Genieridium medinae (Gill & Vaz-de-Mello, 2002)

Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando Z., 2008, Synopsis of the new subtribe Scatimina (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Ateuchini), with descriptions of twelve new genera and review of Genieridium, new genus, Zootaxa 1955, pp. 1-75 : 31

6.5. Genieridium medinae ( Gill & Vaz-de-Mello, 2003), new combination

Pedaridium medinae: Gill & Vaz-de-Mello 2003: 47 .

Type Material: Holotype ♂: COLOMBIA: Risaralda: PNR Ucumari, La Pastora, 2400 m Aliso , 07-V-1995, C. Medina ( IAHC); allotype female: COLOMBIA: Risaralda: PNR Ucumari 1800m, La Suiza, 29-III-1995, C. Medina ( IAHC).

Paratypes: COLOMBIA: Cundinamarca: Tecadama (sic) [Tequendama?] Falls , 30 km SW Bogotá, 27- II-6-III-1972, S&J Peck, forest dung trap (1 CMNC) ; Quindio: 5 km E Salento , 1800 m, 9-XII-1995, BD Gill, dung trap (9 BDGC; 1 CMNC; 4 FVMC) ; R Herencia Verde , 1800 m, 12-XII-1995, Medina & Gill, excr hum. (1 CAMC) ; Risaralda: Pereira, SFF Otún Quimbaya, Est. La Suiza , 1850 m, 25-IV-04-V-1997, A Vitolo (1 FVMC) ; Pque. Nat. Reg. Ucumari , La Suiza 1800 m, CA Medina (1 CMNC) ; Pque. Nat. Reg. Ucumari , La Suiza 1800 m, 29-III-1995, F Escobar, excr hum. (2 CAMC) .

Diagnosis: Clypeal teeth triangular, obtuse, equilateral and continuous with clypeal margin. Eyes, in dorsal view, not visible. Elytral striae composed of contiguous large umbilicate punctures, elytral disc weakly tectiform in the posterior half. Male metatibiae strongly modified (Figs. 66–67). Parameres as in Fig. 65.

Distribution: Central Colombia ( Fig. 107).

Remarks: This is the only known species of Scatimina whose eyes are not exposed dorsally.