Abstract
In preparation for a survey and annotated checklist of the Tenebrionidae of San Salvador Island, Bahamas, nine new species of darkling beetles are described. All are so far known only from this island and probably endemic. The majority of them are flightless. All inhabit maritime sand scrub habitats. The new taxa, in the sequence described herein, are: Trientoma jilae, n. sp., Trientoma voegeliorum, n. sp., Branchus geraceorum, n. sp., Adelina bacardi, n. sp., Blapstinus kalik, n. sp., Diastolinus this, n. sp., Diastolinus that, n. sp., Nautes guanahani, n. sp., Lobopoda deyrupi, n. sp. Digital images of the holotypes are included. Diagnoses of the new species, with comparisonsamong related ones, are provided, and notes on habitats and collections are given. One species, Blapstinus humilis Casey, is brought out of synonymy under B. fuscus Casey and provisionally recognized as valid, pending further revisionary work.References
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