Veturius (Veturius) standfussi Kuwert, 1891

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

28. Veturius (Veturius) standfussi Kuwert, 1891

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Diagnosis.

41.4-46.5 mm total length. Anterior border of the labrum straight or slightly concave. Frontoclypeus almost straight. Frontal-clypeal suture absent. Internal tubercles small, joined to central tubercle by V-shaped ridges. Central tubercle small, with apex not free; lateroposterior tubercles large, distinct, and transverse. Frontal fossae with some setae. 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; disc not delimited by punctations. Meso- and metatibiae with a small spine. Humeri and epipleura glabrous; anterior vertical face of elytra pubescent.

Comments.

Originally described from Venezuela, this species is distributed in the Andes of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela ( Boucher 2006).

Figures

Figure 30. Veturius (Veturius) standfussi Kuwert, 1891 A head and pronotum in dorsal view B habitus dorsal C habitus ventral D lateral view. Scale bars: 4.0 mm (A); 5.0 mm (B, C, D).