Verres corticicola 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

23. Verres corticicola Kaup, 1871

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Diagnosis.

32.9 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 large, with free apex projecting forward, not joined to central tubercle. Central tubercle short, with apex free projected forward; lateroposterior tubercles conspicuous and transverse. Frontal fossae glabrous. Postfrontal groove complete. Mediobasal area of the mentum glabrous. Marginal groove over anterior border of the pronotum 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.

Marshall (2000) cited this species from Mexico to Costa Rica, indicating that it is common to collect. In the Colombian Caribbean it seems to be relegated to the humid forests of the biogeographical province of Chocó-Magdalena.

Figures

Figure 25. Verres corticicola Kaup, 1871 A head and pronotum in dorsal view B head and pronotum in dorso-lateral view C habitus dorsal D habitus ventral E habitus lateral. Scale bars: 2.0 mm (A, B); 3.0 mm (C, D, E).