A synopsis of the Endomychidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) of México
Author
Arriaga-Varela, Emmanuel
Author
Tomaszewska, Wioletta
Author
Navarrete-Heredia, José Luis
text
Zootaxa
2007
1594
1
38
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.178655
dfb3d938-27f1-423a-b49e-8d06bf06a9cc
1175-5326
178655
Bystus
Guérin-Méneville, 1857
: 270
.
Type
species:
Bystus coccinelloides
Guérin-Méneville, 1857
.
Rhymbus
Gerstaecker, 1858
: 347
.
This is a tropical genus distributed in the western hemisphere. In
México
species of
Bystus
are known from the Gulf and Southeastern areas and have been collected from rotting logs and logs infested by hard bracket fungi.
Hoffman
et al
. (2004)
mentioned the occurrence of an unidentified species (as
Rhymbus
) in a cave from Yucatan Peninsula.
Leschen & Carlton (1993)
described
B. decorator
from
Perú
, detailing an interesting behavior of larvae which cloak themselves with debris collected from the surrounding microhabitat, probably for protection from predators. Four species recorded from
México
.
2.
B. apicalis
(
Gerstaecker, 1858
)
.
Rhymbus apicalis
Gerstaecker, 1858
: 350
; Gorham 1890: 143;
Blackwelder 1945
: 440
.
Bystus apicalis
:
Strohecker 1953
: 21
.
Type
locality:
Colombia
Type
material:
syntypes
in
MNHUB
,
BMNH
Distribution:
México
(without specific records on the distribution),
Guatemala
,
Colombia
.
FIGURES 1–2
. 1, Map showing Mexican states where endomychid species are recorded and the abbreviations used in the text: BCS: Baja California Sur; CAMP: Campeche; COL: Colima; CHIH: Chihuahua; CHIS: Chiapas; DF: Distrito Federal; DGO: Durango; GRO: Guerrero; HGO: Hidalgo; JAL: Jalisco; MEX: Estado de México; MICH: Michoacán; MOR: Morelos; NAY: Nayarit; OAX: Oaxaca; PUE: Puebla; QRO: Querétaro; QROO: Quintana Roo; SLP: San Luis Potosí; SIN: Sinaloa; SON: Sonora; TAB: Tabasco; TAMPS: Tamaulipas; VER: Veracruz; YUC: Yucatán. 2, Map showing the number of
Endomychidae
species recorded for each Mexican state including dubious records.
3.
B. fibulatus
(Gorham, 1890)
.
Rhymbus fibulatus
Gorham, 1890: 144
;
Blackwelder 1945
: 440
.
Bystus fibulatus
:
Strohecker 1953
: 21
.
Type
locality:
México
:
VER
, Túxpan
Type
material:
syntypes
in
BMNH
. Distribution:
México
:
VER
.
4.
B. hemisphaericus
(
Gerstaecker, 1858
)
.
Rhymbus hemisphaericus
Gerstaecker, 1858
: 349
; Gorham 1890: 143;
Blackwelder 1945
: 440
.
Bystus hemisphaericus
:
Strohecker 1953
: 21
.
Type
locality:
Costa Rica
.
Type
material:
holotype
in
MNHUB
Distribution:
México
:
VER
,
GRO
;
Belize
,
Guatemala
,
Costa Rica
,
Panamá
.
5.
B. limbatus
(Gorham, 1873)
.
Figs 3
,
15
.
Rhymbus limbatus
Gorham, 1873: 63
; Gorham 1890: 142;
Blackwelder 1945
: 440
;
Strohecker 1953
: 22
.