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Alaruasa lepida
Alaruasa lepida is a fulgorid planthopper species first described by Spinola in 1839. Originally placed in the genus Poiocera, it was later transferred to Alaruasa. The species belongs to the family Fulgoridae, a group of true bugs known for their often elaborate head projections. Records indicate occurrence in parts of Mexico (Nuevo León, Veracruz), Guatemala (Baja Verapaz), and Texas, USA.
Fulgoridae planthopper Auchenorrhyncha Mexico Texas Guatemala
Brucita marmorata
Marbled Palm Forest Leaf Beetle
Brucita marmorata is the sole described species in the genus Brucita, a group of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. The species is known from Texas in the United States and Guatemala in Central America. The common name "Marbled Palm Forest Leaf Beetle" suggests association with palm forest habitats, though specific ecological details remain poorly documented.
Chrysomelidae leaf-beetle monotypic-genus Texas Guatemala Nearctic Neotropical
Calleida punctulata
Calleida punctulata is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae, first described by Chaudoir in 1848. It is found in North America, with distribution records from the United States, Mexico, and Guatemala. The species belongs to the genus Calleida, a group of small to medium-sized predatory beetles. Available information about its biology and ecology remains limited.
Carabidae Lebiinae ground-beetle North-America Mexico Guatemala
Callophrys xami
Xami Hairstreak, Green Hairstreak, Elfin
Callophrys xami is a small lycaenid butterfly with a wingspan of 2.38–2.86 cm, recognized by the distinctive W-shaped postmedian white line on its yellowish-green hindwing underside. Males defend territories for mating, and the species exhibits complex sexual behavior involving a 'false head' wing pattern that deflects predator attacks. The butterfly is associated with Crassulaceae host plants, particularly Echeveria and Sedum species.
butterfly hairstreak Lycaenidae false-head territoriality Crassulaceae Southwestern-United-States Mexico Guatemala
Caristanius
Caristanius is a genus of snout moths in the family Pyralidae, subfamily Phycitinae. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1956. The genus contains six described species distributed in the Neotropical region, with records from Guatemala, Mexico, and Central America.
snout-moths Pyralidae Phycitinae Neotropical Heinrich-1956 Central-America Guatemala Mexico
Cyclosa caroli
Cyclosa caroli is a species of orb-weaving spider in the family Araneidae. It is found in the United States and ranges from the Caribbean Sea to Bolivia. As a member of the genus Cyclosa, it is a trashline orb weaver that incorporates debris into its web architecture. The species was described by Hentz in 1850.
Araneidae orb-weaver trashline-orb-weaver spider Araneae Cyclosa North-America Caribbean South-America Colombia Cuba Guatemala United-States Bolivia
Cydamus borealis
Cydamus borealis is a species of broad-headed bug in the family Alydidae, described by Distant in 1881. It belongs to the subfamily Micrelytrinae and tribe Micrelytrini. The species has been recorded from Central America and North America, with specific distribution records from Guatemala and Texas.
broad-headed-bug Alydidae Micrelytrinae Hemiptera Heteroptera Central-America North-America Guatemala Texas
Dihammaphora dispar
Dihammaphora dispar is a species of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by the French entomologist Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat in 1859. The genus Dihammaphora belongs to the tribe Rhopalophorini within the subfamily Cerambycinae. Very little specific information is available about the biology or ecology of this particular species.
Cerambycidae Cerambycinae Rhopalophorini longhorn-beetle Chevrolat-1859 Neotropical Guatemala Mexico
Dytiscus habilis
Dytiscus habilis is a predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae. It is the only species in the genus Dytiscus known to occur in the Neotropics, with its range extending from the southwestern United States through Mexico to Guatemala. The species was described by Thomas Say in 1830.
predaceous-diving-beetle Dytiscidae Neotropical North-America Mexico Guatemala
Essostrutha laeta
Essostrutha laeta is a longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae, described by Newman in 1840. It belongs to the subfamily Lamiinae and tribe Hemilophini. The species is known from a transcontinental range spanning Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States.
Cerambycidae Lamiinae Hemilophini longhorn-beetle Newman-1840 Guatemala Mexico United-States Middle-America North-America Coleoptera
Euantha litturata
Euantha litturata is a bristle fly in the family Tachinidae, first described by Olivier in 1811. It belongs to the subfamily Dexiinae and tribe Cordyligastrini. The species has been documented in North America with specific records from the United States, Mexico, and Guatemala.
