FAMILIA
SUBFAMILIA
Tribu
SUBFAMILIA
Tribu
159. Curculionidae (determinations courtesy of R.A.
Anderson)
Acamptus species
Anchonus, 2 species
Anthonomus species
Apion species
Baradini, 9 genera, 9 species
Baris, 2 species
Caulophilus species
Catolethrus species
Cleogonus armatus Champion, 1904
Conotrachelus cristatus Fahraeus, 1837
Conotrachelus tuberosus Fielder, 1840
Conotrachelus, 3 species
Cosmopolites sordidus Germar, 1824;
Freemanl925: 24 (as "plantain weevil"; later
identified as C. sordidus, Imperial Bureau of
Entomology, 1925:493; Stell, 1935: 50; Urich,
1925: 40; Ali et al., 1973
Cossonus species
Crionyx, 2 species
Cryptorhynchus formosus Chevrolat, 1906
Cryptorhynchus, 3 species
Cryptorhynchini, 9 genera, 9 species
Dryopthorous species
Dynamis borrassi Fabricius, 1801:
Wattanapongsira, 1966: 203 (Tobago
misspelled as "Tabago"; but Panama (Tabogo)
clearly not intended).
Eubulus, 4 species
Eugnamptus species
Geraeus, 5 species
Hilipinus species
Hiotus species
Hypocoeloides, 5 species
Huaca species
Laemosaccus species
Lechriops canescens Champion, 1906
Lechriops, 3 species
Lepilius species
Metamasius hemipterus (Linnaeus), 1764 (Tobago)
Microhyus species
Oxyptenopterus, 2 species
Paranchonus species
Penestes species
Phyllerythrurus sanguinolentus Olivier, 1790:
Blackwelder, 1944: 912
Piazorhinus species
Plocamus species
Prionarthrus species
Promecops, 3 species
Prosaldius, 5 species
Pseudanchonus species
Pseudanthonomus species
Pseudapotrepus species
Pseudopinara species
Psomus species
Rhinanisus ? species
Rhynchophorus palmarum (Linnaeus), 1764 (Tobago);
Urich, 1911: 7; Urich and Guppy, 1911: 7;
Devinish, 1913: 325; Griffith, 1979: 365;
Maharaj, 1964: 3; Wattanapongsira, 1966:
56; Gerber and Gilbin-Davis, 1990: 143, 144
Rhysornatus, 2 species
Sibariops species
Zygopini, genus, species
Zygops species
Platypodinae (identification courtesy of D. Bright)
Platypus parallelus Fabricius, 1801
Platypus hians Chapuis, 1865
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Scolytinae (identifications courtesy of D. Bright)
Araptus hymenaceae (Eggers), 1933
(Tobago)
Chaetophloeus mandibularis Bright, 1981: 160
[Type locality]
(Tobago)
Cnesinus sp. (Tobago)
Coccotrypes carpophagus (Hornung), 1842
(Tobago)
Corthylus sp. (near minimus Wood, 1975)
(Tobago)
Cryptocarenus heveae (Hagedorn), 1912
(Tobago)
Dryocoetoides cristatus (Fabricius), 1801
(Tobago)
Gymnochilus reitteri Eichhoff, 1878
(Tobago)
Hypothenemus birmanus (Eichhoff), 1878
(Tobago)
H plumeriae [=Hypothenemus cylindricus Hopkins, 1915
(Tobago)]
Hypothenemus eruditus (Westwood), 1836
(Tobago)
Hypothenemus plumerira (Nordliner), 1856
(Tobago)
Hypothenemus rotundicollis (Eichhoff), 1878
(Tobago)
Hypothenemus squamosus (Hopkins), 1915
(Tobago)
Microborus boops Blandford, 1897
(Tobago)
Phloeotribus squamatus Wood, 1982
(Tobago)
Pycnarthrum sp.
(Tobago)
Pycnarthrum hispidum (Ferrari), 1867:19
(Tobago)
Scolytodes prob. guayanaensis (Schedl), 1937
(Tobago)
Trischidias sp.
(Tobago)
Xyleborus affinis Eichhoff, 1868
(Tobago)
Xyleborus asper Eggers, 1933
(Tobago)
Xyleborus ferrugineus (Fabricius), 1801 (Tobago)
Xyleborus volvulus (Fabricius), 1775
(Tobago)
Xyleborus sp.
(Tobago)
Xylosandrus morigerus (Blandford), 1894 (Tobago)
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Dominica 2006 (Dominica)
Sternochetus mangiferae (Dominica)
Anthribidae,
Subfamily Choraginae
Tribe Choragini
Euxenulus, n. sp. 4 in USNM; Valentine 2003: 55.
Distribution. (Endemica de Dominica). Bionomics.
Anderson (1992) noted that Euxenuluspiceus
(LeConte) is found in hardwood hammocks in
southern Florida. Adults have been collected in
flight intercept traps.
Subfamily Anthribinae
Tribe Rhinotropidini
Homocloeus insularis (Frieser) 1959: 420 (Piezocorynus);
Valentine 2003: 56. Distribution. (Dominica,
Guadeloupe). Bionomics. Anderson (1992)
noted that Homocloeus distentus Frieser is found
in hardwood hammocks and pinelands in southern
Florida. Adults have been collected in flight
intercept traps and by beating dead vines and
twigs.
Tribe Zygaenodini
Ormiscus conis Jordan 1924: 240; Valentine 2003: 61.
Distribution. (Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique).
Bionomics.
Anderson (1992) reported 6
species of Ormiscus in southern Florida. Most
were found beating dead vegetation or sweeping.
Brentidae,
Subfamily Brentinae
Tribe Arrhenodini
Rhaphirhynchus nitidicollis Gyllenhal 1833: 328;
Blackwelder 1944-1957: 774. Distribution.Dominica,
Guadeloupe. Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Venezuela.
Subfamily Trachelizinae
Tribe Acratini
Nemocephalus dolosus Kleine 1927: 456; Blackwelder
1944-1957: 775. Distribution. Endemic to
Dominica.
Tribe Brentini
Brentus anchorago Linnaeus 1758: 383; Blackwelder
1944-1957: 776. Distribution.Dominica, Guadeloupe,
Montserrat. Argentina, Brazil, Mexico to
Panama, Paraguay, USA. Bionomics.Adults of
this species are found commonly under loose bark
of various trees, especially Bursera simaruba (L.)
Sarg.
Subfamily Apioninae
Tribe Apionini
Apion insulicola Wagner 1914: 142; OBrien and
Wibmer 1982: 24. Distribution. Dominica,
Grenada, St. Vincent. South America.
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Curculionidae,
Subfamily Dryophthorinae
Tribe Orthognathini
Mesocordylus porriginosus (Boheman) 1838: 811 (Sipalus);
OBrien and Wibmer 1982: 220. Distribution.
(Dominica, Guadeloupe). Bionomics.
Hustache (1932) reported this species from the
trunks of Ormosiadasycarpa (Fabaceae) as well
as in the trunks of other trees, and under cut
wood.
Tribe Rhyncophorini
Subtribe Rhynchophorina
Rhyncophorus palmarum (Linnaeus) 1758: 377 (Curculio);
OBrien and Wibmer 1982: 210; Bennett
and Alam 1985: 30. Distribution. (Barbados,
Cuba, Dominica*, Guadeloupe, Martinique, St.
Vincent. Mexico to Panama, South America, USA
(CA, TX). Bionomics. Taken at Fortune, Pont
Casse, Fond Figues, Grand Bay and Café; associated
with palm trees. These large weevils primarily
are associated with a wide variety of palms.
According to Wattanapongsiri (1966), R. palmarum
has been associated with species of the
palm genera Acrocomia, Attalaea, Bactris, Chrysalidocarpus,
Cocos (including coconut palm),
Desmoncus, Elaeis (including oil palm), Euterpe,
Guilielma,Manicaria,Maximiliana,Oreodoxa,
Ricinus, and Sabal as well as Gynerium and
Saccharum (sugar cane) (Graminae), Carica and
Jaracatia (Caricaeae), Ananas (pineapple) (Bromeliaceae)
and Musa (banana) (Scitamineae).
