Comprehensive Description
provided by Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology
Ligyrus cuniculus (Fabricius)
Geotrupes cuniculus Fabricius, 1801:20.
Ligyrus cuniculus (Fabricius).—Saylor, 1946:42.
TYPE-LOCALITY.—“Habitat in America.”
LOCATION OF TYPE.—Zoology Museum, Kiel, Germany. (Lectotype by Landin in Cartwright, 1959:517).
SPECIMENS EXAMINED.—82.
DATES COLLECTED.—All months except Mar, Apr, and Dec.
DOMINICAN DISTRIBUTION.—Clarke Hall, Grand Savane, mouth of Layou River, Cabrit Swamp, Roseau, Portsmouth.
PREVIOUSLY RECORDED DISTRIBUTION.—Cuba, St. Thomas, Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Bahama Islands, Brazil, Trinidad, French Guayana, Guadeloupe, St. Vincent, Barbados, Bermuda, United States, Martinique, St. Martin, St. Berthelémy, Marie-Galante, Le Sainte, La Désirade.
- bibliographic citation
- Cartwright, Oscar Ling and Chalumeau, Fortuné E. 1978. "The Scarabaeoides of Dominica (Coleoptera) : Bredin-Archbold-Smithsonian biological survey." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-32. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.279
