Gymnetis cupriventris Janson, 1880

Hielkema, Auke J. & Hielkema, Meindert A., 2019, An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) of the Guianas, Insecta Mundi 732 (732), pp. 1-306 : 229

Gymnetis cupriventris Janson, 1880

Gymnetis cupriventris Janson 1880: 578

Note. Two presently recognized subspecies of Gymnetis cupriventris have been described, one of which occurs in the research area. The other one is Gymnetis cupriventris kerremansi Neervoort van de Poll, 1886 (recorded from Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama).

Subspecies Gymnetis cupriventris cupriventris Janson, 1880

Gymnetis cupriventris Janson 1880: 578 ( Peru)

Distribution. “Guianas”: RMNH. Brazil (NA): Ratcliffe 2018: 77 (NA). Venezuela (EO): Ratcliffe 2018: 77 (EO). Other: Janson 1880: 578 (Peru); Schenkling 1921: 92 (Peru); Blackwelder 1944: 263 (Peru - as G. pardalis cupriventris ); Ratcliffe 2018: 77 (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru).

Note. The specimen of Gymnetis cupriventris we found in the collection of the RMNH is the first known record for the Guianas. As it does not contain country-specific data, it cannot be called a new country record.