Tachinidae Dexiinae Cordyligastrini bristle-fly parasitoid-fly North-America United-States Mexico Guatemala
Eupackardia
Eupackardia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Saturniidae, containing a single species, Eupackardia calleta (the calleta silkmoth). The genus was erected by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1912. The sole species is notable for its striking black-and-white wing pattern with red thoracic markings, and its caterpillars possess bright aposematic coloration with chemical defenses.
Saturniidae silkmoth desert-moth monotypic-genus aposematic-coloration chemical-defense ethnobotanical-use Southwestern-United-States Mexico Guatemala
Euproctinus abjectus
Euproctinus abjectus is a species of ground beetle described by Bates in 1883. It belongs to the family Carabidae, a diverse group of predatory beetles. The species has been documented in Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States. Available information on this species is limited, with only three observations recorded on iNaturalist.
Carabidae ground-beetle North-America Guatemala Mexico USA
Eustala
humpbacked orb-weavers
Eustala is a genus of orb-weaver spiders in the family Araneidae, first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. As of November 2024, the genus contains 87 species distributed primarily across the Americas, from the United States through Central America to South America, with highest diversity in Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. Several species have been documented exhibiting specialized ecological relationships, including myrmecophily (living among ants) in Central American species that inhabit ant-defended acacia plants. The genus includes the well-known humpbacked orb-weaver, Eustala anastera, found across North and Central America.
Araneidae orb-weaver spider humpbacked myrmecophily ant-plant-mutualism Neotropical Nearctic Eustala-anastera Eustala-oblonga Eustala-illicita web-building predator acacia Pseudomyrmex Panama Brazil Galápagos Simon-1895 arachnology entomology tropical-ecology commensalism ontogeny ballooning overwintering juvenile spider-wasp-prey Caliadurgus-hyalinatus host-parasitoid-interactions third-party-exploitation mutualism-exploitation cryptic-coloration nocturnal-foraging diurnal-hiding-behavior thorn-defense orb-web-architecture sawtoothed-web population-ecology substrate-selection spatial-distribution species-diversity endemic-species taxonomic-revision nomen-dubium genitalic-morphology microscopy-identification temperate-North-America Central-America South-America Caribbean Pacific-islands conservation-biology climate-change-vulnerability phenology-disruption winter-activity spring-emergence forest-understory dry-forest moist-forest riparian grassland scrub edge-habitat woodland parkland 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Glaphyria decisa
Glaphyria decisa is a species of snout moth in the family Crambidae, subfamily Glaphyriinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. The species occurs across Central America, the Caribbean, and into South America.
Neotropical Crambidae Glaphyriinae Walker-1866 Central-America South-America Caribbean Cuba Guatemala Paraguay
Gymnandrosoma
Gymnandrosoma is a genus of tortricid moths in the tribe Grapholitini. The genus includes at least eight described species distributed primarily in the Americas. Gymnandrosoma aurantianum, the most economically significant species, is a major agricultural pest known as the citrus fruit borer in Brazil and the macadamia nut borer in Central America. Other species in the genus have been described from North and South America, with limited biological information available.
Tortricidae fruit-borer agricultural-pest citrus-pest macadamia-pest South-America Central-America Brazil Costa-Rica Guatemala EPPO-Alert-List-candidate
Isodrusus debilis
Isodrusus debilis is a species of weevil in the family Curculionidae, described by David Sharp in 1911. The genus Isodrusus belongs to the tribe Tanymecini within the subfamily Entiminae, a group of broad-nosed weevils. Very little is known about the biology or ecology of this species. It appears to be native to Guatemala based on available distribution records.
Curculionidae Entiminae Tanymecini weevil Guatemala Neotropical
Lebia histrionica
Lebia histrionica is a small ground beetle in the family Carabidae. The species has been recorded from Arizona in the United States, as well as Mexico and Guatemala. Like other members of the genus Lebia, it likely exhibits bright metallic coloration on its wing covers.
