Eurysternus impressicollis Castelnau, 1840

Rosa, Cecilia Lozano De La, Cupello, Mario & Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando Z., 2024, The dung beetles of Venezuela (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae): catalogue and updated distribution, European Journal of Taxonomy 959 (1), pp. 1-272 : 126

Eurysternus impressicollis Castelnau, 1840

Fig. 49A–B

Eurysternus impressicollis Castelnau, 1840: 93 (original description). Type locality: Colombia: Bolívar: Cartagena de Indias. Name-bearing type: neotype (MNHN), designated by Jessop (1985), not examined.

Eurysternus impressicollis – Harold 1869d: 1024 (catalogue, cited for Colombia). — Gillet 1911b: 25 (catalogue, cited for Colombia). — Luederwaldt 1911: 420 (biology). — Pessôa & Lane 1941: 409 (redescription). — Blackwelder 1944: 197 (list, cited for Colombia). — Halffter & Matthews 1966: 26 (comments). — Jessop 1985: 1100 (designation of neotype). — Escobar 2000: 208 (checklist for Colombia). — Noriega et al. 2007: 82 (list for Colombia). — Génier 2009: 169 (diagnosis, distribution). — Lozano 2010: 89 (list). — Ferrer-Paris et al. 2013: 109 (list). — Giraldo et al. 2018: 42 (guide). — Nieto et al. 2020: 136 (report).

Material examined

VENEZUELA ‒ Zulia • 2 specs; Rosario de Perijá ; Jul. 2006; Curso NM 2006 leg.; faeces, 13h; CEMT .

Distribution

Colombia and Venezuela ( Génier 2009).

Subregions of Venezuela

Maracaibo Depression and Serrania of Perijá.

Literature records

Lozano 2010: 86 ( Venezuela: Zulia). — Ferrer-Paris et al. 2013: 109 ( Venezuela: Zulia: Rosario de Perijá).

Figures

Fig. 49. Species distribution. A. Eurysternus impressicollis Castelnau, 1840. B. Dorsal view of E. impressicollis. C. Eurysternus marmoreus Castelnau, 1840. Green diamond = CEMT collection data; black circle = literature data.