Adult females lay eggs in the base of leaf sheaths,
terminal shoots or in cuts made by man in the
trunk. Larvae tunnel through the softest parts of
the trunk, generally destroying the heart. Once
they have finished feeding the top of the palm is
weakened and may topple. Larvae prepare a
cocoon inside the base of the trunk made from the
fibers in the stem around them. The species
develops throughout the year. The complete life
cycle varies from 45-180 days depending on location.
Economic significance. This species is a
serious pest of coconut palms and other crops
including banana, papaya, cacao, and sugarcane
throughout the Central and South America and
the West Indies. Damage is due to the feeding
habits of the larvae which generally weaken the
trunk to the point at which the plant is easily
broken or toppled.
Subtribe Litosomina
Sitophilus linearis (Herbst) 1797: 5 (Rhyncophorus);
OBrien and Wibmer 1982: 220; Bennett and
Alam 1985: 30. Distribution. (Barbados, Cuba,
Dominica*, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Puerto Rico,
St. Barthélmy. Costa Rica, South America, Old
World, USA (FL, LA). Bionomics. Taken at
Pont Cassé, Castle Comfort, Goodwill, Anse Bouleau,
and Pringles Bay. Adults are often found in
fallen tamarind pods. Species in this genus are
cosmopolitan pests of stored products.
Subtribe Sphenophorina
Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) 1824: 299 (Calandra);
OBrien and Wibmer 1982: 219; Bennett and
Alam 1985: 30. Distribution. (Barbados, Cuba,
Dominica, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Jamaica,
Puerto Rico. Mexico to Panama, South America,
Old World, USA (FL). Bionomics. This species
is primarily, if not exclusively, associated with
bananas,Musaspp. According to Woodruff (1969),
there are some citations of the species also being
associated with manilla hemp, plantain, sugar
cane and yam but these may be in error, or these
plants may be attacked only if bananas are not
present. Eggs are laid singly between the leaf
sheath as well as around the corm. Newly emerged
larvae bore into the corm. The complete life cycle
takes from 30-40 days with the egg stage lasting
5-7 days, the larval stage 15-20 days, and the
pupal stage 6-8 days. Adults are primarily nocturnal.
The immature stages were described by
Anderson (1948). Economic significance. This
species is commonly called the banana root
borer but its status as a primary pest of bananas
needs to be confirmed since most dryophthorids
only attack plants that are already sick, weakened
or injured. Damage to the banana plants
consists of extensive tunneling by the larvae in
the corm, thus weakening the plant and making
it susceptible to damage or blow-down from winds
or other factors.
Metamasius hemipterus (Linnaeus) 1758: 377 (Curculio);
OBrien and Wibmer 1982: 218; Bennett
and Alam 1985: 30; Woodruff et al. 1998: 22.
Distribution. (Antigua, Barbados, Bequia, Dominica*,
Grenada, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Martinique,
Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St.
Kitts, St. Thomas, St. Vincent. South America. Bionomics. The common name is West Indian
sugarcane borer (Vaurie 1966). This species is
associated with a variety of monocot plants, especially
those that are rotting, broken, damaged or
weakened. Banana and sugarcane are the two
plants most frequently mentioned in the literature;
however, the species has also been recorded
from coconut and royal palm sheaths, stumps of
Iriartea ventricosa Martius and Jessenia batua
Burret in Brazil, and has been intercepted at
customs in a stem of a species of Chamaedorea. In
Costa Rica, numerous adults have been collected
on fermenting palm trunks. Adults have also
been recorded on a variety of rotting fruits. Economic
significance. Woodruff and Baranowski
(1985) report that there is debate over the economic
status of this species. Certainly the species has
been associated with both banana and sugarcane
but its impact, especially on the former is uncertain.
They appear to prefer unhealthy or injured
plants and thus may not be the primary pests but
rather of a secondary nature. Regardless, the
adult feeding and larval infestations cause serious
damage, at least in sugarcane, especially if
the plants have already been damaged by other
insects or rats. Populations may build in damaged
plants left out to rot and may reinfest
subsequent crops.
Metamasius liratus (Gyllenhal) 1838: 914 (Sphenophorus);
OBrien and Wibmer 1982:218. Distribution. (Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique). Bionomics.Vaurie (1966) notes that in Guadaloupe
this species is common on balisiers (Canna
indica) and has been found in rain-soaked banana
trunks lying on the ground.
Metamasius maurus (Gyllenhal) 1838: 912 (Sphenophorus);
OBrien and Wibmer 1982: 218. Distribution. (Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique,
St. Croix, St. Vincent). Bionomics.Vaurie
(1966) reports specimens (including larvae and
pupal cells) taken from rotting trunks of banana
in Martinique. No larvae have been found in
healthy trunks and it has been suggested that
this species could prove useful in hastening decomposition
of old trunks.
Metamasius quadrisignatus (Gyllenhal) 1838: 907 (Sphenophorus); OBrien and Wibmer 1982: 218.
Distribution. (Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique,
Montserrat. Panama). Bionomics. Vaurie
(1966) reports specimens taken from the crowns
ofTillandsia in Montserrat.
Subfamily Curculioninae
Tribe Derelomini
Phyllotrox nigriventris Hustache 1929: 245; OBrien
and Wibmer 1982: 96. Distribution.Dominica,
Guadeloupe. Bionomics. Neotropical species
placed in the genus Phyllotrox are usually associated
with flowers of palms or cyclanths (Franz
2006). No specific details are available for this
species.
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Subfamily Bagoinae
Pantoteloides fennahi (Marshall) 1940: 175 (Nannilipus);
OBrien and Wibmer 1982: 95. Distribution.
Endemic to Dominica.
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Subfamily Scolytinae
Tribe Hylesinini
Subtribe Bothrosternina
Bothrosternus isolatus Bright 1972: 28; Bright 1985:
171, 179. Distribution. Dominica, Guadeloupe,
Jamaica.
Cnesinus gracilis Blandford 1896: 141; Bright 1985:
171. Distribution. Dominica. Mexico to Colombia.
Bionomics. Host trees: coffee, avocado,
Serjania sp.
Pagiocerus frontalis (Fabricius) 1801: 389 (Bostrichus);
Bright 1985: 171. Distribution. Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe. Widespread; Mexico to
Chile and Argentina, USA (NC to FL to TX).
Bionomics. Host trees: Avocado and Ocotea. A
pest of stored corn.
Subtribe Phloeotribina
Phloeotribus insularis Egers 1940: 123: Bright 1985:
171.Distribution.Dominica, Guadeloupe.
Subtribe Phloeosinina
Chramesus opacicollis Egers 1940: 124: Bright 1985:
171. Distribution. Cuba, Dominica, Grenada,
Guadeloupe, Jamaica. Bionomics.Unknown.
Tribe Scolytini
Subtribe Ctenophorina
Gymnochilus insularis (Egers) 1932: 232 (Problechilus);
Bright 1985: 172. Distribution. Dominica,
Guadeloupe.
Microborus lectus Wood 1971: 17; Bright 1985: 172.
Distribution. Dominica. Venezuela. Bionomics.
Host tree: Clusia sp., in limbs and boles.
Scolytodes maurus (Blandford) 1897: 178 (Prionosceles);
Bright 1985: 172. Distribution. Dominica.
Mexico to Panama, Venezuela. Bionomics.Host
tree:Cecropia sp., in leaf petioles.
Scolytodes notatus (Egers) 1940: 133 (Hexacolus);
Bright 1985: 172. Distribution. Cuba, Dominica,
Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico. Bionomics. Unknown.
Subtribe Xyleborina
Ambrosiodmus devexulus (Wood) 1978: 398 (Xyleborus);
Bright 1985: 173. Distribution.Dominica,
Hispaniola, Puerto Rico. Bionomics. Host
tree:Cedrela mexicana.
Premnobius cavipennis Eichoff 1878: 404; Cognato
and Bright 1996: 72. Distribution. Cuba, Dominica,
Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Puerto Rico. Central
and South America, Africa, USA (FL). Bionomics.
Known to live in 54 genera of trees and
woody vines.
