Stephanidae from Central America & Antilles

The Antillean fauna of Stephanidae is a big problem, and I might consider publishing them separately. Stephanids from this area are weird intermediates between the North American and the South American fauna. There are very few specimens available for study, and I will have to find many more to be able to publish something about them. The following is a list of the species I have recognized for that both areas.

  1. Megischus acutus
  2. M. niger
  3. M. compressus sp. n.
  4. M. brunneus (3 morphs; 1 from Republica Dominicana, 2 from Cuba)
  5. M. bicolor
  6. M. texanus ssp. n.?
  7. Hemistephanus erythrocephallus
  8. Hemistephanus sp. n.
  9. Foenatopus annulipes
HOW YOU CAN HELP
I am in desperate need for stephanid specimens from the Antilles!

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