A taxonomic review of the neotropical genus Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 1924 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae)
Author
Edmonds, W. D.
Author
Zidek, J.
Coprophanaeus bonariensis (Gory)
text
Insecta Mundi
2010
2010-07-02
2010
129
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5352924
1942-1354
5352924
Coprophanaeus
(
C
.)
gilli
Arnaud, 1997
Fig. 158-159
,
172
,
210-212
Coprophanaeus gilli
Arnaud, 1997: 4
Coprophanaeus henryi
Malý and Pokorný, 2008: 2
New Synonymy
Type.
C. gilli
–
holotype
male,
Canadian Museum of Nature
,
Ottawa
(examined)
;
C. henryi
–
holotype
male,
National Museum
,
Prague
(examined)
.
Diagnosis.
General
– Black except for dark blue metallic coloring on pronotum and pygidium (rarely also on elytra). Clypeal teeth normal, length about equal to width at base. Eyes normal, width of upper portion one-fourth to one-fifth of interocular distance. Frons weakly to moderately strongly punctured behind transverse carina. Paraocular area completely sculptured, sculpturing weakening closer to eye. Posteromedian portion of pronotum distinctly punctured, punctures progressively weaker and sparser approaching posterior margin; basal pronotal fossae distinct. Anterior angle of metasternum with rounded cap (seen in profile, as in
Fig. 167
). Elytral interstriae distinctly convex, usually shinier midlongitudinally (as in
Fig. 205, 208
). Pygidium usually lacking basal groove, rarely narrow groove present. Length
15-26 mm
.
Male
(
Fig. 158-159
,
210-212
) – Length of frons about one and half times that of clypeus. Teeth of cephalic carina closely set, distance between lateral teeth usually about one-half that of interocular distance. Pronotum with oval fovea above lateral fossa (
Fig. 210
, arrow). Pronotal prominence of large male thickened transverse carina with pair of closely set median tumescences, sometimes scarcely broken medially. Parameres with acute subapical tooth (
Fig. 212
, upper view).
Female
– Distance between lateral teeth of cephalic carina clearly greater than one-half of interocular distance. Lengths of frons and clypeus about equal. Transverse pronotal carina bidentate medially, followed by transverse depression.
Specimens examined
– 102.
Distribution.
Gulf of
Mexico
and Eastern Central America provinces (
Fig. 172
).
Collection Records.
BELIZE
:
Toledo
–
Chiquibul National Park
(
Doyle’s Delight
),
16 29’23”N
89 02’45”W
,
950 m
(Aug)
.
HONDURAS
:
Cortes
–
Parque Nacional Cusuco
,
Santo Tomás
,
700-800 m
(Aug)
.
Olancho
–
Parque Nacional La Muralla
,
1800 m
(Jun)
.
GUATEMALA
:
Alta Verapaz
– Finca Seacté Cobán (Apr)
.
Izabal
–
8 km
N Las Escobas
[
Cerro San Gil
],
800 m
(Jun)
.
Zacapa
–
3 km
S La Unión
,
1400 m
(Jun)
.
MEXICO
:
Chiapas
–
10.5 km
W El Bosque
,
1480 m
(Aug)
; Santa Rosa (Aug);
Bonampak
,
16
o
44’N
91
o
05’W
,
300 m
(Sep)
.
Hidalgo
– Tlanchinol (Jun, Aug);
Otongo
,
1120 m
(Jul)
.
Oaxaca
–
Huautla de Jiménez
(Nov)
; Los Metates (Sep).
Puebla
–
Calapan
19
o
55’45.92”S
97
o
23’07.65”W
,
1250 m
(Jul)
.
Veracruz
–
33 km
NE Catemaco
,
160 m
(Jul)
; Cuautlapan (Aug-Sep);
Pipiapan
[
Parque de la Fauna
y Flora Silvestre Tropical],
600 m
(Nov)
;
Dos Amates
[
Catemaco
] (Jul, Sep)
;
Sontecomapan
[Estación Biológica Tropical “Los Tuxtlas”],
400 m
(Jun, Oct)
;
Ruiz Cortinas
[Mpio. San Andrés Tuxtla],
1020 m
(Apr).
Cerro El Gallo
[Mpio. Catemaco],
810 m
(Apr)
;
Guadalupe Victoria
[Mpio. Tatahuicapan],
750 m
(Jun)
;
San Martín Pajapan
[Mpio. Mecayapan],
720 m
(Feb)
; Cuautlapan [Cerro Chicahuaxtla] (Aug); Ruiz Cortines (Apr).
Comments.
This species is very closely related to
C. chiriquensis
, and, given the long history of intense collecting in
Mexico
and Central America, it is surprising that it went undiscovered until the late twentieth century. It differs from
C. chiriquensis
in geographic distribution, the shape of prominence of male pronotum, a somewhat larger average size, and usually in distinct (x10) puncturing of the frons and posterior portion of the pronotum.
Coprophanaeus henryi
is based on smaller specimens that fit well within the variation of
C.
gilli
.
Among the best data we have on the local ecology of this species are those provided by Matthias Rös (pers. comm.). Careful sampling in the sierras of northern
Puebla
has revealed a rather broad habitat, from well conserved mesophilous forest to secondary growth, acahual (scrub), coffee plots and other highly disturbed areas between 1000 and
1300 m
. Sharing this ecological spectrum there with
C. gilli
is another neotropical immigrant,
C. corythus
.