Theoborus theobromae Hopkins 1915: 57: Bright
1985: 173. Distribution. Barbados, Dominica,
Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, St. Vincent. Mexico to
Panama, Colombia to French Guiana. Bionomics.
Host trees: Erythrina costaricensis, Ochroma
sp., Theobroma cacao.
Xyloborinus buscki (Hopkins) 1915: 63 (Xyleborus);
Bright 1985: 173. Distribution. Dominica,
Guadeloupe.
Xyleborus affinis Eichhoff 1868: 401; Bennett & Alam
1985; Wood and Bright 1992: 706. Distribution. Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola,
Jamaica, Puerto Rico. Widespread in Africa,
Asia, Pacific Islands, North, Central, and South
America. Bionomics. Attacks fermenting sugarcane
in Barbados. Several hundred host plants
are known.
Xyleborus caraibicus Egers 1914: 103; Bright 1985:
173.Distribution.Dominica, Guadeloupe. Costa
Rica to Bolivia and Brazil, Trinidad. Bionomics.
Hosts trees: Ochroma sp., Theobroma cacao.
Xyloborus ferrugineus (Fabricius) 1801: 388 (Bostrichus);
Bright 1985: 173; Bennett and Alam 1985:
31; Cognato and Bright 1996: 72. Distribution. Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe,
Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico. Widespread
North, Central, and South America, Africa,
Pacific Islands. Bionomics. Found in many
species of woody plants.
Xyloborus volvulus (Fabricius) 1775: 454 (Bostrichus);
Bright 1985: 174. Distribution. Cuba, Dominica, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico.
Widespread in Central and South America, Africa,
Asia, USA (FL). Bionomics.Found in many
species of woody plants.
Subtribe Cryphalina
Cryptocarenus lepidus Wood 1971: 36; Cognato and
Bright 1996: 72. Distribution.Dominica. Mexico
to Brazil. Bionomics. Host trees: Canavalia
villosa, Coffea robusta,Protium sp., Serjania sp.,
Xeiopia sp.
Cryptocarenus seriatus Egers 1933: 10; Cognato and
Bright 1996: 72. Distribution. Cuba, Dominica,
Hispaniola, Jamaica, Virgin Islands. Mexico
to Brazil and Bolivia, USA (FL, TX). Bionomics.
Unknown.
Hypothenemus eruditus Westwood 1836: 34; Bright
1985: 175; Wood and Bright 1992: 919; Cognato
and Bright 1996: 72. Distribution. Cuba, Dominica,
Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Puerto Rico. Widespread
in North and Central America, Africa,
Asia, and Australia. Bionomics.Found in many
species of woody plants.
Subtribe Corthylina
Corthylus subasperulus Eggers 1940: 141; Bright 1985:
176. Distribution. (Dominica, Guadeloupe).
Corthylus tuberculatus Eggers 1940: 140; Bright 1985:
176. Distribution. (Dominica, Guadeloupe).
Tricolus perdiligens Schledl 1950: 171; Cognato and
Bright 1996: 72. Distribution. (Dominica, Hispaniola,
Jamaica).
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St. Lucia, 2009
ANTHRIBIDAE,
ANTHRIBINAE
TRIBE RHINOTROPIDINI
Ormiscus lineicollis (Chevrolat) 1880: 198 (Brachytarsus); Valentine 2004: 61. Distribution. (Martinique
(type locality), St. Lucia; Lesser Antilles endemic).
CURCULIONIDAE,
DRYOPHTHORINAE
SPHENOPHORINI
Metamasius hemipterus (Linnaeus) 1758: 377 (Curculio); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 454; Hustache 1932:
380. = M. sericeus Olivier 1807: 84; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 913. Distribution. (Antigua, Barbados,
Bequia, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Croix,
St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Thomas, St. Vincent. Mexico to Panama, South America; widespread Antilles
and Latin America). Notes. The common name is West Indian sugarcane borer (Vaurie 1966). This
species is associated with a variety of monocot plants, especially those that are rotting, broken, damaged
or weakened. Banana and sugarcane are the two plants most frequently mentioned in the literature;
however, the species has also been recorded from coconut and royal palm sheaths, stumps of
Iriartea ventricosa Martius and Jessenia batua Burret in Brazil, and has been intercepted at customs
in a stem of a species of Chamaedorea. In Costa Rica, numerous adults have been collected on
fermenting palm trunks. Adults have also been recorded on a variety of rotting fruits. Economic
significance. Woodruff and Baranowski (1985) report that there is debate over the economic status
of this species. Certainly the species has been associated with both banana and sugarcane but its
impact, especially on the former, is uncertain. They appear to prefer unhealthy or injured plants and
thus may not be the primary pests but rather of a secondary nature. Regardless, the adult feeding
and larval infestations cause serious damage, at least in sugarcane, especially if the plants have
already been damaged by other insects or rats. Populations may build in damaged plants left out to
rot and may reinfest subsequent crops.
CURCULIONINAE
ANTHONOMINI
Anthonomus macromalus Gyllenhal 1836: 352; Hustache 1929: 255. =Anthonomus malpighiae Clark
and Burke 1985: 121; Wibmer and Obrien 1989: 13; synonymy in Clark 1992: 286. Distribution.
Antigua, Grenadines, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Martinique, Puerto Rico, St. Barthélemy, St. Croix,
St. John, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Thomas, Tortola. USA (FL), South America; widespread Antilles
and New World.
Anthonomus nanus Gyllenhal 1836: 351; Clark 1988: 336; O’Brien and Wibmer 1982: 108, 1989: 13.
=Anthonomus incanus Champion 1903: 168; Clark 1988: 336; Wibmer and O’Brien 1989: 13. Distribution.
Cuba, Hispaniola, Grenada, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, St. Vincent. Mexico, South America;
widespread Antilles and South America.
BARIDINAE
PANTOTELINI
Cyrionyx piperis Marshall 1940: 176; O’Brien and Wibmer 1982: 179. Distribution. St. Lucia; single island
endemic.
CRYPTORHYNCHINAE
CRYPTORHYNCHINI
CRYPTORHYNCHINA
Macromerus lanipes (Olivier) 1790: 506 (Curculio); O’Brien and Wibmer 1982: 153. Distribution.
Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, St. Lucia. Trinidad; widespread Antilles and South America.
Sternochetus mangiferae (Fabricius) 1775: 139 (Curculio); Anonymous 1986: 215; Woodruff and Fasulo
2007: 1. Distribution. Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, St. Lucia, St. Vincent. Australasia, Asia, Africa, North America (Hawaii), South America
(French Guiana, Trinidae and Tobago), Oceania; introduced to New World from Old World, not established
in Florida as of 2007. Notes. The mango seed weevil. A pest of mangos, and intercepted at U.
S. ports (mainland and Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands). Woodruff (1970) and Woodruff and Fasulo
(2007) report that in Hawaii eggs are laid on mango fruits in various stages of development. Eggs
hatch 5 to 7 days later and the newly hatched larva burrows through the fruit into the seed. There are
5 larval instars. Pupation takes place in the seed. Generaly one adult matures in each seed. This
species has only been found in association with Mangifera indica Linnaeus
TYLODINA
Euscepes postfasciatus (Fairmaire) 1849: 513 (Cryptorhynchus); O’Brien and Wibmer 1982: 142. Distribution.
Antigua, Barbados, Cuba, Grenada, Jamaica, Nevis, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Kitts, St.
Lucia, St. Vincent, Virgin Islands. USA ( CA, HI); South America; Tahiti; Old World; widespread
New World.
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ENTIMINAE
EUSTYLINI
Diaprepes abbreviatus (Linnaeus) 1758: 386 (Curculio); O’Brien and Wibmer 1982: 55. Distribution.
Barbados, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Martinique, Mona Island, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St.
Lucia, St. Vincent; widespread Antilles endemic. USA (FL, introduced, first reported in 1964). Notes.
The citrus root weevil, diaprepes root weevil or sugarcane root-borer. A serious pest in Florida and the
West Indies of Citrus and a wide variety of plants including many other cultivated trees and shrubs
such as avocado. Adults feed on leaves and larvae bore into the roots of plants.
