Trixagus steineri (Coleoptera: Throscidae), a new species and fi rst genus record from The Bahamas

Authors

Paul J. Johnson, South Dakota State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2014

Citation

Insecta Mundi 0388: 1–4

Comments

Published in 2014 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. P.O. Box 141874 Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 USA http://centerforsustematicentomology.org/

Copyright held by Paul J. Johnson. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons, Attribution Non-Commercial License.

Abstract

Trixagus steineri Johnson new species (Coleoptera: Throscidae) is described from New Providence Island, The Bahamas. This is the fi rst report of Trixagus Kugelann from The Bahamas and the first of Throscidae since the transfer of Lissominae to Elateridae.