SILVANINAE, Kirby, 1837

Peck, Stewart B., 2011, The beetles of Martinique, Lesser Antilles (Insecta: Coleoptera); diversity and distributions, Insecta Mundi 2011 (178), pp. 1-57 : 25

SUBFAMILY SILVANINAE

Silvanus proximus Grouvelle 1904: 183 ; Halstead 1973: 61, 1993: 182; Thomas 1993: 25. = Silvanus planatus Germar 1824: 466 ; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 390; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 420; Halstead 1973: 64 of Guadeloupe; likely a misidentification of S. proximus . = Silvanus unidentatus Olivier 1790: 9 ; Champion 1898: 405 of Grenada?; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 421 of Grenada?; Halstead 1973: 65; likely a misidentification. Distribution. Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Thomas; from Mexico to Brazil; introduced to Neotropics, native to and widespread in Africa; introduced to Lesser Antilles. Notes. Occasionally in stored products; also at lights and in forest litter.