Diaprepes boxi Marshall 1938: 3; O’Brien and Wibmer 1982: 55. Distribution. St. Lucia; single island
endemic. Notes. A possible pest of Citrus.
Eustylus hybridus (Rosenschoeld) 1840: 200 (Platyomus); O’Brien and Wibmer 1982: 53. Distribution.
Guadeloupe (type locality), St. Lucia; Lesser Antilles endemic. Notes. On sweet peas, and rose apple
trees.
MOLYTINAE
CHOLINI
Cholus martiniquensis Marshall 1926: 540; O’Brien and Wibmer 1982: 123 (Archarias), 1984: 294. =Cholus
zonatus (Swederus) of St. Lucia in Schotman 1989. Distribution. Martinique, St. Lucia; Lesser
Antilles endemic
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SCOLYTINAE
PITYOPHTHORINA
Araptus hymenaeae (Eggers) 1933: 9 (Neodryocoetes); Bright 1981: 152, 1985; 176; Wood and Bright
1992: 957; Bright and Torres 2006: 420. Distribution. Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto
Rico, St. Lucia, St. Vincent. Panama, Trinidad, widespread in South America; widespread Antilles and Latin America. Notes. Hosts: Brownea sp., Cajanus cajon, Ceratonia, Cicer arietinum, Erythrina,
seeds of Hymenaea courbaril.
CRYPHALINA
Cryptocarenus seriatus Eggers 1933: 10; Schedl 1957: 194; Bright 1985: 174; Wood and Bright 1992: 904;
Cognato and Bright 1996: 72; Bright and Torres 2006: 409. Distribution. Cuba, Dominica, Hispaniola,
Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, Virgin Islands. USA (introduced to USA (FL, TX); Wood 1977);
Mexico to Brazil and Bolivia; widespread Antilles and Latin America. Notes. known from 12 genera
of herbs and trees
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Barbados
Anthribidae,
Tribe Araecerini
Araecerus fasciculatus (De Geer) 1775: 276 (Curculio); Valentine 2003: 52. Distribution. (Barbados
(BMAC, introduced), Bermuda, Cuba, Grenada, Hispaniola, Jamaica; to be expected throughout the
Lesser Antilles; cosmopolitan; native to Indopacific area). Bionomics. The coffee bean weevil. A pest
of cocoa, coffee, and dozens of other dried plant materials (Childers and Woodruff 1980).
Curculionidae,
Subfamily Dryopthorinae
Tribe Rhynchophorini
Subtribe Rhynchophorina
Rhynchophorus palmarum (Linnaeus) 1758: 377 (Curculio); OBrien and Wibmer 1982: 210; Bennett and
Alam 1985: 30. Distribution. (Widespread New World. Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe,
Martinique, St. Vincent. Mexico to Panama, South America, USA (CA, TX). Bionomics.
Rhynchophorus palmarum has been associated with species of the palm genera Acrocomia, Attalaea,
Bactris, Chrysalidocarpus, Cocos (including coconut palm), Desmoncus, Elaeis (including oil palm),
Euterpe, Guilielma, Manicaria, Maximiliana, Oreodoxa, Ricinus, and Sabal as well as plants such as
Gynerium and Saccharum (sugar cane) (Graminae), Carica and Jaracatia (Caricaeae), Ananas (pineapple)
(Bromeliaceae) and Musa (banana) (Scitamineae) (Wattanapongsiri 1966). Adult females lay
eggs in the base of leaf sheaths, terminal shoots or in cuts made by man in the trunk. Larvae prepare
a cocoon inside the base of the trunk made from the fibers in the stem around them. The species
develops throughout the year. The complete life cycle varies from 45-180 days depending on location.
Economic significance. This species is a serious pest of coconut palms and other crops including
banana, papaya, cacao, and sugarcane throughout the Central and South America and the West
Indies. Damage is due to the feeding habits of the larvae which generally weaken the trunk to the
point at which the plant is easily broken or toppled.
Litosomina
Sitophilus granarius (Linnaeus) 1758: 378 (Curculio); Tucker 1952: 348; Bennett and Alam 1985: 30,
OBrien and Wibmer 1982: 220; Wibmer and OBrien1986: 365. Distribution. (Barbados (introduced),
cosmopolitan; introduced to New World, native to Old World). Bionomics. The grain weevil;
a pest of stored products.
Sitophilus linearis (Herbst) 1797: 5 (Rhynchophorus); Tucker 1952: 348; OBrien and Wibmer 1982: 220;
Wibmer and OBrien 1986: 365; Bennett and Alam 1985: 30. Distribution. (Barbados, Cuba, Dominica,
Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Barthélémy. USA (FL, LA); Costa Rica, South America; cosmopolitan,
introduced to and widespread in New Worl; native to Old World). Bionomics. In stored
products; adults are often found in fallen tamarind pods.
Sitophilus oryzae (Linnaeus) 1763: 395 (Curculio); Bennett and Alam 1985: 30; OBrien and Wibmer
1982: 222; Wibmer and OBrien 1986: 365. Distribution. (Barbados (introduced). Cosmopolitan;
introduced to New World, native to Old World). Bionomics. Attacks stored grain
Sphenophorina
Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) 1824: 299 (Calandra); OBrien and Wibmer 1982: 219; Bennett and
Alam 1985: 30. Distribution. (Widespread New World. Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe,
Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico. USA (FL), Mexico to Panama, South America, Old World origin,
introduced to New World). Bionomics. This species is primarily associated with bananas, Musa spp.
There are some citations of the species also being associated with manilla hemp, plantain, sugar cane
and yam but these may be in error, or these plants may be attacked only if bananas are not present
(Woodruff 1969). Eggs are laid singly between the leaf sheaths as well as around the corm. Newly
emerged larvae bore into the corm. The complete life cycle takes from 30-40 days with the egg stage
lasting 5-7 days, the larval stage 15-20 days, and the pupal stage 6-8 days. Adults are primarily
nocturnal. Economic significance. This species is commonly called the banana root borer but its
status as a primary pest of bananas needs to be confirmed since most dryophthorines only attack
plants that are already sick, weakened or injured. Damage to the banana plants consists of extensive
tunneling by the larvae in the corm, thus weakening the plant and making it susceptible to damage
or blow-down from winds.
Metamasius hemipterus (Linnaeus) 1758: 377 (Curculio); Leng and Mutchler 1914: 478; Tucker 1952:
348; OBrien and Wibmer 1982: 218; Bennett and Alam 1985: 30; Woodruff et al. 1998: 22. Distribution. (Widespread Antilles and South America. Antigua, Barbados, Bequia, Dominica, Grenada,
Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Kitts, St. Thomas, St.
Vincent. South America). Bionomics. The common name is West Indian sugarcane borer (Vaurie
1966). This species is associated with a variety of monocot plants, especially those that are rotting,
broken, damaged or weakened. Banana and sugarcane are the two plants most frequently mentioned
in the literatur but the species has also been recorded from coconut and royal palm leaf sheaths,
stumps of Iriartea ventricosa Martius and Jessenia batua Burret in Brazil, and has been intercepted
at customs in a stem of a species of Chamaedorea. Adults have also been recorded on a variety of
rotting fruits and on fermenting palm trunks. Economic significance. There is debate over the
economic status of this species (Woodruff and Baranowski 1985). Certainly the species has been
associated with both banana and sugarcane but its impact, especially on the former is uncertain. It
appears to prefer unhealthy or injured plants and thus may not be a primary but rather a secondary
pest. The adult feeding and larval infestations cause serious damage, at least in sugarcane, especially
if the plants have already been damaged by other insects or rats. Populations may build in damaged
plants left out to rot and may reinfest subsequent crops
Curculioninae
Smicroncyhini
Smicronyx roridus Marshall 1952: 267; Bennett and Alam 1985: 30. Distribution. Barbados. Bionomics.
Introduced from Pakistan and India against parasitic love vine (dodder); seemingly not established.
Baridinae
Madarini
Athesapeuta cyperi Marshall 1928: 266 Bennett and Alam 1985: 230. Distribution. Barbados (BMAC).
Bionomics. Introduced from Pakistan against nut grass; seemingly not established.
