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Vol. 52, 2013
Key to species of the genus Cryptorhopalum
(Coleoptera: Dermestidae) occurring in the Greater Antilles with
description of six new species from Hispaniola
Marcin
Kadej1* and Jiří Háva2
1Division
of Invertebrates Biology, Evolution and Conservation, Department of
Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, University of Wrocław,
Przybyszewskiego 63/77, Wrocław PL-51-148, Poland
2Department of Forest Protection and Entomology,
Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life
Sciences, Kamýcká 1176, Prague 6, Suchdol CZ-165 21, Czech Republic
Abstract
Background: The genus Cryptorhopalum, is in the subfamily
Megatominae. It is relatively speciose within family Dermestidae and
currently contains ca. 149 valid taxa. Most of the species are found in
the Neotropical and Nearctic ecozones Mroczkowski (Ann Zool,
26:15–191,1968); Beal (Transact Am Entomol Soc, 111:171–221, 1985a).
Although we know so many species of this genus, the knowledge of the
biology (including development) is still incomplete and limited.
Results: Six new species of the poorly known genus
Cryptorhopalum: C. acevedoi sp. nov., C. davidsoni sp. nov., C. delacruzi sp. nov., C. rawlinsoni sp. nov., C. thompsonii sp. nov., and C. youngi sp. nov., all from the
Dominican Republic, are described and illustrated; a key to
determination of these species is also provided.
Conclusions: Nearctic
representatives of Cryptorhopalum
were divided into three informal species groups: haplotes, quadripunctatum, and triste Beal (Contrib Science Nat
Hist Mus Los Angeles County, 306:1–22, 1979); Beal (Transact Am Entomol
Soc, 111:171–221, 1985a). Newly found species displayed a mix of
characteristics of these groups. Thus, other Neotropical species should
be re-examined, and further study of Cryptorhopalum
is required.
Key words: Coleoptera; Dermestidae; Cryptorhopalum; Taxonomy; New
species; Hispaniola; Key to species.
*Correspondence: E-mail: marcin.kadej@gmail.com
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