Germarostes (Germarostes) antiquus (Erichson, 1843) (in Germar 1843 )

Hielkema, Auke J. & Hielkema, Meindert A., 2019, An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) of the Guianas, Insecta Mundi 732 (732), pp. 1-306 : 18-19

Germarostes (Germarostes) antiquus (Erichson, 1843) (in Germar 1843)

Acanthocerus antiquus Erichson 1843: 141 (in Germar 1843) ( Suriname)

Distribution. Suriname: Erichson 1843: 141 (in Germar 1843) (as Acanthocerus antiquus ); Paulian 1982: 39; Howden and Gill 2000: 323 (as G. antiguus [sic]); Ocampo and Ballerio 2006: 185. French Guiana: Paulian 1982: 39; Howden and Gill 2000: 323 (as G. antiguus [sic]). Venezuela: Paulian 1982: 39; Howden and Gill 2000: 323 (as G. antiguus [sic]); Ocampo and Ballerio 2006: 185. Other: Paulian 1982: 39 (Peru); Howden and Gill 2000: 323 (Peru - as G. antiguus [sic]); Ocampo and Ballerio 2006: 185 (Peru).

Note. In Arrow (1912: 47) and Blackwelder (1944: 218), Cloeotus antiquus (now Germarostes antiquus ) is treated as a synonym of Cloeotus globosus var. sticticus (now Germarostes sticticus ). The records are mentioned in the treatment of G. sticticus .