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Ceutorhynchinae
Hypurini
Hypurus bertrandi (Perris) 1852: 183 (Ceutorhynchus); Bennett and Alam 1985: 30; Wibmer and OBrien
1986: 274. Distribution. Barbados (introduced). North America, Hawaii, Argentina, Chile; native
to Old World. Bionomics.Mining leaves of pussley (purslane) (Portulaca).
Cryptorhynchinae
Cryptorhynchini
Euscepes postfasciatus (Fairmaire) 1849:513 (Cryptorhynchus); Blackwelder 1944-1957: 862; Tucker 1952:
348; Bennett and Alam 1985: 30; Turnbow and Thomas 2008: 31. Distribution. Widespread New
World. Antigua, Bahamas (Eleuthera, Exuma, Inagua New Providence), Barbados (BMAC), Cuba,
Grenada, Jamaica, Nevis, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent. Brazil, USA (CA),
Hawaii, Tahiti, Old World. Bionomics. The scarabee weevil; a serious pest of sweet potatoes.
Entiminae
Eustylini
Diaprepes abbreviatus (Linnaeus) 1758: 386 (Curculio); Leng and Mutchler 1914: 468; Tucker 1952: 348;
OBrien and Wibmer 1982: 55; Bennett and Alam 1985: 30. Distribution. Widespread Antilles
native. Barbados, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Martinique, Mona Island, Montserrat, Puerto
Rico, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Vieques. USA (FL, introduced, first reported in 1964, OBrien and Wibmer
1982: 55). Bionomics. The Citrus root weevil or the diaprepes root weevil. A serious pest, attacking
roots of Citrus, sugarcane, maize, avocado pear, grass and many other cultivated plants; larvae
bore into cane bases, sometimes severing them. Woodruff (1964, 1968, 1985) reports that this weevil
is commonly called the sugar-cane root-stalk borer weevil or vaquita in Puerto Rico.
Diaprepes famelicus (Olivier) 1790: 544 (Curculio); Tucker 1952: 348; Bennett and Alam 1985: 30; OBrien
and Wibmer 1982:55. Distribution.Widespread Antilles native. Antigua, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica,
Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Barthélemy, St. Kitts. Bionomics. This species is a
pest in Citrus nurseries. The biology is likely similar to that of D. abbreviatus. It feeds on leaves of
maypole, sisal, pigeon pea, sugarcane, avocado pear and epidermis of spanish needle (Agave sp.) in
Barbados.
Promecops lunata Fahraeus 1840: 327; Tucker 1952: 348; OBrien and Wibmer 1982: 59; Bennett and
Alam 1985: 30. Distribution. Lesser Antilles Native. Barbados, Grenadines, St. Vincent. Bionomics.
Adults feed on leaves of lima bean and pigeon pea
Naupactini
Artipus corycaeus Sahlberg 1823: 22; Tucker 1952: 348; OBrien and Wibmer 1982: 31, Bennett and
Alam 1985: 29. Distribution. Lesser Antilles Native. Barbados, St. Barthelemy. Bionomics. Attacks
seeds of crabs eye vine (Caesalpinia) and horse-nicker (Abrus precatorius L.)
Litostylus boveli (Marshall) 1922: 184 (Germariella); Tucker 1952: 348; OBrien and Wibmer 1982:32;
Bennett and Alam 1985: 30. Distribution. Lesser Antilles Native. Barbados, Dominica. Bionomics.
Adults feed on Citrus foliage.
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Molytinae
Tribe Cleogonini
Rhyssomatus strangulatus Gyllenhal 1837: 374. =Rhyssomatus nigerrimus Fahraeus 1837: 376; Bennett
and Alam 1985: 30. Distribution. Lesser Antilles and Latin America. Barbados (det. D. R. Whitehead),
Martinique, St. Vincent. Panama and South America. Bionomics. Barbados host not recorded;
in St. Vincent it attacks sweet potato.
Sternechini
Chalcodermus angulicollis Fahraeus 1837: 389; OBrien and Wibmer 1982: 133; Bennett and Alam 1985:
30. Distribution. Barbados (probably introduced, R. E. White). Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, South
America. Bionomics. Collected as adult.
Subfamily Scolytinae
Tribe Hylesinini
Subtribe Phloeotribina
Phloeotribus sp. Distribution. Barbados (det. D. M. Anderson). Bionomics. No data
Scolytini
Subtribe
Ctenophorina
Pycnarthrum pallidum (Chapuis) 1869: 41 (Nemobius); Tucker 1952: 347; Bennett and Alam 1985: 30;
Wood and Bright 1992: 385. Distribution. Lesser Antilles Native. Barbados, Guadeloupe. Bionomics.
Attacks bark of breadfruit and fig in Barbados.
Pityophthorina
Araptus xylotrupes (Eichhoff) 1872: 135 (Pityophthorus); Bennett and Alam 1985: 30; Wood and Bright
1992: 963. Distribution. Barbados. South America (Argentina, Brazil). Not reported elsewhere in
West Indies; probable introduction or misidentification. Bionomics. Attacks seeds of pigeon pea in
dry pods in Barbados.
Dryocoetina
Coccotrypes carpophagus (Hornung) 1842: 116 (Bostrichus); Bennett and Alam 1985: 30; Tucker 1952:
347; Wood and Bright 1992: 594. Distribution. Introduced to New World, probably native to Africa
(Wood 1977: 68). Barbados, Bermuda, Cuba, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Montserrat, Puerto
Rico, Hispaniola, Virgin Islands. Widespread in North, Central, and South America, Africa, and Asia
(Wood and Bright 1992: 594). Bionomics. Attacks seeds of palms (Thrinax argentea and Thrinax
radiata), ivory-nut buttons, etc. in Barbados. Elsewhere it is known from nuts and seeds of many
species of trees. Commonly intercepted in seeds and nuts in temperate countries, where it cannot
breed. Bennett and Alam (1985) also list another species of Coccotrypes in Barbados attacking seeds
of palms (T. argentea and T. radiata) but it is probably this one.
Cryphalina
Hypocryphalus mangiferae (Stebbing) 1914: 542 (Cryphalus); Bennett and Alam 1985: 30; Tucker 1952:
347, Wood and Bright 1992: 869. Distribution. Introduced to New World, probably native to India
(Wood 1977: 68). Barbados, Guadeloupe. Widespread in Africa, Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands, South,
Central, and to North America (FL). Bionomics. Bores in twigs of mango; Mangifera indica and
Mangifera odorata. The record of Cryphalus sp., Tucker 1952: 347; Bennett and Alam 1985: 30 in
twigs of mango and tubers of sweet potato is probably this species.
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Hypothenemus obscurus (Fabricius) 1801: 395 (Hylesinus); Bennett and Alam 1985: 30; Tucker 1952:
347; Wood and Bright 1992: 936. =Hypothenemus seriatus (Eichhoff) 1872: 133 (Stephanoderes) in
Bennett and Alam 1985:30. Distribution. Widespread New World. Barbados, Cuba, Hispaniola,
Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands. South, and Central America, Mexico, USA (FL).
Native to tropical America (Wood 1977: 68). Bionomics.Host not recorded for Barbados. Elsewhere
feeding in Bertholletia excelsa, Crotalaria sp., Hymenaea courbaril, Myristica fragans, Tamarindus
indica, Theobroma cacao. Intercepted worldwide in Brazil nuts. Bennett and Alam 1985 list two
other species in this genus in Barbados boring in twigs of mango and attacking tamarind seeds and
both could be this species.
Hypothenemus seriatus (Eichhoff) 1872:133 (Stephanoderes); Wood and Bright 1992: 940; Turnbow and
Thomas 2008: 32. Distribution.Widespread New World. Bahamas (Andros, Great Inagua), Barbados,
Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands. North, Central and South America; native to
tropical America (Wood 1977: 68); widespread in Africa, Asia, Pacific islands, Australia. Bionomics.
Hosts: known from many genera of trees and shrubs.
Xyleborina
Theoborus theobromae Hopkins 1915: 57; Bright 1985: 173; Wood and Bright 1992: 661. Distribution.
Widespread Antilles and Latin America. Barbados, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, St. Vincent.
Mexico to Panama, Colombia to French Guiana. Bionomics. Host trees: Erythrina costaricensis,
Ochroma sp., Theobroma cacao.