Carabidae Coleoptera ground-beetle Arizona Mexico Guatemala Central-America North-America
Lebia viridis
colorful foliage ground beetle
Lebia viridis is a predatory ground beetle in the family Carabidae, recognized for its small size and bright metallic coloration. Adults measure 5–7 mm in length and are diurnal, often found on flowers and vegetation. The species occurs across North America, extending south through Mexico and Guatemala, with populations also recorded on Cuba. It is sometimes attracted to lights at night.
ground-beetle predatory metallic diurnal flower-visiting small-beetle Carabidae Lebia North-America Cuba Mexico Guatemala blacklight-attraction
Metamasius callizona
Mexican bromeliad weevil
Metamasius callizona is an invasive weevil native to southern Mexico, Guatemala, and Panama that was first documented in Florida in 1989. Adult females chew slits in bromeliad leaves near feeding sites and deposit single eggs within these wounds. Larvae mine meristematic tissue and flower stalks, typically killing host plants, while adult leaf feeding is generally non-fatal. Florida populations have grown dramatically larger than native-range densities and now threaten multiple native and endangered bromeliad species.
invasive-species pest biological-control bromeliad-specialist Florida Mexico Guatemala Panama Tillandsia Ananas Lixadmontia-franki holometabolous multivoltine epiphyte conservation-concern endangered-species-threat gardening-industry-vector parasitoid-introduction Beauveria-bassiana-(native-range-pathogen-not-present-in-Florida)
Nemotarsus rhombifer
Nemotarsus rhombifer is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae, first described by Henry Walter Bates in 1883. It belongs to the subfamily Lebiinae and tribe Cyclosomini. The species has been recorded from Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States, spanning parts of Central and North America.
Carabidae Lebiinae Cyclosomini ground-beetle Coleoptera beetle Central-America North-America Guatemala Mexico USA
Neoclytus augusti
Neoclytus augusti is a species of longhorned beetle in the family Cerambycidae, described by Chevrolat in 1835. It belongs to the tribe Clytini, a group known for wasp-mimicking species with rapid, jerky movements. The species occurs in Middle America and North America, including Guatemala and Mexico. Specific details about its biology, host plants, and life history remain poorly documented in available literature.
Cerambycidae longhorned-beetle Clytini wasp-mimic Middle-America North-America Mexico Guatemala
Neocompsa puncticollis orientalis
Neocompsa puncticollis orientalis is a subspecies of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae, described by Martins & Chemsak in 1966. It belongs to the tribe Tropidini within the subfamily Cerambicinae. The subspecies is distributed in Middle America and North America, with records from Guatemala and Mexico. As a member of the genus Neocompsa, it is part of a group of small to medium-sized cerambycids typically associated with woody vegetation.
Cerambycidae Cerambycinae Tropidini longhorn-beetle subspecies Martins-&-Chemsak-1966 Guatemala Mexico Middle-America North-America wood-boring-beetle Neocompsa
Nicrophorus mexicanus
Mexican burying beetle
Nicrophorus mexicanus is a burying beetle in the family Silphidae, described by Matthews in 1888. The species is distributed across the southwestern United States and Central America, including Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. As a member of the genus Nicrophorus, it exhibits the characteristic behavior of burying small vertebrate carcasses to serve as food for developing larvae.
burying-beetle carrion-beetle Silphidae Nicrophorinae Matthews-1888 scavenger vertebrate-carcass parental-care southwestern-United-States Central-America Mexico Guatemala El-Salvador Honduras Arizona California Colorado Kansas New-Mexico Nevada Texas Utah Iowa decomposition carrion Nicrophorus beetle Coleoptera insect arthropod
Orwellion gibbulum arizonense
Orwellion gibbulum arizonense is a subspecies of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It belongs to the tribe Elaphidiini within the subfamily Cerambycinae. The subspecies was described by Casey in 1891 and is distributed in parts of North and Middle America. Very little specific information is documented about this particular subspecies beyond its taxonomic status and general geographic occurrence.
