Biphyllidae

A large‐scale phylogenetic study is presented for Cucujoidea (Coleoptera), a diverse superfamily of beetles that historically has… Expand

espanolSymbiotes latus Redtenbacher, 1849, Leiestes seminiger (Gyllenhal, 1808) y Philothermus evanescens (Reitter, 1876) se… Expand

Abstract This paper presents the first complete and updated list of all 3597 species of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) belonging… Expand

Summary The first fossil species of the family Biphyllidae LeConte 1861, Diplocoelus probiphyllus n. sp., is described from… Expand

 

The dominance of angiosperms has played a direct role in the diversification of insects, especially Coleoptera. The shift to… Expand

...................................................................................................................................................... Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. Summary of the history of Cuban beetle studies ........................................................................................ Construction of a checklist of Cuban beetles ............................................................................................... Summary and origins of the beetle fauna of Cuba ...................................................................................... Annotated list of the beetles (Coleoptera) of Cuba* ..................................................................................... Suborder Archostemata 4. Micromalthidae .............................................................................................................................. Suborder Adephaga 9. Rhysodidae ..................................................................................................................................... 10. Carabidae (+Cicindelinae) ............................................................................................................ 11. Gyrinidae ...................................................................................................................................... 12. Haliplidae ..................................................................................................................................... 14. Noteridae ...................................................................................................................................... 17. Dytiscidae ..................................................................................................................................... Suborder Polyphaga Series Staphyliniformia Superfamily Hydrophiloidea 18. Hydrophilidae ............................................................................................................................... 21. Histeridae ..................................................................................................................................... Superfamily Staphylinoidea 22. Hydraenidae ................................................................................................................................. 23. Ptiliidae ........................................................................................................................................ 25. Leiodidae ...................................................................................................................................... 26. Scydmaenidae ............................................................................................................................... 28. Staphylinidae (+ Scaphidiinae and Pselaphinae) ......................................................................... Series Scarabaeiformia Superfamily Scarabaeoidea 31. Passalidae .................................................................................................................................... 33. Trogidae ....................................................................................................................................... 35. Geotrupidae .................................................................................................................................. 37. Ochodaeidae.................................................................................................................................. 38. Hybosoridae .................................................................................................................................. 39. Ceratocanthidae ........................................................................................................................... 41. Scarabaeidae ................................................................................................................................ Series Elateriformia Superfamily Scirtoidea 47. Scirtidae ....................................................................................................................................... Superfamily Buprestoidea 51. Buprestidae .................................................................................................................................. Superfamily Byrrhoidea 53. Elmidae ........................................................................................................................................ 54. Dryopidae ..................................................................................................................................... 55. Lutrochidae .................................................................................................................................. 56. Limnichidae ................................................................................................................................. 57. Heteroceridae ............................................................................................................................... 58. Psephenidae.................................................................................................................................. 60. Ptilodactylidae .............................................................................................................................. 61. Chelonariidae ............................................................................................................................... * Families known to be present in Cuba, numbered following the world list of beetle families in Arnett and Thomas (2000). Superfamily Elateroidea 67. Eucnemidae .................................................................................................................................. 69. Elateridae ..................................................................................................................................... 73. Lycidae ......................................................................................................................................... 76. Lampyridae .................................................................................................................................. 78. Cantharidae.................................................................................................................................. Series Bostrichiformia Superfamily Bostrichoidea 81. Nosodendridae .............................................................................................................................. 82. Dermestidae ................................................................................................................................. 83. Bostrichidae (+Lyctinae) .............................................................................................................. 84. Anobiidae (+Ptininae) ................................................................................................................... Series Cucujiformia Superfamily Lymexyloidea 85. Lymexylidae ................................................................................................................................. Superfamily Cleroidea 87. Trogossitidae ................................................................................................................................ 89. Cleridae ........................................................................................................................................ 93. Melyridae (+Malachiinae) ............................................................................................................ Superfamily Cucujoidea 95. Sphindidae .................................................................................................................................... 97. Nitidulidae ................................................................................................................................... 98. Smicripidae .................................................................................................................................. 99. Monotomidae (+Rhizophaginae) ................................................................................................... 103. Silvanidae ................................................................................................................................... 104. Passandridae .............................................................................................................................. 106. Laemophloeidae .......................................................................................................................... 108. Phalacridae ................................................................................................................................ 111. Cryptophagidae........................................................................................................................... 113. Languriidae ................................................................................................................................ 114. Erotylidae ................................................................................................................................... 116. Biphyllidae.................................................................................................................................. 117. Bothrideridae .............................................................................................................................. 118. Cerylonidae ................................................................................................................................. 120. Discolomatidae ............................................................................................. 

The diversity of aboveground invertebrate communities and its correction with litter were studied using pitfall traps in three… Expand