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No. 495 30 De Diciembre Del 2007 ISSN 0138-6476 INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA Y SISTEMÁTICA 30 deDiciembredel2007 No. 495 Poeyana 495:1-7 Coleópteros de la superfamilia Cucujoidea depositados en el Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática, La Habana, Cuba* Ileana FERNÁNDEZ GARCÍA ** ABSTRACT: Beetles belong to superfamily Cucujoidea deposited in the Institute of Ecology and Systematics, Havana, Cuba. 83 species of beetles belonging to 10 families of the superfamily Cucujoidea, stored in the Entomological Collections of Ecology and Systematic Institute, are listed with data about localities where the examples are found and capture`s months. In some case, data on habitat, host plant and elevation are also given. KEY WORDS: Coleoptera, Cucujoidea, beetle, collections, Cuba. INTRODUCCIÓN ejemplares. La otra familia es Nitidulidae con 642 ejemplares, de los cuales el 38% fueron depositados por Amor Nicholas. La superfamilia Cucujoidea está representada en Cuba por 19 Se encuentran depositados en la colección cuatro parátipos familias y 148 especies (Peck, 2005). La mayoría son pertenecientes a tres especies: el esfíndido Carinisphindus escarabajos de pequeño tamaño con los últimos segmentos bicolor (Fisher) (2 ejemplares) y los coccinélidos Scymnus antenales en maza. Estos insectos se alimentan generalmente distinctus Casey (1) y Zilus splendidus (Chapin) (3); mientras de hongos, a excepción de Nitidulidae, Coccinellidae y que 322 ejemplares faltan por identificar al nivel de especie, Passandridae, que en su mayoría son saprófagos, correspondiendo el mayor número a Nitidulidae, con 284 depredadores o ectoparásitos; respectivamente. ejemplares. La colección de coleópteros del Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática (IES), es una de las mayores del país, su Serie Cucujiformia importancia se fundamenta en que el material depositado se Superfamilia Cucujoidea encuentra en buen estado de conservación y acompañado por Familia Sphindidae una valiosa información imprescindible para los estudios taxonómicos y biogeográficos, entre otros. En el presente Carinisphindus bicolor (Fisher). Ciego de Ávila (Baraguá). trabajo se dan a conocer las especies de Cucujoidea Dos ejemplares parátipos recolectados en mixomicetes de la depositadas en esta colección y los datos que acompañan a los caña de azúcar (Saccharum sp. hibrida), de los cuales se ejemplares. alimentaban. Junio. sp. 2. Ciego de Ávila (Baraguá). Junio. MATERIALES Y MÉTODOS Familia Nitidulidae Se revisaron los ejemplares pertenecientes a Cucujoidea Subfamilia Cillaeinae depositados en la colección del IES, la información se obtuvo de las etiquetas que los acompañan. Los datos se refieren a la Colopterus amputatus Erichson. La Habana (Artemisa); localidad y al mes de recolecta; también, en algunos casos Ciudad de La Habana (Santiago de las Vegas); Cienfuegos contienen información adicional acerca del hábitat, la planta (Cumanayagua). Individuos recolectados en guayaba (Psidium hospedera, la altitud y la forma en que fueron capturados los guajava), girasol (Helianthus tuberosum) y en piña (Ananas individuos. Para las localidades de recolecta, primero se comosus). Febrero, marzo octubre, diciembre. relaciona la provincia, entre paréntesis las localidades Colopterus posticus Erichson. Guantánamo (Nibujón, separadas por puntos y comas. Los nombres científicos de las Baracoa; Yunque de Baracoa; La Poa, Baracoa). Recolectados especies fueron actualizados según Peck (2005). en marañon (Anacardium occidentale), cacao (Thobroma RESULTADOS cacao), mango (Mangifera indica) y naranja (Citrus sp.). Abril, mayo. La colección del IES contiene 1 819 ejemplares de Colopterus truncatus Randall. Ciudad de La Habana cucujoideos, integrados por 10 familias y 83 especies, (Atabey), Guantánamo (La Poa, Baracoa) Capturados en montados en alfileres entomológicos y en buen estado de mango (Mangifera indica), naranja (Citrus sp.) y marañon conservación. En el transcurso de los años, la mayor ( Anacardium occidentale). Mayo. incorporación de estos escarabajos a la colección se realizó entre 1968 al 1988, con un total de 642 ejemplares. Las Conotelus fuscipennis Erichson. Pinar del Río (Uvero familias mejor representadas son Coccinellidae con 700 Quemado, Guanahacabibes; Viñales; Cuyaguateje), La ejemplares, fomentada desde 1913 hasta la actualidad por Habana (Jibacoa; Managuaco), Ciudad de La Habana (Jardín diferentes investigadores y técnicos, entre los que se destacan Botánico Nacional), Sancti Spíritus (Sierra Escambray, Topes S. C. Bruner y A. R. Otero con la mayor incorporación de de Collantes), Santiago de Cuba (Sierra Maestra, Turquino), *Manuscrito aprobado Julio del 2006. **Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática, Apartado 8029. La Habana. C. P. 10800. Cuba. 1 Ileana FERNÁNDEZ: