Coprophanaeus telamon (Erichson, 1847)

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 : 825

Coprophanaeus telamon (Erichson, 1847)

Materials examined. COLOMBIA • 1♀, 23.1 mm (mean); Meta, Villavicencio, Vereda Buenavista, “El Triunfo” Farm ; 04°08′44.51″N, 073°41′11.35″W; 1179 m a.s.l.; 13 Oct. 2018; Cárdenas Johann and Parada Jenny leg.; open pasture; Bvplt 8; UPTC-In-00029 . • 1, 23.1 mm (mean); Meta, Villavicencio, Vereda Buenavista, “El Porvenir” Farm ; 04°08′40.92″N, 073°41′09.97″W; 1207 m a.s.l.; 14 Oct. 2018; Cárdenas Johann and Parada Jenny leg.; riparian forest; Bvbrt 1, UPTC-In-00030 . • 1♀, 23.1 mm (mean); Meta, Villavicencio, Caño Blanco–Caño Buque ; 04°08′21.08″N, 073°40′08.76″W; 761 m a.s.l.; 27 Dec. 2018; Cárdenas Johann and Parada Jenny leg.; riparian forest; Crbrt 5; UPTC-In-00031 .

Identification. This species can be distinguished from other Coprophanaeus species by the base of the male head horn, which is usually more or less quadrate, with sides more or less parallel or slightly divergent, and lateral angles tuberculate; the central process is long or longer than the base and is usually strongly and angularly bent posteriorly, the angle itself is often conspicuously bituberculate, the central process (viewed laterally) strongly inclined posteriorly, and the tip usually lying well posterior to the line connecting the lateral tubercles ( Edmonds and Zídek 2010).

Distribution. In Colombia, it has been recorded from the