Coprophanaeus telamon (Erichson, 1847)

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Coprophanaeus telamon (Erichson, 1847)

Fig. 25B

Phanaeus telamon Erichson, 1847a: 106 (original description). Type locality: Peru. Name-bearing type: holotype (MFNB), not examined.

Phanaeus telamon – Harold 1869d: 1019 (list, cited for Peru). — Kirsch 1873: 341 (cited for Peru). — Bates 1887: 56 (diagnosis). — Nevinson 1892: 7 (list, revision, cited for Brazil and Peru). — Kolbe 1905: 581 (comments). — Gillet 1911b: 86 (catalogue, cited for Peru and Brazil). — Balthasar 1941: 350 (distribution); 1951: 336 (distribution). — Blackwelder 1944: 210 (list, cited for Brazil and Peru). — Pereira 1953: 391 (notes).

Phanaeus (Coprophanaeus) telamon – d’Olsoufieff 1924: 26, 68, 135, 142 (key, distribution). — Pessôa 1934: 296, 299 (key, redescription). — Martínez 1947b: 114 (cited). — Vulcano & Pereira 1967: 572 (key). — Krajcik 2012: 204 (list). — Gámez & Mora 2000: 17 (list).

Coprophanaeus (Coprophanaeus) telamon telamon – Pereira & Martínez 1956b: 233 (new combination). — Blanco 1988: 43 (catalogue). — Havranek 1989: 61 (list). — Martínez & Clavijo, 1990: 7 (notes of Phanaeina). — Arnaud 2002b: 35 (monograph, redescription). — Gámez 2004: 59 (distribution). — Hamel-Leigue et al. 2006: 17 (list); 2009: 57 (distribution for Bolivia). — Gámez & Acconcia 2009: 394 (ecological information). — Carvajal et al. 2011: 318, 320 (list).

Coprophanaeus (Coprophanaeus) telamon – Forsyth et al. 1998: 370 (conservation, list). — Amézquita et al. 1999: 119 (biodiversity). — Escobar 2000: 207 (checklist for Colombia). — Vaz-de-Mello 2000: 192 (checklist for Brazil). — Vítolo 2000: 599 (key); 2004: 290 (diagnosis, distribution, cited for Colombia). — Barbero 2001: 6 (note for Nicaragua). — Medina et al. 2001: 140 (checklist for Colombia). — Halffter & Arellano 2002: 148 (ecology). — Pulido-Herrera et al. 2003: 54 (list for Caqueta, Colombia); 2007: 307 (cited for Andean region of Colombia). — Carpio et al. 2009: 469 (ecology). — Medina & Pulido-Herrera 2009: 61 (diversity). — Gámez 2010: 16, 19 (comments). — Edmonds & Zídek 2010: 77, 91 (key, diagnosis). — Carvajal et al. 2011: 318, 320 (list). — Vaz-de-Mello et al. 2011b: 86 (list). — Cultid-Medina et al. 2012: 57 (guide). — Cupello & Vaz-de-Mello 2013a: 358 , 361–364, 367 (comments, distribution). — Ferrer-Paris et al. 2013: 109 (list). — Figueroa et al. 2014: 127 (list, distribution). — Pardo-Locarno & Camero 2014: 211 (list for Chocó, Colombia). — Silva et al. 2014: 348 (diversity); 2016: 7 (ecology, biogeography). — Ratcliffe et al. 2015: 197 (checklist for Peru). — Chamorro et al. 2018: 93 (list for Ecuador); 2019: 77 (catalogue). — Gámez & Acconcia 2018: 65, 69, 73 (comments, cited for Peru). — Giraldo et al. 2018: 70 (guide). — Santos et al. 2018: 46 (list for Acre state, Brazil). — Hielkema & Hielkema 2019: 95 (catalogue for the Guianas). — Nieto et al. 2020: 136 (report).

Material examined

VENEZUELA ‒ Aragua • 1 spec.; Cuyagua ; 50 m a.s.l.; 6 Jul. 2004; D. García leg.; CEMT . ‒ Táchira • 2 specs; San Cristóbal, Parque Nacional Natural Paramillo ; Jul. 1993; J. Blanco leg.; CEMT . ‒ Yaracuy • 1 spec.; Bolívar , Aroa ; 10.3867° N, 68.6471° W; 1380 m a.s.l.; Jul. 2009; Asmüssen, Colmenares and Martínez leg.; CEMT .

Distribution

Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

Subregions of Venezuela

Maracaibo Depression, Plains, System of hills and low sierras Lara-Falcón, System of low mountains and hills Imataca-Cuyuní of Northeast Guyana Shield, Andes mountains, Central Coast Mountain Range, and Guiana Shield.

Literature records

Blanco 1988: 43 ( Venezuela: Táchira: Carretera San Cristóbal –Chorro del Indio, Río Negro, Paramillo, Palo Gordo and Morretón). — Havranek 1989: 61 ( Venezuela: Táchira). — Martínez & Clavijo 1990: 7 ( Venezuela: Aragua: Parque Nacional Henri Pittier, Estación Biológica Rancho Grande). — Gámez & Mora 2000: 17 ( Venezuela). — Arnaud 2002b: 35 ( Venezuela: Táchira). — Barbero 2001: 6 ( Venezuela). — Gámez 2004: 59 ( Venezuela: Mérida: Guaraque: Mesa de Quintero; and Táchira: San Cristóbal: Hacienda Pánaga); 2010: 16, 19 ( Venezuela: Andean plains flank). — Gámez & Acconcia 2009: 394 ( Venezuela: Zulia: Colón: Depresión de Maracaibo); 2018: 65, 69, 73 ( Venezuela: Barinas: Bolívar and Andrés Eloy Blanco). — Hamel-Leigue et al. 2009: 57 ( Venezuela). — Edmonds & Zídek 2010: 77, 91 ( Venezuela: Amazonas [Táchira?]: La Tuquerena Rubio; Aragua; Bolívar; Falcón; Mérida; and Táchira). — Cupello & Vaz-de-Mello 2013a: 367 ( Venezuela: Aragua; Táchira: San Cristóbal; La Guaira; and Yaracuy: Bolívar). — Ferrer-Paris et al. 2013: 109 ( Venezuela: Yaracuy: Hacienda Guáquira). — Chamorro et al. 2019: 77 ( Venezuela).

Figures

Fig. 25. Species distribution. A. Coprophanaeus parvulus (d’Olsoufieff, 1924). B. Coprophanaeus telamon (Erichson, 1847). Green diamond = CEMT collection data; black circle = literature data.