Xyleborus affinis Eichhoff 1868: 401; Leng and Mutchler 1914: 480; Bennett and Alam 1985: 30; Wood
and Bright 1992: 706; Turnbow and Thomas 2008: 35. =Xyleborus perforans (Wollaston) 1857: 96
(Tomicus); Tucker 1952: 347; Bennett and Alam 1985: 31; misidentification for Barbados, otherwise
unreported from the New World; widespread in Asia and Africa, and Pacific islands (Wood and Bright
1992: 759). Distribution.Widespread New World. Bahamas (Andros), Barbados (det. D. M. Anderson),
Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico. Widespread in Africa, Asia,
Pacific Islands, North, Central, and South America; native to tropical America (Wood 1977: 68).
Bionomics. Attacks fermenting sugarcane in Barbados. Several hundred host plants are known
worldwide.
Xyleborus ferrugineus (Fabricius) 1801: 388 (Bostrichus); Tucker 1952: 347; Bennett and Alam 1985: 31;
Bright 1985: 173; Wood and Bright 1992; 735; Turnbow and Thomas 2008: 35. Distribution. Widespread
New World. Bahamas (Andros), Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Jamaica,
Puerto Rico. Widespread North, Central, and South America, Africa, Pacific Islands. Native to tropi
cal America (Wood 1977: 68). Bionomics. Found in many species of woody plants. Boring in twigs of
mango in Barbados.
Xyleborus perforans (Wollaston) 1857: 96 (Tomicus); Bennett and Alam 1985: 31; Wood and Bright 1992:
759. Distribution. Barbados, otherwise unreported from the New World; widespread in Asia and
Africa, and Pacific islands. Probable misidentification for Barbados. Notes. Attacks fermenting sugarcane
in Barbados. Known from many host plants in Asia and Africa.
Subfamily Platypodinae
Platypus parallelus (Fabricius) 1801: 284 (Bostrichus); Wood and Bright 1992: 1164. = Platypus punctulatus Chapuis 1868: 151; Tucker 1952: 347; Bennett and Alam 1985: 31. Distribution. Barbados, Cuba,
Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico. S. USA, Mexico to Chile, Peru; native to New World; introduced
and widespread in Old World tropics. Bionomics. Hosts: many genera of trees. This is the most
destructive and most widely distributed species of Playtypodinae in the world.
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St. Vincent 2010
ANTHRIBIDAE,
ANTHRIBINAE
ZYGAENODINI
Ormiscus micula Jordan 1924: 239; Valentine 2004: 61. Distribution. (Canouan, Grenada (type locality),
Mayreau, Mustique, St. Vincent, Union; Lesser Antilles endemic.)
BRENTIDAE,
TAPHRODERINAE
Taphroderes sexmaculatus Boheman 1840: 573; Denier 1922: 23; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 775. Distribution.
St. Vincent. Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil; Lesser Antilles and Latin America.
APIONINAE
APIONINI
Apion insulicola Wagner 1914: 142. Distribution. Dominica, Grenada, St. Vincent. Trinidad; Lesser
Antilles and Latin America.
Apion parvulum Gerstaecker 1854: 248. =Apion motabile Faust 1894: 317. Distribution. Grenada, St.
Vincent. South America; Lesser Antilles and Latin America.
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CURCULIONIDAE,
SUBFAMILY DRYOPHTHORINAE
TRIBE RHYNCHOPHORINI
SUBTRIBE RHYNCHOPHORINA
Rhynchophorus palmarum (Linnaeus) 1758: 377 (Curculio); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 453; Hustache
1932: 376; Bennett and Alam 1985: 30; Perez-Gelabert 2008: 134. Distribution. (Barbados, Cuba,
Dominica, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Martinique, St. Vincent. USA (CA, TX), Mexico to Panama, South
America; widespread New World). Notes. These large weevils are primarily associated with a wide
variety of palms. According to Wattanapongsiri (1966), R. palmarum has been associated with species
of the palm genera Acrocomia, Attalaea, Bactris, Chrysalidocarpus, Cocos (including coconut
palm), Desmoncus, Elaeis (including oil palm), Euterpe, Guilielma, Manicaria, Maximiliana, Oreodoxa,
Ricinus, and Sabal as well as Gynerium and Saccharum (sugar cane) (Graminae), Carica and Jaracatia
(Caricaeae), Ananas (pineapple) (Bromeliaceae) and Musa (banana) (Scitamineae). Adult females lay
eggs in the base of leaf sheaths, terminal shoots or in cuts made in the trunk. Larvae tunnel through
the softest parts of the trunk, generally destroying the heart. Once they have finished feeding the top
of the palm is weakened and may topple. Larvae prepare a cocoon around themseves inside the base of
the trunk made from the fibers in the stem The species develops throughout the year. The complete
life cycle varies from 45 to180 days depending on location. Economic significance. This species is a
serious pest of coconut palms and other crops including banana, papaya, cacao, and sugarcane throughout
Central and South America and the West Indies. Damage is due to the feeding habits of the larvae
which generally weaken the trunk to the point at which the plant is easily broken or toppled
SPHENOPHORINA
Metamasius hemipterus (Linnaeus) 1758: 377 (Curculio); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 454; Hustache 1932:
380; Ivie et al. 2008b: 276; Perez-Gelabert 2008: 137. =M. sericeus Olivier 1807: 84; Blackwelder
1944-1957: 913. Distribution. (Antigua, Barbados, Bequia, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe,
Hispaniola, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Thomas,
St. Vincent. Mexico to Panama, South America; widespread Antilles and Latin America). Notes.
The West Indian sugarcane borer (Vaurie 1966). This species is associated with a variety of monocot
plants, especially those that are rotting, broken, damaged or weakened. Banana and sugarcane are
the two plants most frequently mentioned in the literature. The species has also been recorded from
coconut and royal palm sheaths, stumps of Iriartea ventricosa Martius and Jessenia batua Burret in
Brazil, and has been intercepted at customs in a stem of a species of Chamaedorea. In Costa Rica,
numerous adults have been collected on fermenting palm trunks. Adults have also been recorded on a
variety of rotting fruits. Economic significance. Woodruff and Baranowski (1985) report that there
is debate over the economic status of this species. Certainly the species has been associated with both
banana and sugarcane but its impact, especially on the former, is uncertain. The beetles appear to
prefer unhealthy or injured plants and thus may not be primary pests but rather of a secondary
nature. Nevertheless, adult feeding and larval infestations cause serious damage, at least in sugarcane,
especially if the plants have already been damaged by other insects or rats. Populations may
build in damaged plants left out to rot and may reinfest subsequent crops.
Metamasius maurus (Gyllenhal) 1838: 912 (Sphenophorus); O’Brien and Wibmer 1982: 218. Distribution. (Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Croix, St. Vincent; Lesser Antilles endemic). Notes. Vaurie (1966) reports specimens (including larvae and pupal cells) taken from rotting trunks
of banana in Martinique. No larvae have been found in healthy trunks and it has been suggested that
this species could prove useful in hastening decomposition of old trunks.
CURCULIONINAE
TRIBE ANTHONOMINI
Anthonomus macromalus Gyllenhal 1836: 352; Hustache 1929: 255; Clark 1992: 286 (lectotype); Valentine
and Ivie 2005: 281. =Anthonomus bidentatus Boheman 1843: 238 of St. Vincent; Hustache 1929:
255. =Anthonomus malpighiae Clark and Burke 1985: 121; Wibmer and O’Brien 1989: 13; Clark
1992: 286, synonomy. Distribution. Antigua, Grenadines, Guadeloupe, Guana, Hispaniola,
Martinique, Puerto Rico, St. Barthélemy (type locality), St. Croix, St. John, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St.
Thomas, St. Vincent Tortola. USA (FL), South America; widespread New World.
Anthonomus nanus Gyllenhal 1836: 351; Clark 1988: 336, 1992: 287; O’Brien and Wibmer 1982: 108.
=Anthonomus incanus Champion 1903: 168; Clark 1988: 336; Wibmer and O’Brien 1989: 13. Distribution.
