Dichotomius validipilosus (Luederwaldt, 1931)

Rosa, Cecilia Lozano De La, Cupello, Mario & Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando Z., 2024, The dung beetles of Venezuela (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae): catalogue and updated distribution, European Journal of Taxonomy 959 (1), pp. 1-272 : 111

Dichotomius validipilosus (Luederwaldt, 1931)

Fig. 44A

Pinotus validipilosus Luederwaldt, 1931b: 303 (original description). Type locality: Venezuela: Distrito Capital: Caracas. Name-bearing type: holotype (MNHN), examined by FZVM.

Pinotus validipilosus – Blackwelder 1944: 208 (list).

Dichotomius validipilosus – Roze 1955: 44 (cited, checklist for Venezuela). — Blanco 1988: 40–41 (catalogue). — Havranek 1989: 61, 62 (list, comments). — Ferrer-Paris et al. 2013: 109 (list). — Montoya-Molina & Vaz-de-Mello 2021: 53 (diagnosis, distribution).

Material examined

VENEZUELA ‒ Aragua • 2 specs; Cuyagua ; 50 m a.s.l.; 6 Jul. 2004; D. García leg.; CEMT . ‒ Mérida • 4 specs; Arzobispo Chacón, Mucutuy environs ; 08°14′18″ N, 71°17′12″ W; 1380 m a.s.l.; 13 Mar. 2015; R. Acconcia leg.; light; CEMT . ‒ Táchira • 2 ♂♂; “ La Flautera Palmira ” (?); 15 Jul. 1985; Joffre B. leg.; CEMT .

Distribution

Colombia and Venezuela.

Subregions of Venezuela

Coastal mainland, Andes mountains, and Central Coast Mountain Range.

Literature records

Luederwaldt 1931b: 303 ( Venezuela: Caracas). — Blackwelder 1944: 208 ( Venezuela). — Blanco 1988: 40, 41 ( Venezuela: Táchira). — Havranek 1989: 61 ( Venezuela: Mérida). — Ferrer-Paris et al. 2013: 109 ( Venezuela: Mérida: La Azulita-Jají). — Montoya-Molina & Vaz-de-Mello 2021: 8, 53 ( Venezuela: Aragua, Mérida and Táchira).

Figures

Fig. 44. Species distribution. A. Dichotomius validipilosus (Luederwaldt, 1931). B. Dichotomius worontzowi (Pereira, 1942). Green diamond = CEMT collection data; black circle = literature data.