Cardiorhinus apicalis Golbach, 1979

Aguirre-Tapiero, María P. & Johnson, Paul J., 2014, Preliminary Checklist, Classification, and Four New Country Records for the Elateridae (Coleoptera) of Ecuador, Insecta Mundi 2014 (350), pp. 1-11 : 2-3

Cardiorhinus apicalis Golbach, 1979

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Golbach (1979) described C. apicalis from Nigrillani, Nor Yungas, Bolivia. The records below are the first for Ecuador and outside of Bolivia. The combination of distinct basal sulci on the posterior margin of the pronotum and the mesosternal sides at an inclined angle associate this species with C. frenatus and C. piciventris in his “Group 2” within the genus. Cardiorhinus apicalis is immediately distinguished within this group by having the pronotum infuscate and bimaculate or a bivittate pronotal disc, elytra black in the apical half, antennomeres 3 and 4 similar, and the third elytral interstria not elevated. Specimens examined (6): ECUADOR. Department Orellana., Transect Ent. 1 km S. Gare Onkone Camp, Waorani Ethnic Reserve, Onkone Gare Camp, 216.3m, Date: 08-Oct-95/ 00 ° 39’25.7 “S, 076 ° 27 ‘10.8” W, TL Erwin et al., Transect 9 - Season 2, Method of collection: Fogging, Habitat: Forest land, Lot # 1252; same, 01-Oct-96/ Transect 3 - Season 9, Lot # 1689; same, 02-Oct-96/ Transect 6 - station 10, Lot # 1720; same, 08-Oct-95, Transect 9 – Season 2, Habitat: Bosque terra firme, Lot # 1252.; same, 01-Oct-96, Transect 3 – season 9, Habitat: Bosque terra firme, Lot # 1689; same, 02-Oct-96, Transect 6 – season 10, Habitat: Bosque terra firme, Lot # 1720.

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Figures 1–4. Dorsal aspects of adults of four species of Elateridae new to Ecuador. 1) Anchastus boulardi Chassain from Ecuador. 2) Cardiorhinus apicalis Golbach. 3) Physorhinus marginatus Candèze. 4) Physorhinus sexnotatus Steinheil.