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
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Background:
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.
New information:
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, on data collected through the iNaturalist citizen science database. Habitats of both
species are presented in photographs for the first time. A country-level checklist to
Cucujidae species currently known from South America is provided.
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