New Hispaniola locality record for the endemic beetle Nicrophorus hispaniola Sikes & Peck, 2000 (Coleoptera: Silphidae: Nicrophorinae)

Abstract

The endemic Hispaniolan beetle Nicrophorus hispaniola Sikes & Peck, 2000, is reported from the locality of Zapotén, Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic, a national park outpost near the border with Haiti. This species appears restricted to Sierra de Bahoruco and Sierra de Neiba in the southwestern corner of the Dominican Republic.

Keywords

• Nicrophorus hispaniola
• Silphidae
• Sierra de Bahoruco
• conservation