Cuba, Hispaniola, Grenada, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, St. Vincent. Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela,
Trinidad; widespread Antilles and Latin America.
Pseudanthonomus testaceus (Boheman) 1843: 225 (Anthonomus); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 444
(Anthonomus); Hustache 1929: 260 (Anthonomus); Clark 1990: 677. Distribution. Cuba, Dominica,
Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent (type locality). Panama, Brazil; widespread Antilles
and Latin America.
TRIBE DERELOMINI
TRIBE DERELOMINI Phyllotrox pallidus Fahraeus 1843: 191; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 443; Hustache 1929: 245. Distribution.
Grenada, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent; widespread Antilles endemic.
SUBFAMILY BARIDINAE
TRIBE BARIDINI
BARIDINA
Baris aerea (Boheman) 1844: 141 (Baridius). Distribution. Grenada, St. Vincent. USA (widespread);
Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama; widespread Antilles and North and/or
Central America?
Baris auricoma (Boheman) 1844: 175 (Baridius). Distribution. St. Vincent; single island endemic.
AMBATINI
Embates lateralis (Champion) 1909: 482 (Ambates). Distribution. St. Vincent; single island endemic.
MADARINI
Madarellus laticollis (Boheman) 1844: 112 (Madarus). =M. inaequalis Champion 1908: 378 of St. Vincent
and of Grenada; Hustache 1938: 180, error for laticollis (see Champion 1908: 379). Distribution.
Grenada, St. Vincent. Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico; South America; Lesser Antilles
and Latin America.
PANTOTELINI
Cyrionyx alboguttatus Champion 1909: 485. Distribution. St. Vincent; single island endemic.
PERIDINETINI
Palliolatrix silacea Prena 2009: 54. Distribution. St. Vincent; single island endemic. Genus endemic to
West Indies.
MADOPTERINI
ZYGOBARIDINA
Buchananius quadriguttatus (Champion) 1909: 495 (Zaglyptus). Distribution. St. Vincent; single island
endemic.
Cylindrocerus insularis Champion 1909: 487. Distribution. St. Vincent; single island endemic.
Limnobaris antillarum Champion 1909: 496. Distribution. St. Vincent; single island endemic.
Stethobaris polita (Chevrolat) 1880i: 307 (Centrinus); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 453. =Diorymerellus
pollitus Hustache 1932: 312. =Diorymerellus obliteratus (Champion) 1908: 252 of St. Vincent. Distribution.
Guadeloupe (type locality), Puerto Rico, St. Vincent; widespread Antilles endemic.
Zaglyptoides ferrugineus Champion 1909: 496. Distribution. St. Vincent; single island endemic. Genus
endemic to Lesser Antilles. Note. Listed incorrectly as a synonym of Buchananius (Anonymous,
1961: 256) in Zoological Record for 1959; according to O’Brien and Wibmer 1982: 209.
SUBFAMILY COSSONINAE
TRIBE COSSONINI
Cossonus guildingi Boheman 1838: 1015. Distribution. St. Vincent; single island endemic.
Cossonus scrobiculatostriatus Boheman 1845: 269; Hustache 1932: 363. Distribution. Guadeloupe, St.
Vincent. Mexico to Costa Rica, South America; Lesser Antilles and Latin America.
Cossonus thoracicus Boheman 1838: 1032. Distribution. St. Vincent. Mexico to Panama, South America;
Lesser Antilles and Latin America.
RHYNCOLINI
Apotrepus puncticollis Boheman 1838: 1003. Distribution. Guadeloupe, St. Vincent. Mexico, Nicaragua;
South America; Lesser Antilles and Latin America.
Stenancylus colomboi Casey 1892: 693; Turnbow and Thomas 2008: 34. Distribution. Cuba, Jamaica,
St. Vincent. USA (FL); widespread Antilles and North and/or Central America.
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SUBFAMILY CRYPTORHYNCHINAE
TRIBE CRYPTORHYNCHINI
SUBTRIBE CRYPTORHYNCHINA
Cryptorhynchus corticalis Boheman 1837: 93; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 448; Hustache 1932: 266. Distribution.
Guadeloupe, St. Vincent (type locality); Lesser Antilles endemic.
Palaeopus subgranulatus Marshall 1918: 271. Distribution. St. Vincent; single island endemic.
Semnorhynchus vacillatus (Boheman) 1837: 85 (Cryptorhynchus); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 449; Hustache
1930: 221; Ivie et al. 2008b: 278. =Cryptorhynchus vacillates variety delumbatus (Rosenschoeld)
1837: 144 of Guadeloupe; Hustache 1930: 223. =Euscepes vacillatus variety ornatipennis (Chevrolat)
1879: 109 of Guadeloupe; Hustache 1930: 223. =Euscepes fur (Chevrolat) 1880: 151. =Acalles leporinus (Chevrolat) 1879: 126. Distribution. Guadeloupe, Montserrat, St. Vincent; Lesser Antilles endemic.
Sternochetus mangiferae (Fabricius) 1775: 139 (Curculio); Anonymous 1986: 215; Woodruff and Fasulo
2007: 1; Ivie et al. 2008b: 278. Distribution. Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada,
Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, St. Lucia, St. Vincent. North America (Hawaii), South America
(French Guiana, Trinidad and Tobago), Australasia, Asia, Africa, Oceania; introduced to Lesser Antilles;
introduced to New World from Old World, not established in mainland USA (Florida) as of 2007.
Economic importance. The mango seed weevil. A pest of mangos, and intercepted at U. S. ports
(mainland and Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands). Woodruff (1970) and Woodruff and Fasulo (2007)
report that in Hawaii the eggs are laid on mango fruits in various stages of development. Eggs hatch
5 to 7 days later and the newly hatched larva burrows through the fruit into the seed. There are 5
larval instars. Pupation takes place in the seed. Generaly one adult matures in each seed. This
species has only been found in association with Mangifera indica Linnaeus.
Styracopus phaseoli Marshall 1916: 468; O’Brien and Wibmer 1982: 157; Ivie et al. 2008b: 278. Distribution.
Dominica, Montserrat, St. Vincent; Lesser Antilles endemic. Genus endemic to Lesser Antilles.
SUBTRIBE TYLODINA
Euscepes postfasciatus (Fairmaire) 1849: 513 (Cryptorhynchus); Turnbow and Thomas 2008: 31. Distribution.
Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Grenada, Jamaica, Nevis, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St.
Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Virgin Islands. USA (CA; HI); South America; widespread New World;
Tahiti; Old World.
Ulosominus setosus (Boheman) 1837: 319 (Ulosomus); Hustache 1930: 160. Distribution. Guadeloupe,
St. Vincent (type locality); Lesser Antilles endemic.
TRIBE GASTEROCERCINI
Cophes armipes (Boheman) 1837: 108 (Cryptorhynchus); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 450; Hustache 1932:
254 (Ceolosternus); O’Brien and Wibmer 1982: 153 (Sternocoelus). =Cryptorhynchus guadelupensis Boheman 1837: 224 of Guadeloupe. =Cryptorhynchus sulcatulus Boheman 1837: 220 of Guadeloupe.
=Cryptorhynchus insularis Chevrolat 1880: 286 of Guadeloupe. =Macromerus cultricollis Chevrolat
1880: XXVII of Guadeloupe. Distribution. Hispaniola, Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent (type
locality); widespread Antilles endemic.
SUBFAMILY ENTIMINAE
TRIBE ANYPOTACTINI
Polydacrys depressifrons Boheman 1840: 298. =Pandeleteius cavirostris (Schaeffer) 1908: 214.
=Pandeleteius nubilosus (Boheman) 1840: 296. Distribution. Grenada, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent.
USA (TX), Mexico, Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama;
widespread Antilles and North and/or Central America.
TRIBE EUSTYLINI
Brachyomus tuberculatus (Boheman) 1842: 218 (Geonemus). Distribution. St. Vincent; single island
endemic.
