Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) apicalis ( Luederwaldt, 1931 )

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 : 54

Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) apicalis ( Luederwaldt, 1931)

Pinotus apicalis Luederwaldt 1931a: 298 (“Amazon Basin”)

= Pinotus apicalis ab. truncatus Luederwaldt 1931a: 299 (“Guianas”)

Distribution. Suriname: Larsen 2013: 96; MHCN; NZCS; RMNH. French Guiana: Feer 2000: 32 (as Pinotus apicalis truncatus ); Feer and Pincebourde 2005: 29. “Guianas”: Luederwaldt 1931a: 299 (as Pinotus apicalis ab. truncatus); Blackwelder 1944: 206 (as Pinotus apicalis ab. truncatus). Brazil (NA): Blackwelder 1944: 206 (as Pinotus apicalis ); Vaz-de-Mello 2000: 193; Gardner et al. 2008: table S1 (NA); Ratcliffe 2013b: 493 (NA). “Amazon Basin”: Luederwaldt 1931a: 298 (as Pinotus apicalis ).

Note. According to the description by Luederwaldt (1931a: 298, 299), the holotype of Pinotus apicalis was contained in Boucomont’s collection. It originated from “Amazonas” and could thus come from any of the countries sharing parts of the Amazon Basin. The holotype of Pinotus apicalis ab. truncatus came from “ Guyana,” but in Luederwaldt’s time this could mean either British Guiana or French Guiana.