Verres hageni Kaup, 1871

Jimenez-Ferbans, Larry, Maestre-Guerra, Ana, Villalba-Fuentes, Evelin, Barros-Barrios, Mayelis M. & Munoz-Montero, Jeison, 2023, Passalidae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea) from the Caribbean coast of Colombia: synopsis, key, and new species description, ZooKeys 1179, pp. 243-297 : 243

24. Verres hageni Kaup, 1871

Fig. 26

Diagnosis.

34.4-38.5 mm total length. Anterior border of the labrum deeply concave, with an excavation in labrum behind concavity of margin. Frontoclypeus slightly curved, with a central notch. Frontal-clypeal suture absent. Internal tubercles small, blunt, not joined to central tubercle. Central tubercle with apex slightly free, oblique; lateroposterior tubercles distinct and transverse. Frontal fossae glabrous. Postfrontal groove complete. Mediobasal area of the mentum glabrous. Marginal groove over anterior border of the pronotum not expanded. Mesosternum glabrous. Metasternum pubescent anterolaterally and in lateral groove, pubescence extending beyond lateral groove; disc delimited by punctations posteriorly. Meso- and metatibiae unarmed. Humeri with scarce setae; epipleura glabrous; anterior vertical face of elytra glabrous.

Comments.

Jiménez-Ferbans and Amat-García (2009) cited V. hageni from the Caribbean coast of Colombia, but without citing specimens. Consequently, specimens examined in this work are the first from the region.

Figures

Figure 26. Verres hageni Kaup, 1871 A head and pronotum in dorsal view B habitus dorsal C habitus ventral D lateral view. Scale bars: 2.0 mm (A); 3.0 mm (B, C, D).