Diaprepes abbreviatus (Linnaeus) 1758: 386 (Curculio); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 436; Hustache 1929:
183; Ramos 1946: 43; Miskimen and Bond 1970: 99; O’Brien and Wibmer 1982: 55; Valentine and Ivie
2005: 282; Ivie et al. 2008b: 279. =Curculio abbreviateus variety brevis (Olivier) 1790: 549 of Guadeloupe,
of Martinique. =Curculio abbreviateus variety distinguendus Gyllenhal 1834: 10 of Guadeloupe, of
Martinique, of Puerto Rico. =Curculio abbreviateus variety guadeloupensis Gyllenhal 1834: 11 of
Guadeloupe. =Curculio abbreviateus guadelupensis Hustache 1929: 184 (not guadeloupensis Gyllenhal
1834). Distribution. Barbados, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Guana, Hispaniola, Martinique, Mona,
Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Lucia, St. Vincent; widespread Antilles endemic. USA (FL,
introduced, first reported in 1964). Economic importance. The citrus root weevil or the diaprepes
root weevil. The species is a serious pest in Florida and the West Indies, attacking roots of Citrus and
a wide variety of plants including many other cultivated trees and shrubs such as avocado (Lapointe
2000). Woodruff (1964, 1968, 1985) reports that this weevil is commonly called ‘the sugar cane root
stalk borer weevil’ or ‘vaquita’ in Puerto Rico. It is also a pest in the French Antilles (Mauleon and
Mademba-Sy 1988). Ulmer et al. (2006) report on the parasitoids of the weevil’s eggs on St. Lucia.
Adults feed on leaves and larvae bore into the roots of plants.
Diaprepes excavatus Rosenschoeld 1840: 343; O’Brien and Wibmer 1982: 55. Distribution. St. Vincent;
single island endemic. Notes. A possible pest of Citrus.
TRIBE GEONEMINI
Lachnopus curvipes (Fabricius) 1787: 113 (Curculio). Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 440; Hustache 1929: 199
(Prepodes); Valentine and Ivie 2005: 282; Ivie et al. 2008b: 279. =Curculio curvipes variety calcaratus (Olivier) 1807: 350 of Guadeloupe; not Oware (Africa), an error. Distribution. Guadeloupe, Guana,
Hispaniola, Jamaica, Montserrat, Nevis, Puerto Rico, St. Barthélemy, St. Croix, St. Kitts, St. Thomas,
St. Vincent, Tortola; widespread Antilles endemic.
TRIBE LORDOPINI
Hypoptus insularis Champion 1911: 302. Distribution. Grenada, St. Vincent; Lesser Antilles endemic.
Hypsonotus latus Jekel 1857: 147. Distribution. St. Vincent; single island endemic.
TRIBE NAUPACTINI
Litostylus pudens (Boheman) 1833: 623 (Cyphus); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 436 (Neocyphus); Hustache
1929: 188; Ivie et al. 2008b: 279. Distribution. Antigua, Montserrat, St. Barthélemy (type locality),
St. Vincent; Lesser Antilles endemic. Notes. A possible pest of Citrus.
TRIBE TANYMECINI
Pandeleteius testaceipes Hustache 1929: 181; Howden 1970: 48, 2004: 20l; O’Brien and Wibmer 1982: 49;
Woodruff et al. 1998: 23. =Pandeleteius sublineatus Champion 1911: 203 of Grenada and of St. Vincent;
Leng and Mutchler 1914: 468; Howden 1970: 50, 2004: 201. Distribution. Dominica, Grenada,
Guadeloupe, St. Vincent; Lesser Antilles endemic. Not Hispaniola, contra Perez-Gelabert 2008: 136.
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SUBFAMILY MOLYTINAE
TRIBE ANCHONINI
Anchonus guildingi Fahraeus 1843: 398. Distribution. St. Vincent; single island endemic.
Anchonus inaequalis Fahraeus 1843: 406; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 441; Hustache 1929: 228. Distribution.
Guadeloupe, St. Vincent; Lesser Antilles endemic. Notes. Found under stones, on humid
tree trunks, under bark, in cacao waste.
Anchonus serietuberculatus Fahraeus 1843: 405; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 442; Hustache 1929: 234.
=Anchonus impressus Fahraeus 1843: 402 of St. Vincent; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 441. =Anchonus
indus Fahraeus 1843: 403 of St. Vincent; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 442. =Anchonus simplex Chevrolat
1880: 213 of Guadeloupe. Distribution. Guadeloupe, Martinique (type locality), St. Vincent; Lesser
Antilles endemic.
TRIBE CHOLINI
Cholus adspersus (Fahraeus) 1844: 16 (Polyderces). Distribution. St. Vincent; single island endemic.
Homalinotus umbilicatus (Desbrochers) 1906: 370 (Anotiscus). Distribution. Grenada, Guadeloupe,
St. Vincent; Lesser Antilles endemic.
TRIBE CLEOGONINI
Rhyssomatus strangulatus Gyllenhal 1837: 374. =Rhyssomatus barioides Fiedler 1937: 74, in key. Distribution.
Barbados, Martinique, St. Vincent. Panama, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil; Lesser Antilles
and Latin America.
TRIBE ERODlSCINI
Sicoderus contiguous Vanin 1986: 589; Wibmer and O’Brien 1989: 12. Distribution. St. Vincent; single
island endemic.
Sicoderus remotus Vanin 1986: 584; Wibmer and O’Brien 1989: 12. Distribution. St. Vincent; single
island endemic.
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TRIBE STERNECHINI
Chalcodermus angularis Champion 1904: 319. Distribution. St. Vincent. Costa Rica, Panama; Lesser
Antilles and Latin America.
TRIBE TRYPETIDINI
Trypetes guildingi Fahraeus 1844: 36; O’Brien and Wibmer 1982: 97. Distribution. Dominica, St.
Vincent; Lesser Antilles endemic. Notes. Adults in crowns of fallen Euterpe dominicana palm trees.
TRIBE SCOLYTINI
SUBTRIBE SCOLYTINA
Cnemonyx vagabundus (Wood) 1961: 89 (Loganius); Bright 1981: 153, 1985: 171; Wood and Bright 1992:
318; Valentine and Ivie 2005: 282; Bright and Torres 2006: 394; Ivie et al. 2008b: 280. Distribution.
Antigua, Guana, Hispaniola, Jost Van Dyke, Mona, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent. USA (s
FL); Panama; widespread Antilles and North and/or Central America.
XYLEBORINA
Theoborus theobromae Hopkins 1915: 57; Bright 1985: 173; Wood and Bright 1992: 661. =Xyleborus
psuedococcotrypes Eggers 1941: 105 of Guadeloupe. =Xyleborus hirtellus Schedl 1948: 271 of St.
Vincent. Distribution. Barbados, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, St. Vincent. Mexico to Panama,
Colombia to French Guiana; widespread Antilles and Latin America. Notes. Host trees: Erythrina
costaricensis, Ochroma sp., Theobroma cacao.
Xyleborus affinis Eichhoff 1868a: 401; Miskimen and Bond 1970: 100; Bennett and Alam 1985: 30; Bright
1985: 173; Wood and Bright 1992: 706; Bright and Torres 2006: 41; Ivie et al. 2008b: 280; Turnbow
and Thomas 2008: 35. =X. sacchari Hopkins 1915: 64 of St. Vincent. Distribution. Bahamas, Barbados,
Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Croix. Widespread
in North, Central, and South America; widespread New World; Africa, Asia, Pacific Islands.
Notes. Attacks fermenting sugarcane on Barbados. Several hundred host plants are known.
PITYOPHTHORINA
Araptus hymenaeae (Eggers) 1933: 9 (Neodryocoetes); Bright 1981: 152, 1985; 176; Wood and Bright
1992: 957; Bright and Torres 2006: 420. =Neodryocoetes insularis Eggers 1940: 128 of Guadeloupe.
Distribution. Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, St. Vincent. Panama,
Trinidad, widespread South America; widespread Antilles and Latin America. Notes. Hosts: Brownea
sp., Cajanus cajon, Ceratonia, Cicer arietinum, Erythrina, seeds of Hymenaea courbaril.
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LISTAS
Tobago 2002 (Tobago)
153. Anthribidae
Euxenus sp.
(Tobago)
Euparinus sp.
(Tobago)
Ormiscus sp.
(Tobago)
Toxonotus sp. (Tobago)
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