Canthon cyanellus Leconte, 1859

Cárdenas-Bautista, Johann Stephens, Parada-Alfonso, Jenny Andrea & Carvajal‑Cogollo, Juan E., 2020, Dung beetles (Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) of the Foothills-Andean Forest strip of Villavicencio, Colombia, Check List 16 (4), pp. 821-839 : 824

Canthon cyanellus Leconte, 1859

Materials examined. COLOMBIA • 5, 8.29 mm (mean); Meta, Villavicencio, Vereda El Carmen, “Las Pesebreras” Farm ; 04°08′22.73″N, 073°39’39.53″W; 692 m a.s.l.; 29 Apr. 2019; Cárdenas Johann and Parada Jenny leg.; wooded pasture, Crpat5; UPTC-In-00020 .

Identification. This species can be distinguished from other Canthon species by the circular body with a wide range of coffee colors in the pronotum, elytra and py- gidium, although it is predominantly black; quadridentate clypeus.

Distribution. This species has been recorded in the United States, Central America, Colombia and Venezuela ( Vulcano and Pereira 1964). In Colombia, it is known from the departments of Bolívar, Meta, and Tolima, between 100–300 m a.s.l. ( Medina et al. 2001; Medina and Pulido 2009; Arias-Buriticá et al. 2011). In the study area, it was observed in interposed relicts of riparian forest, in wooded pastures and open pastures between 650– 750 m a.s.l. It was an abundant species (207 individuals). There was an ample preference for open areas, where we obtained records of 206 individuals.

Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 1822