Canthidium sp. 2

Cárdenas-Bautista, Johann Stephens, Parada-Alfonso, Jenny Andrea & Carvajal‑Cogollo, Juan E., 2020, Dung beetles (Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) of the Foothills-Andean Forest strip of Villavicencio, Colombia, Check List 16 (4), pp. 821-839 : 828-829

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.15560/16.4.821

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F2DE0C-A932-C027-FCDE-31E2FE3AEE5D

treatment provided by

Marcus

scientific name

Canthidium sp. 2
status

 

Canthidium sp. 2

Figure 4B

Materials examined. COLOMBIA 1, 5.28 mm (mean); Meta, Villavicencio, Vereda Buenavista, “El

Porvenir Farm ; 04°08′42.33″N, 073°41′09.20″W; 1147 m a.s.l.; 24 Apr. 2019; Cárdenas Johann and Parada Jenny leg.; riparian forest; Bvbrt 7; UPTC-In-00044 GoogleMaps . • 4, 5.28 mm (mean); Meta, Villavicencio, Vereda Buenavista, “El Porvenir” Farm ; 04°08′32.33″N, 073°40′48.44″W; 1095 m a.s.l.; 12 Feb. 2019; Cárdenas Johann and Parada Jenny leg.; high secondary forest; Bvbt 7; UPTC-In-00045 GoogleMaps .

Identification. This morphospecies can be distinguished from the other morphospecies of collected Canthidium by the smooth head without protuberances or cephalic horns; body varied in its coloration from reddish, green, black and shiny (pers. obs.).

Distribution. In the study area, the morphospecies was found from 700 to 900 m a.s.l., where 188 individuals were found. Like Canthidium sp. 1 , was observed throughout the study areas and shows a preference for forest habitats (178 records).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Scarabaeidae

Genus

Canthidium

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