First records of the Palaestes abruptus Sharp, 1899 and P. nicaraguae Sharp, 1899 (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) from South America, with a checklist of flat bark beetles from the continent
Citation
Jaskuła R (2021). First records of the Palaestes abruptus Sharp, 1899 and P. nicaraguae Sharp, 1899 (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) from South America, with a checklist of flat bark beetles from the continent. Biodiversity Data Journal. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.9.e62576 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-14.Description
The flat bark beetles (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) is a small insect family with only about 70 species. Most of the species are distributed in Holarctic, Oriental, and/or Australasian realms while in South America only six species have been recorded, including a single one known from Peru.Two cucujid beetle species, Palaestes abruptus Sharp, 1899 and P. nicaraguae Sharp, 1899, are recorded from South America for the first time. The species are recorded from the Pasco (P. abruptus), and Cusco and Junín (P. nicaraguae) Regions of Peru, based in part o data collected through the iNaturalist citizen science database. Habitats of both species are presented on pictures for the first time. A country-level checklist to Cucujidae species currently known from South America is provided.Taxonomic Coverages
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Radomir Jaskułaoriginator
position: Dr
Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz
Łódź
PL
email: radomir.jaskula@biol.uni.lodz.pl
Radomir Jaskuła
metadata author
position: Dr
Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz
Łódź
PL
email: radomir.jaskula@biol.uni.lodz.pl
Radomir Jaskuła
administrative point of contact
position: Dr
Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz
Łódź
PL
email: radomir.jaskula@biol.uni.lodz.pl