Caribbean-endemic
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Agapostemon poeyi
Poey's metallic green bee, Caribbean green sweat bee
Agapostemon poeyi is a metallic green sweat bee in the family Halictidae, endemic to the Caribbean region. The species was described by Lucas in 1857 and is one of approximately 45 species in the genus Agapostemon. Like other members of its genus, it exhibits striking metallic coloration and is a solitary or primitively social ground-nesting bee. The species contributes to pollination of native and cultivated plants in its island habitats.
Condica punctifera
Condica punctifera is a small noctuid moth with a wingspan of approximately 27 mm. First described by Francis Walker in 1856, this species has a restricted Caribbean distribution, occurring in southern Florida and on several islands of the Greater Antilles. It belongs to the subfamily Condicinae, a group of generally small, often poorly studied owlet moths.
Kissingeria eupeptus
Kissingeria eupeptus is a species of weevil in the family Curculionidae, subfamily Baridinae. It was described by David G. Kissinger in 1964 and is endemic to the Caribbean region. The genus Kissingeria was erected to accommodate several West Indian baridine species with distinctive morphological features. This species represents part of a poorly studied fauna of Caribbean weevils, many of which remain known only from limited type material.
Protofarsus caribicus
Protofarsus caribicus is a species of false click beetle in the family Eucnemidae. The genus Protofarsus is endemic to the Caribbean region, with species known from the Greater Antilles. Members of Eucnemidae are characterized by their inability to produce the clicking sound typical of true click beetles (Elateridae), despite similar body forms. The species is known from Cuba and is distinguished by features of the pronotum and elytra.
Thrinax
Thrinax is a genus of palms in the family Arecaceae, native to the Caribbean region. The genus comprises three recognized species and is classified in tribe Cryosophileae, subfamily Coryphoideae. Thrinax is closely related to the genera Coccothrinax, Hemithrinax, Leucothrinax, and Zombia, with which it shares morphological similarities. The genus was revised taxonomically in 2008 when Leucothrinax morrisii was segregated from Thrinax based on phylogenetic evidence.