Family Anthicidae

The ant-like flower beetles

Checked by D.S. Chandler, January 1992

Subfamily Anthicinae

Tribe Notoxini

Mecynotarsus LaFerté-Sénectère (see Chandler 1977)

• M. candidus LeConte, NM-AB-NH-FL (ESC, IND, SLU)
• M. elegans LeConte, AL, FL (BAY, DAD, FRA, OKA, PAL, SLU)
• M. n.sp., FL (FLA)

Notoxus Fabricius (Chandler 1982)

• N. anchora Hentz, AZ-CO-NF-NT-ID, FL (unusual, OSC)
• N. calcaratus Horn, CA-ID-PA, FL (ALA, COL DAD, DUV, GAD, JAC, JEF, LIB, NAS, OKA, SRO, WAL)
• N. filicornis Casey, NJ-FL (ALA, BRO, DAD, DUV, FLA, GLA, HEN, HIG, HIL, IND, LEV, MARI, MART, MON, OSC, ORA, PAL, POL, PUT, SEM, VOL, WAK)
• N. monodon Fabricius, TX-NC-FL (GAD, HIG, JAC, JEF, LEE, LEO, LIB, OKA, PAL, SRO, TAY)
• N. murinipennis (J.E. LeConte), TX-IL-PA, FL (ALA, COL, JAC, LIB, SAW), eMexico, Guatemala
• N. planicornis LaFerté-Sénectère, NH-FL (HIG, SRO)
• N. seminole Chandler, FL endemic (CLA, HIG, FRA, IND, LAK, MARI, OKA, PUT, SUM, SLU, TAY

Tribe Anthicini

Acanthinus LaFerté-Sénectère

• A. exilis (LaFerté-Sénectère), LA-TN-NC-FL (ALA, DIX, ESC, HER, HIG, JAC, LEO, LEV, PIN, PUT, VOL, WAK)
• A. glareosus Werner, FL (DAD, IND, MON, PIN), neMexico, PAN,
• A. scitulus (LeConte), SC, FL (BRE, DAD, CHA, HIG, IND, NAS, SAR, PAL, PAS), Mexico, Honduras, WInd

Amblyderus LaFerté-Sénectère

• A. pallens LeConte, NM-AB-NH-FL

Anthicus Paykull (see Werner, 1964)

• A. cervinus LaFerté-Sénectère, CA-BC-NH-FL (ESC, SRO), nMexico
• +A. crinitus LaFerté-Sénectère, immigrant from Africa or Asia, FL (IND, GAD), WInd, cosmopolitan
• A. ephippium LaFerté-Sénectère, CA-BC-ME-FL (ALA, COLL, DAD, DUV, ESC, HIG, IND, JAC, JEF, LEE, MAN, MART, OKE, OKA, PAL, PAS, PUT, SRO, SUM, SAR), nMexico
• A. ictericus LaFerté-Sénectère, AL-MD-FL (ALA, CLA, COL, FLA, HIG, MARI, POL, PUT, OKA, SAR, TAY, VOL, WAK)
• A. lutulentus Casey, nMexico, CA-PA-WA-AB-FL
• A. pallidus Say, TX-FL (PAL), Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Grenada, Mexico, CAmer, SAmer
• A. scabriceps LeConte, LA-AB-NF-FL (OKA, SRO)

Omonadus Mulsant and Rey (see Werner 1964)

• +O. floralis (Linnaeus), the narrow-necked grain beetle, immigrant, CA-BC-ME-FL (ALA, PIN), Cuba, Puerto Rico, Mexico, cosmopolitan; in stored grain and dried fruit
• +O. formicarius (Goeze), immigrant, CA-BC-ME-FL (HIL, IND), Mexico, WInd, cosmopolitan

Sapintus Casey (see Werner 1962)

• S. caudatus Werner, TX-IL-CT-FL (SUW)
• S. fulvipes (LaFerté-Sénectère), TX-OR-NH-FL (ALA, BRO, COL, DAD, DES, HIG, IND, LAK, LEE, MARI, MON, OKA, ORA, OSC, PAL, PIN, SAR, SEM, VOL), Bahamas
• S. pubescens (LaFerté-Sénectère), TX-SD-ME-FL (COLU, GAD GUL, JAC, LIB, WAK)
• S. similis Werner, CA-AZ-FL (ORA), Mexico, Panama, WInd
• S. timidus Casey, TX-IN-FL (HIG, OKA, SAR, TAY)

Stricticomus Pic

• +S. tobias (Marseul), immigrant, CA-OR-NH-FL (ALA, BRO, COLL, DAD, DUV, HIG, LEV, MON) Mexico, Panama, WInd, cosmopolitan

Thicanus Casey

• T. texanus (LaFerté-Sénectère), TX-MA-FL (DAD, MON), neMexico, WInd

Vacusus Casey (see Werner 1961)

• V. vicinus (LaFerté-Sénectèere), CA-MO-NC-FL (ALA, COL, DAD, DIX, IND, JAC, LEV, LIB, HIL, MON, POL, PUT, SRO, SAR, SUW, TAY, VOL, WAK) Bahamas, Mexico-Panama

Tribe Tomoderini

Tomoderus LaFerte (see Werner 1958)

• T. constrictus (Say), TX-WI-NY-FL (DUV, HIG, LEO, PAL, PIN)
• T. impressulus Casey, MS-IA-CT-FL (HAM, LAF, LEO, FRA, MAR)
• T. inhabilis Werner, AR-CT-IA-FL (ALA, BRE, CHA, COL, DAD, DUV, HIG, IND, VOL)
• T. interruptus LaFerté-Sénectère, TX-IN-FL (ALA, BRE, COL, CHA, DAD, DUV, ESC, HIG, LAK, LEO, LEV, LIB, MARI, MON, ORA, OSC, POL, SAR, SEM, VOL)

Eurygeniinae

Retocomus Casey

• R. murinus (Haldeman), eUS, FL (LIB)

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