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

Authors

• Sardis Medrano-Cabral, Santo Domingo, D.N., República Dominicana
• Ruth Bastardo, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD)
• Paul Skelley, Florida Department of Agriculture

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

5-8-2009

Comments

Published in Insecta Mundi 0075: 1-2, 2009. Copyright 2009. Used by permission.

Abstract

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.