Verres furcilabris (Eschscholtz, 1929)

Jiménez-Ferbans, Larry, Reyes-Castillo, Pedro & Schuster, Jack C., 2015, Passalidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) of the Greater and Lesser Antilles, Zootaxa 3956 (4), pp. 491-512 : 507-508

Verres furcilabris (Eschscholtz, 1929)

( Fig. 21 )

Type locality. Guyana

Diagnosis. 39.8–43.9 mm total length. Anterior margin of labrum deeply concave, with a “scooped out” excavation in labrum behind concavity of margin. Clypeus exposed, visible dorsally, with anterior angles well developed. Frontoclypeal suture absent. Frontal fossae smooth and glabrous. Internal tubercles large. Central tubercle with apex not free; basolateral tubercles absent. Antennal club with three short lamellae. Apex of lacinia bidentate. Mentum with medial base protruding and glabrous. Prosternal process rhomboidal, acute. Mesosternum glabrous, without scars. Antero-lateral metasternum and lateral groove pubescent, glabrous; disc delimited by punctures in posterior part. Humeri with sparse setae basally and epipleura glabrous.

Material examined. Seven specimens. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Trinidad: St. Andrew County, 3 mi N of Matura, 27.III.1987, ex palm tree logs on ground, P. Hunter, W.T. Atyeo (3♂♂ IEXA); Nariva Swamp. 26.II.1968, J.G. Rozen, Verres furcilabris (Eschscholtz) Reyes-Castillo , det. 1972 (1♂ IEXA); George County, mountains 7 mi N Port of Spain, 26.III.1987, ex decaying log. P. Hunter, W.T. Atyeo (1♀, 2♂♂ IEXA).

Distribution. Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela ( Marshall 2000).

Comments. Schuster (1992) described the larvae of this species, based on specimens from Tobago. Hunt (1982) described one new species of nematode from gut of Verres furcilabris from Trinidad.

Figures

FIGURES 19 – 22. Head and pronotum, dorsal view. 19. Spasalus crenatus. 20. Popilius tetraphyllus. 21. Ver res furcilabris. 22. Veturius sinuosus. Scale bars: 1 mm.