Annotated Checklist of Bark and Ambrosia Beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae and Platypodidae) Associated with a Tropical Deciduous Forest at Chamela, Jalisco, Mexico
Abstract
An annotated checklist is presented of 99 species and 32 genera of bark and ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae and Platypodidae) known from the tropical deciduous forest in the Estacion de Biologia Chamela and surrounding areas on the coast of Jalisco, Mexico. Important components of the fauna include the scolytid tribes Corthylini (26 spp., mostly Araptus, Pityophthorus), Micracini (18 spp., mostly Pseudothysanoes, Hylocurus) and Cryphalini (16 spp., mostly Hypothenemus). The fauna was poorly known: 29 species were previously undescribed, 36 are reported from Jalisco for the first time, and 3 are reported from Mexico for the first time. The area supports a characteristic fauna; 26 species are known only from the area and another 24 are known only from the Pacific Slope of Mexico. Most genera show neotropical affinities.Downloads
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