Eucaerus LeConte, 1853

Martinez, Claudia, 2003, New Records of ground beetles for Colombia (Coleoptera: Carabidae), Zootaxa 250 (1), pp. 1-27 : 10-11

Eucaerus LeConte, 1853

Comments. Neartic and Neotropical genus with 11 species, known from United States, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Cuba and Haiti. First record for Colombia.

Eucaerus spp.

Material examined. COLOMBIA. Amazonas: PNN Amacayacu, Mocagua , 3°41’S 70°15’W, 150 m, Malaise , 26.vi­6.vii.2000, A. Parente, leg., M.671, IAvH 03717 (1 ex.) ; idem, [3°50’S] [70°30’W], 100 m, Tierra firme, v.1988, M. Kelsey, leg., IAvH 2701 (1 ex.) ; idem, iv.1989, M. Kelsey, leg., IAvH 2703 (1 ex.) ; PNN Amacayacu, [3°50’S] [70°30’W], [100 m], Malaise , ii.1989, M. Kelsey, leg., IAvH 2702 (1 ex.) . Nariño: Jardines de Sucumbios, Territorio Kofán, bosque, 0°30’N 77°13’W, 1000 m, Winkler , 25.ix.1998, E. L. González, leg., IAvH 10977 (1 ex.) .

Lachnophorus pictipennis Bates, 1871

Material examined. COLOMBIA. Magdalena: PNN Tayrona, sector Arrecifes , Qda. San Lucas, arena húmeda de quebrada, 11°20’N 74°02’W, 5 m, Manual , 28.vi.2002, G. Ball & C. Martínez, leg., UAEC (1 ex.); idem, sector Cañaveral, Qda. Cañaveral, arena húmeda de quebrada, 11°20’N 74°02’W, 5 m, Manual, 29.vi.2002, G. Ball & C. Martínez, leg., UAEC (1 ex.) .

Comments. Species is known from Central America. First record for Colombia and South America.