The first report of Lissomus Dalman (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Lissominae) from the Greater Antilles, with two new species from the Dominican Republic

Festschrift
Robert E. Woodruff
Coleoptera
Elateridae
Lissominae
  • Paul J. Johnson

    Insect Biodiversity Lab., Box 2207A 1148 Medary Avenue, South Dakota State University Brookings, South Dakota 57007, U.S.A.

Keywords: Taxonomy, click beetle, cloud forest, Neotropical, climate change, endangered habitat, species discovery, paleo-island geography

Abstract

Lissomus quisqueya new species and L. woodruffi new species are described. Both species are reported from the Dominican Republic on the island of Hispaniola. These are the first species of Lissomus Dalman reported from the Greater Antilles. Lissomus quisqueya is recorded from montane mesic forests in the Cordillera Central from Dajadon and La Vega provinces. Lissomus woodruffi is recorded from Barahona, Independencia and Pedernales provinces from montane mesic forest in the Sierra de Bahoruco. Morpho¬logically, these species are most similar to members of the L. discedens Bonvouloir species group from Mesoamerica and South America. Known sites of occurrence of L. quisqueya and L. woodruffi are remnants of formerly more extensive mesic forests. Some of the specimens were found in secondary forests and eco¬tonal areas at sites near to primary forest or remnants, and all these forests are threatened by anthropogenic activities and stochastic climate changes.

Resumen

Se describen por primera vez especies nuevas de Lissomus quisqueya y su especie hermana L. woodruffi. Ambas especies son de República Dominicana en la isla Hispaniola. Éstas son las primeras es¬pecies de Lissomus Dalman reportadas en las Antillas Mayores. Lissomus quisqueya se registra en bosques mésicos premontanos en la Cordillera Central de las provincias de Dajadon y La Vega. Lissomus woodruffi se registra en las provincias de Barahona, Independencia y Pedernales del bosque montano mésico de la Sierra de Bahoruco. Morfológicamente, este par de especies es muy similar a los miembros del grupo L. discedens Bonvouloir de Mesoamérica y Sudamérica. Los sitios conocidos de ocurrencia de L. quisqueya y L. woodruffi son ahora remanentes de bosques mésicos anteriormente más extensos. Aunque algunos de los escarabajos se encontraron en bosques secundarios y áreas ecotonales, dichos sitios estaban cerca de bosques primarios o remanentes, y todos están amenazados por actividades antropogénicas y cambios climáticos estocásticos.

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Publication

0911

Published

2022-02-24

How to cite

Johnson PJ. 2022. The first report of Lissomus Dalman (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Lissominae) from the Greater Antilles, with two new species from the Dominican Republic. Insecta Mundi 0911: 1–10.
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