Coleópteros de la superfamilia Cucujoidea Guantánamo (Yunque de Baracoa). Recolectado en aguinaldo Carpophilus mutilatus Erichson. Pinar del Río (Jardín morado (Ipomea crassicaulis) y en campana (Brugmansia Botánico de Soroa; Viñales), Ciudad de La Habana (Atabey; arborea). Febrero, marzo, abril, mayo, junio, julio. Marianao; Santiago de las Vegas), Municipio especial Isla de la Juventud, Ciego de Ávila (Ceballos), Guantánamo (La Poa, Conotelus zayasi Jelinek y Nicholas Evans. Cienfuegos Baracoa). Individuos capturados en naranja (Citrus sp.) y en (Buenos Aires), Santiago de Cuba (Turquino), Guantánamo cacao (Thobroma cacao). Marzo, abril, mayo, julio, (Yunque de Baracoa; La Poa; Baracoa). Mayo, junio. septiembre, octubre, noviembre, diciembre. Subfamilia Carpophilinae Carpophilus pilosellus Motschulsky. Ciudad de La Habana (Atabey), Municipio especial Isla de la Juventud (Sierra de Carpophilus craigheadi Dobson. Matanzas (Península de Casas), Guantánamo (Cupeyal). Mayo, junio, octubre, Hicacos), Ciego de Ávila (Ceballos). Recolectado en flores de noviembre. aguacate cimarrón (Dendrocereus nudiflorus). Septiembre, noviembre. Carpophilus tempestivus Erichson. Pinar del Río (Soroa; Jardín Botánico de Soroa), Santiago de Cuba (Gran Piedra; Carpophilus dimidiatus (Fabricius). Holguín (Mayarí), Cuabitas; El Salado). Recolectada en el lirio antorcha Guantánamo (Cupeyal). Junio, diciembre. (Phaeomeria magnifica). Agosto, octubre, diciembre. Carpophilus floralis Erichson. La Habana (costa rocosa de Carpophilus vitraci Grouvelle. Ejemplar sin información. Jibacoa), Municipio especial Isla de la Juventud Epuraea (Haptoncus) luteola Erichson. Pinar del Río (Carapachibey), Matanzas (Península de Hicacos). (Viñales; Vega de Pedro Jilimat, Mil Cumbres; Soroa; Lomas Recolectado en tuna (Opuntia sp.) y en aguacate cimarrón de Soroa), La Habana (Managuaco; Artemisa), Ciudad de La (Dendrocereus sp.). Abril, mayo. Habana (Marianao; Laguito; Atabey; Santiago de las Vegas), Carpophilus freemani Dobson. Pinar del Río (Soroa; Municipio especial Isla de la Juventud (Nueva Gerona; Santa Viñales); La Habana (Álquizar; Artemisa), Ciudad de La Fé; El Abra), Sancti Spíritus (Sierra del Escambray; Topes de Habana (Atabey; Calabazar; Santiago de las Vegas), Collantes), Camagüey (Finca El Jardín), Ciego de Ávila Municipio especial Isla de la Juventud (Santa Fé), Camagüey (Ceballos), Santiago de Cuba (Cuabitas, El Salado), (La Xaba), Santiago de Cuba (Daiquiri), Guantánamo (La Guantánamo (Baracoa, Nibujón). Individuos recolectados en Poa, Baracoa). Recolectado en mango (Mangifera indica), la palma real (Roystonea regia) que se encontraba atacado por naranja (Citrus sp.), guayaba (Psidium guajava), algarrobo el pulgón Cerataphis sp., también en mango (Mangifera (Samanea saman), Phaeomeria magnifica, maíz (Zea mays), indica), plátano (Musa sp.), tomate (Lycopersicon cacao (Thobroma cacao) y en cerezo del país (Malphigia esculentum), Averrhoa carambola, lirio antorcha (Phaeomeria punicifolia). Enero, febrero, marzo, abril, mayo, junio, julio, magnifica), fruto del pan (Antocarpus altilis), naranja (Citrus septiembre, octubre, noviembre, diciembre. sp.), naranja agria (Citrus aurantium) y en guayaba (Psidium guajava). Individuos recolectados a la luz. Enero, febrero, Carpophilus fumatus Boheman. Pinar del Río (Jardín marzo, abril, mayo, junio, julio, agosto, septiembre, octubre, Botánico de Soroa), La Habana (San Antonio de los Baños; noviembre, diciembre. Managuaco), Ciudad de La Habana (Atabey; Santiago de las Vegas), Municipio especial Isla de la Juventud (El Bosque), Urophorus humeralis (Fabricius). Pinar del Río (Soroa; Matanzas (Jagüey Grande), Cienfuegos (Cumanayagua), Viñales), La Habana (Artemisa; Caimito; Finca La Coca, San Guantánamo (Baracoa). Recolectado en Averrhoa carambola, Antonio de los Baños), Ciudad de La Habana (Atabey; aguacate (Persea americana), tomate (Lycopersicon Estación Experimental Agronómica Santiago de las Vegas; esculentum), mango (Mangifera indica), naranja (Citrus sp.), Jardín Botánico Nacional; Litoral de la Habana; Marianao; naranjo agrio (Citrus aurantium), dañando semillas de girasol Santiago de las Vegas), Municipio especial Isla de la Juventud (Helianthus annuus) y en el fruto del pan (Artocarpus altilis). (Santa Fé), Matanzas (Jagüey Grande), Camagüey (Finca El Enero, febrero, marzo, abril mayo, junio, julio, septiembre, Jardín), Ciego de Ávila (Ceballos), Guantánamo (La Poa, octubre, noviembre, diciembre. Baracoa). Individuos recolectados en aguacate (Persea americana), cacao (Thobroma cacao), mamey de Santo Carpophilus hemipterus (Linnaeus). La Habana (Artemisa; Domingo (Mammea americana), naranja (Citrus sp.), piña San Antonio de los Baños; Alquízar, Madruga), Ciudad de La (Ananas comosus), tomate (Lycopersicon esculentum) y en Habana (Muelles de la Habana; Jardín Botánico
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