Gymnetis stellata (Latreille, 1833)

Taboada-Verona, Carlos, Sermeño-Correa, Carlos, Sierra-Serrano, Oscar & Noriega, Jorge Ari, 2019, Checklist of the superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Insecta, Coleoptera) in an urban area of the Caribbean Colombia, Check List 15 (4), pp. 579-594 : 582

Gymnetis stellata (Latreille, 1833)

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Geographic distribution. Colombia, Panama, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, and Venezuela ( Juárez and González 2017, Maes and Orozco 2017, Vásquez and Hernández- Cruz 2018). In Colombia: Antioquia, Bolívar, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Magdalena, Meta, Risaralda, Santander, Sucre, Tolima, and Valle del Cauca (Suárez and Amat- García 2007).

Material examined. Colombia, Sucre, Sincelejo, University of Sucre campus (09°18′52″N, 075°23′18″W), 2017/09/28, MZUSU E02542 (1♂).

Identification. This species can be distinguished from other Gymnetis species by its velvety appearance and black coloration with yellow-orange rays; ventrally, his species is iridescent purple with yellowish gray patches.