Copris aspericollis Gillet

Kohlmann, Bert & Delgado, Enio Cano And Leonardo, 2003, New species and records of Copris (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae; Scarabaeinae) from Central America, Zootaxa 167, pp. 1-16 : 12-13

Copris aspericollis Gillet ( Fig. 5 )

This species was known only from Guatemala and is recorded here for the first time from El Salvador, where the vegetation type was a mix of pine and Cupressus . In Guatemala this species is distributed in the mountainous areas of the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes, and the Meseta Central between 1500 to 2800 m, in association with pine­oak forests.

GUATEMALA. Huehuetenango. Huehuetango, Zaculeu, 31.V.1992, H. Castañeda (1). San Pedro Necta, above finca La Providencia, 30.V.1992, H. Castañeda (1). Huehuetenango, Chivacabé, 1900m, 31.X.1993, E. Cano, pine­oak forest (6); same data but 14­ 16.IX.1995 (6). Chiantla, 15 km N. of Chiantla, 2200m, 16.IX.1990, M. Goyzueta (1). Chiantla, road to Aguacatán, 2135 msnm, pine­oak forest, 16­17.IX.1995, E. Cano (3). Chiantla, Turicentro del Valle, 15­16.IX.1995, E. Cano (2). Todos Santos Cuchumatán, road Max­Río Ocho, 2800m, 14.X.2001, J. Monzón. Guatemala. Santa Catarina Pinula, Puerta Parada, 24.IX.1983, B. Estrada (1); same data but 27.V.1977, J.C. Schuster (1). San José Pinula, 12.IV.1983, H. Ubieto (1); same data but 6.VII.1983 (1). Guatemala, ciudad, V.1986, L. Rodríguez (3). Sacatepequez. San Lucas Sacatepequez, Cerro Alux, 22.IX.1990, J. Monzón (1). Antigua Guatemala, finca Florencia, road to Antigua Guatemala, 15.IX.1990, L. Matheu (1).

EL SALVADOR. Santa Ana. Los Planes, P.N. Montecristo, 18.VI.2002, 13° 23’ 56’’N, 89°21’40’’W, 1853 m, E. Echeverría (1).

Figures

FIGURE 5. Distribution of Copris cited in the work (except the widely distributed C. lugubris and the Mexican C. sallei) in Central America. White area is above 800 m. Black stars = C. nubilosus Kohlmann, Cano and Delgado, sp. nov.; black triangle = C. caliginosus Kohlmann, Cano and Delgado, sp. nov.; black squares = C. aspericollis; black circle = C. matthewsi pacificus; white triangle = C. costaricensis dolichocerus; white rhombus = C. laeviceps.