Popilius gibbosus (Burmeister, 1847)

Jimenez-Ferbans, Larry, Maestre-Guerra, Ana, Villalba-Fuentes, Evelin, Barros-Barrios, Mayelis M. & Munoz-Montero, Jeison, 2023, Passalidae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea) from the Caribbean coast of Colombia: synopsis, key, and new species description, ZooKeys 1179, pp. 243-297 : 243

21. Popilius gibbosus (Burmeister, 1847)

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Diagnosis.

21.4-23.5 mm total length. Anterior border of the labrum slightly concave. Frontoclypeus straight or slightly expanded forward. Frontal-clypeal suture present and strong. Internal tubercles small, joined to central tubercle by Y-shaped ridges. Central tubercle small, with apex not free and almost even with lateroposterior tubercles which are distinct and transverse. Frontal fossae pubescent. Postfrontal groove complete. Mediobasal area of the mentum glabrous. Marginal groove over anterior border of the pronotum not expanded. Mesosternum glabrous. Metasternum pubescent anterolaterally and in lateral groove, pubescence extending beyond lateral groove; disc not delimited by punctations. Meso- and metatibiae with a small spine. Humeri and epipleura glabrous or with scarce setae basally; anterior vertical face of elytra pubescent.

Comments.

Common species from the north of the Eastern Cordillera ( Serranía del Perijá and Sierra de Venezuela) ( Gillogly 2005). It is found in the intermediate and high areas of the Andes, where it is endemic.

Figures

Figure 23. Popilius gibbosus (Burmeister, 1847) A head and pronotum in dorsal view B habitus dorsal C habitus ventral D lateral view. Scale bars: 2.0 mm (A); 3.0 mm (B, C, D).