* Alurnus orbignyi Guérin-Méneville, 1840

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Alurnus iheringi Weise, 1910

Alurnus iheringi var. A Weise, 1910

Alurnus orbignyi balyi Jacobson, 1899

Alurnus saundersii Baly, 1858

Diagnosis. Antennal scape subglobose, longer than pedicel. Vertex of head densely punctate; irregularly sculptured and rugose; with medial sulcus. Front and clypeus punctate; clypeus with a pale seta in each puncture. Elytra pale yellow; each elytron with a small black central spot, with black border along apical margin (Staines 2013).

Material examined. COLOMBIA: Meta, La Macarena, Vereda Monserrate, Parque Nacional Natural Sierra de La Macarena, 4.ii.1989. Coll. Fernando Fernández, (1ex.) [IAvH-E].

Measurements: 35mm

Plant associations. None found.Literature review suggests association with the subfamily Aroideae ( Arecaceae) (Staines, 2013).

Distribution. Alurnus orbignyi is a new record from Colombia. Previously recorded from Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil (Staines 2015).