Canthon (Glaphyrocanthon) rubrescens Blanchard, 1843

Canthon rubrescens Blanchard, 1843: 167 (original description. Type locality: province de Chiquitos-Guarayos).

Remarks.

This species was recorded for Ecuador by the following authors: Pereira and Martínez (1956a: 170) cited as Geocanthon rubrescens (Blanchard) n. com, cited for Chimborazo; Vulcano and Pereira (1964: 673) cited as Geocanthon rubrescens (Blanchard); Vulcano and Pereira (1967: 550) cited as Geocanthon rubrescens (Blanchard, 1843); Carvajal et al. (2011: 314-315) list of species.

It is possible that Pereira and Martínez (1956) refer to a different species that was mistaken for C. rubrescens Blanchard, 1843. According to our data, there are no other records of this species in the collections listed.