Cerambycidae Cerambycinae Elaphidiini Coleoptera longhorn-beetle subspecies North-America Middle-America Costa-Rica Guatemala
Papilio ornythion
ornythion swallowtail
Papilio ornythion is a swallowtail butterfly in the subfamily Papilioninae, native to Mexico and Guatemala with occasional vagrancy into the southern United States. The species exhibits sexual dimorphism with two female forms—one matching the male and a distinctive dark form. Adults fly from April to September with two generations per year. Larvae feed on Citrus leaves while adults nectar on flowers.
swallowtail Citrus-pest sexual-dimorphism vagrant Mexico Guatemala Papilio-thoas-group
Papilio pilumnus
Three-tailed Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio pilumnus, the three-tailed tiger swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Texas, Mexico, and Guatemala. The larvae feed on leaves of Litsea species. As a member of the tiger swallowtail group, it shares the characteristic tail-like extensions on the hindwings with related species.
swallowtail tiger-swallowtail three-tailed Litsea Texas Mexico Guatemala Papilionidae
Plaumannimyia
Plaumannimyia is a genus of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae, established by Hering in 1938. The genus contains three described species distributed in Mexico, Guatemala, and Brazil. As members of Tephritidae, these flies likely exhibit the characteristic wing patterning and body form typical of the family, though specific morphological details for the genus remain poorly documented in available literature.
fruit-fly Tephritidae Neotropical Hering-1938 Diptera Mexico Guatemala Brazil genus Tephritini Tephritinae
Pseudophanerotoma
A genus of solitary endoparasitoid wasps in the family Braconidae, subfamily Cheloninae. Species are known to parasitize tortricid moths, including agricultural pests. The genus occurs from southern Texas through Mexico and Central America to South America (Brazil, Peru, French Guiana). At least four species have been described: P. huichol (Mexico), P. austini (Guatemala), P. paranaensis (Brazil, French Guiana), and P. thapsina (Texas, French Guiana).
parasitoid biological-control tortricidae avocado-pest cheloninae neotropical mexico guatemala french-guiana brazil texas endoparasitoid lepidoptera-parasitoid agricultural-pest-control
Scolopostethus tropicus
dirt-colored seed bug
Scolopostethus tropicus is a species of dirt-colored seed bug in the family Rhyparochromidae, described by Distant in 1882. It belongs to a genus of small, ground-dwelling true bugs commonly found in leaf litter and soil habitats. The species has been documented in Central America and North America, including records from the United States and Guatemala. Like other members of Rhyparochromidae, it is presumed to feed on seeds, though specific dietary studies for this species are lacking.
Hemiptera Rhyparochromidae Scolopostethus seed-bug dirt-colored-seed-bug Central-America North-America Guatemala USA
Selenophorus mexicanus
Selenophorus mexicanus is a ground beetle species in the family Carabidae, described by Putzeys in 1878. It belongs to the genus Selenophorus, a group of nocturnal carabid beetles commonly known as false bombardier beetles or night-stalking tiger beetles. The species is native to Central America and southern Mexico.
Carabidae Coleoptera ground-beetle nocturnal Central-America Mexico Guatemala Harpalinae
Susuacanga stigmatica
Speckle-necked Longhorn Beetle
Susuacanga stigmatica is a longhorn beetle species in the family Cerambycidae, first described by Chevrolat in 1835. The species belongs to the tribe Eburiini and is known from records in Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States. It is commonly referred to as the Speckle-necked Longhorn Beetle. The genus Susuacanga includes multiple species distributed in the Americas.
Cerambycidae Cerambycinae Eburiini longhorn-beetle Coleoptera Chevrolat-1835 North-America Central-America Guatemala Mexico United-States
Trupanea vicina
Marigold Fruit Fly
Trupanea vicina is a species of tephritid fruit fly in the genus Trupanea, family Tephritidae. It is commonly known as the Marigold Fruit Fly. The species was originally described by Wulp in 1900 under the basionym Urellia vicina. As a member of the Tephritidae family, it belongs to a group of flies commonly referred to as fruit flies or peacock flies, many of which are associated with plants and have economic significance in agriculture.
Tephritidae fruit-fly Diptera United-States Guatemala Marigold-Fruit-Fly
Valenzuela totonacus
Valenzuela totonacus is a species of barklouse in the family Caeciliusidae, described by Mockford in 1966. The species belongs to the order Psocodea, a group of small, often overlooked insects commonly known as barklice or booklice. It has been recorded from the southern United States through Mexico to Guatemala.
barklouse psocid Caeciliusidae Neotropical Mexico Guatemala Mockford-1966