New records of Dicrepidius ramicornis (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Elaterinae) from Dominican Republic, Hispaniola

Abstract

Dicrepidius ramicornis (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805) is an elaterid beetle widely distributed in the Americas. Although first recorded from “Saint-Domingue” by Chevrolat in 1867, its presence in Hispaniola has been subsequently overlooked. In this note, I provide the first data-backed records for this species from the Dominican Republic and the first from Hispaniola since then.

Keywords

• beetles
• inventory
• arthropods
• fauna
• Caribbean
• Greater Antilles