Ateuchus columbianus (Harold, 1868)

Fig. 10A

Choeridium columbianum Harold, 1868b: 58 (original description). Type locality: Colombia. Name-bearing type: syntypes lost (MC, pers. obs.).

Choeridium columbianus – Harold 1869d: 1007 (catalogue, cited for Colombia). — Gillet 1911b: 52 (catalogue, cited for Colombia). — Balthasar 1939c: 62 (key, cited for Colombia). — Blackwelder 1944: 204 (list, cited for Colombia).

Ateuchus columbianus – Vulcano & Pereira 1967: 590 (key). — Medina et al. 2001: 137 (checklist for Colombia). — Ratcliffe et al. 2015: 196 (checklist for Peru).

Material examined

VENEZUELA ‒ Barinas • 5 ♂♂, 1 ♀; Bolívar, Barinitas (“BARINITAS ENV.”); Jan. 1996; Petr. Pokorny leg.; ex A. Dostal collection; CEMT . ‒ Mérida • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; “ Finca Campo Alegre ”; Jan. 2001; R. Acconcia leg. CEMT . ‒ Táchira • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; San Cristóbal, Frio River [“Río Frio”]; 1 Aug. 1984; B. Joffre leg.; CEMT .

Distribution

Colombia, Venezuela (new country record) and Peru.

Subregion of Venezuela

Andes mountains.

Literature record

No previous reports for Venezuela.