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ABSTRACT Six families of beetles; Corylophidae, Curculionidae, Monotomidae, Mycetophagidae, Nitidulidae, and Zopheridae, were found in association with bracts of Sabal mexicana Mart., the Texas sabal palm (Arecaceae). For two of… Click to show full abstract
ABSTRACT Six families of beetles; Corylophidae, Curculionidae, Monotomidae, Mycetophagidae, Nitidulidae, and Zopheridae, were found in association with bracts of Sabal mexicana Mart., the Texas sabal palm (Arecaceae). For two of the species, Brachypeplus habecki Cline and Skelley (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Nitidulidae: Cillinae) and Hesperobaenus constricticollis Bousquet (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Monotomidae: Monotominae), this represents the first collecting event since the holotypes. Along with seven species of Coleoptera, the scale Comstockiella sabalis (Comstock) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) was also found. Description of the larval stage is provided for B. habecki, as well as notes on the male genitalia and comparison of the sexes. A redescription of H. constricticollis with details on variation is also offered.
Journal Title: Journal of Natural History
Year Published: 2019
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