Establishment of fungus beetles (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) in new isolated countries is rare. We report Aegithus clavicornis (Linnaeus) for the first time from the Dominican Republic, representing the first true record for this genus from the Greater Antilles

Bastardo, Ruth H.

Medrano-Cabral, Sardis

Skelley, Paul E.

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CENTER FOR SYSTEMATIC ENTOMOLOGY, INC., Gainesville, FLAegithus clavicornis (Linnaeus) (Coleoptera: Erotylidae)in the Dominican RepublicSardis Medrano-CabralInstituto Dominicano de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales (IDIAF)C/ Rafael Augusto Sánchez no. 89Ens. Evaristo MoralesSanto Domingo, D.N., República DominicanaRuth H. BastardoInstituto de Investigaciones Botánicas y Zoológicas (IIBZ)Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD)Zona Universitaria, Santo Domingo, D.N., República DominicanaPaul E. SkelleyFlorida State Collection of ArthropodsFlorida Department of Agriculture - DPI1911 SW 34th St., P. O. Box 147100Gainesville, FL 32614-7100, USADate of Issue: May 8, 2009INSECTAMUNDI A Journal of World Insect Systematics0075Sardis Medrano-Cabral, Ruth H. Bastardo, and Paul E. SkelleyAegithus clavicornis (Linnaeus) (Coleoptera: Erotylidae)in the Dominican RepublicInsecta Mundi 0075: 1-2Published in 2009 byCenter for Systematic Entomology, Inc.P. O. 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Evaristo MoralesSanto Domingo, D.N., República DominicanaRuth H. BastardoInstituto de Investigaciones Botánicas y Zoológicas (IIBZ)Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD)Zona Universitaria, Santo Domingo, D.N., República DominicanaPaul E. SkelleyFlorida State Collection of ArthropodsFlorida Department of Agriculture - DPI1911 SW 34th St., P. O. Box 147100Gainesville, FL 32614-7100, USAAbstract. Establishment of fungus beetles (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) in new isolated countries is rare. We reportAegithus clavicornis (Linnaeus) for the first time from the Dominican Republic, representing the first true recordfor this genus from the Greater Antilles.IntroductionPleasing fungus beetles (Erotylidae: Erotylinae) are well-known beetles that feed on basidiomycetefungi; for example, bracket fungi that grow on dead wood. With the exception of a few species that areknown stored-product pests (Savary 1995), introduction and establishment of these beetles into new iso-lated countries are rare. However, we recently discovered one such occurrence and herein document it.Within the Erotylidae, members of Aegithus Fabricius can be recognized by their large, globose bodyshape. Within the genus, Aegithus clavicornis (Linnaeus) is readily distinguished its hemispherical blackbody with orangish-red elytra and abdomen (similar looking species have a black abdomen). Aegithusclavicornis is widespread in tropical America from Mexico to Argentina. Because of their larger body size(length = 10.5-13.0 mm) and bright colors, specimens are easily seen and frequently collected. Larvae ofA. clavicornis have been described by Teixeira and Casari (1998).In the West Indies, A. clavicornis has been found only on Grenada (Gorham 1898, Leng and Mutchler1914, Woodruff et al. 1998), where we suspect it occurs naturally. An old record for A. clavicornis fromDominica (Leng and Mutchler 1917) is probably based on a misidentification of Iphiclus suturalis(Lacordaire).  