Rutela tricolorea Ohaus, 1905

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 : 154

Rutela tricolorea Ohaus, 1905

Rutela tricolorea Ohaus 1905b: 310 ( Brazil - LECTOTYPE)

Distribution. Guyana: Jameson 1998: 106. Suriname: Jameson 1998: 106. French Guiana: Jameson 1998: 106; Soula 2010a: 55. Brazil: Ohaus 1905b: 310; Blackwelder 1944: 239; Jameson 1998: 106 (designation LECTOTYPE Rutela tricolorea ). Venezuela: Ohaus 1905b: 310, 1934: 117; Blackwelder 1944: 239; Machatschke 1972: 51; Jameson 1998: 106. “Amazon Basin”: Machatschke 1972: 51. Other: Ohaus 1905b: 310 (Colombia, Peru), 1934: 117 (Colombia); Blackwelder 1944: 239 (Colombia, Peru); Machatschke 1972: 51 (Colombia, Peru); Jameson 1998: 106 (Central America, Colombia, Peru).

Note. Jameson (1998: 106) and Soula (2010a: 55) mention Rutela tricolorea for French Guiana, but note that this is based on only two specimens with labels saying “Cayenne.” Jameson (1998) also mentions single specimens for Guyana and Suriname, which are without further collecting data. This species is apparently rare and without any recent records for the research area, and we consider its occurrence there in need of confirmation.