-8746(199909)92:5<686:TFB(:M>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Eight species of tumbling flower beetles in 4 genera (Coleoptera: Mordellid ae) occur in the Virgin Islands: Mordella atrata Melsheimer, M. summermanae Ray, Tolidomordella leucocephala (Quedenfeldt) comb. nov., T. basifulva (Q uedenfeldt) comb. nov., Glipostenoda guana sp. nov. (18 degrees 29' N, 64 d egrees 34' W, Guana Island, British Virgin Islands), Falsomordellistena dan forthi (Ray) comb. nov., Mordellistena irfianorum sp. nov. (18 degrees 19' N, 64 degrees 43' W, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands), and M. lineata Ray. Ma les of T. leucocephala and females of T. basifulva are described for the fi rst time, as are the male genitalia of M. summermanae, T. leucocephala, T. basifulva, F. danforthi, and M. lineata. Species of Mordella, Tolidomordell a. and Falsomordellistena are new records from the Virgin Islands. Range ex tension of M. summermanae to Jamaica is reported. A key to the species is p rovided.