No specimen of A. clavicornis has been examined from any West Indian island other thanGrenada nor could Leng and Mutchler’s material be located at the U. S. National Museum of NaturalHistory (T. Nuhn, pers. comm.), where the specimens were reportedly deposited. Thus, A. clavicornis ispreviously unknown from the Greater Antilles and most of the Lesser Antilles.Recently, specimens of A. clavicornis were collected at two localities in Santo Domingo, DominicanRepublic with the following label data: Los Alcarrizos, Santo Domingo Prov. Centro de Tecnologías Agrícolas(CENTA), La Isabela, 18o32’26.2”N, 069o59’34.8”W, 6 m, 23-VI-2008 [1 ex., CENTA]; Engombe, SantoDomingo Prov., 18o27.069’N, 69o59.895’W, 79 m, 21.XI.2007, R. Bastardo, G. de los Santos, E. Montero [1ex., IIBZ];  Urb. Don Gregorio, Pantoja, Santo Domingo, 18o31.566’N, 70o00.432’W, 41 m, 18.X.2008, R.Bastardo [1 ex., IIBZ]. These specimens represent a New Country and Island Record.  These localitiesare near densely populated areas. Figure 1 shows the specimens listed just prior to collection on the host,Earliella scabrosa (Persoon) Gilbertson and Ryvarden (Polyporaceae), a shelf fungus with a cosmopolitandistribution.Collecting efforts in Hispaniola have increased over the past 30 years. Yet, these represent the firstknown specimens of an Aegithus from Hispaniola. Being previously unknown and recently collected in2 • INSECTA MUNDI 0075, May 2009 MEDRANO ET AL.populated areas suggests a recent arrival. Such dispersal and establishment could have happened natu-rally, but it is more likely that the beetles were brought from the mainland on shipments of unprocessedwood or through some other human-aided transportation.AcknowledgmentsWe thank O. P. Perdomo (Secretaria de Estado de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales) for provid-ing the host identification. We also thank D. Ziesk, L. Somma and M. Thomas, Florida Department ofAgriculture for reviews of the manuscript. This is Florida Department of Agriculture and ConsumerServices, Entomology Contribution Number 1138.Literature CitedGorham, H. S. 1898. On the Coleoptera of the families Erotylidae, Endomychidae, and Coccinellidaecollected by Mr. H. H. Smith in St. Vincent, Grenada, and the Grenadines, with descriptions of newspecies. Proceedings of the Zoological Society London 22: 334-343, 27 pl., 6 fig., 11-12.Leng, C. W., and A. J. Mutchler. 1914. Article 30. A preliminary list of the Coleoptera of the WestIndies as recorded to Jan. 1, 1914. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 33: 391-493.Leng, C. W., and A. J. Mutchler. 1917. Article 5. Supplement to preliminary list of the Coleoptera ofthe West Indies. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 37: 191-220.Savary, W. E. 1995. Dacne picta Crotch: a recently introduced pest of stored, dried shiitake mushrooms(Coleoptera: Erotylidae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist 71(2): 87-91.Teixeira, E. P., and S. A. Casari. 1998. Description of larva and pupa of Aegithus clavicornis Linnaeus,1758 (Coleoptera, Erotylidae). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 41(2-4): 459-463.Woodruff, R. E., B. M. Beck, P. E. Skelley, C. Y. L. Schotman, and M. C. Thomas. 1998. Checklistand bibliography of the insects of Grenada and the Grenadines. Memoir of the Center for SystematicEntomology No. 2. 286 p.Received February 13, 2009; Accepted March 3, 2009.Subject edited by F. ShockleyFigure. 1.  Aegithus clavicornis (Linnaeus) on Earliella scabrosa (Persoon) Gilbertson and Ryvarden.

Aegithus clavicornis (Linnaeus) (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) in the Dominican Republic

Medrano-Cabral, Sardis, Bastardo, Ruth H., Skelley, Paul E. (2009): Aegithus clavicornis (Linnaeus) (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) in the Dominican Republic. Insecta Mundi 2009 (75): 1-2, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.540504

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Figure. 1. Aegithus clavicornis (Linnaeus) on Earliella scabrosa (Persoon) Gilbertson and Ryvarden.Published as part of Medrano-Cabral, Sardis, Bastardo, Ruth H. & Skelley, Paul E., 2009, Insecta Mundi 2009 (75) on pages 1-2, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.540504

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