TY - BOOK A1 - Peck, Stewart B. T1 - The beetles of Barbados, West Indies (Insecta: Coleoptera): diversity, distribution and faunal structure T2 - Insecta mundi : a journal of world insect systematics N2 - The beetle fauna of the island of Barbados is summarized. It is now known to contain 202 genera, and 254 species (in 40 families), of which 232 are named at the species level. Undoubtedly, the actual numbers of species on Barbados are much higher than now known. Nine species are possibly endemic to the island, 15 have been intentionally introduced, and 51 have probably been accidentally introduced through human activity. The remaining 157 named species may occur naturally as a result of natural over-water dispersal processes. These species mostly have a wide distribution in the Antilles and Latin America. The total named fauna is thus about 72% naturally occurring, and 28% the result of human-aided dispersal. T3 - Insecta Mundi - 0073 Y1 - 2009 UR - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/13314 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30-1141977 UR - http://www.centerforsystematicentomology.org/insectamundi/ SN - 1942-1354 SN - 0749-6737 PB - Center for Systematic Entomology CY - Gainesville, Fla. ER -