Canthidium sp. 1

Cárdenas-Bautista, Johann Stephens, Parada-Alfonso, Jenny Andrea & Carvajal‑Cogollo, Juan E., 2020, Dung beetles (Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) of the Foothills-Andean Forest strip of Villavicencio, Colombia, Check List 16 (4), pp. 821-839 : 828

Canthidium sp. 1

Figure 4A

Materials examined. COLOMBIA • 1♀, 4.75 mm (mean); Meta, Villavicencio, Vereda Buenavista, “El Porvenir” Farm ; 04°08′38.68″N, 073°41′02.25″W; 1201 m a.s.l.; 26 Apr. 2019; Cárdenas Johann and Parada Jenny leg.; wooded pasture; Bvpat 1; UPTC-In-00042 . • 4, 4.75 mm (mean); Meta, Villavicencio, Vereda Buenavista, “El Porvenir” Farm ; 04°08′30.94″N, 073°40′47.30″W; 1067 m a.s.l.; 11 Feb. 2019; Cárdenas Johann and Parada Jenny leg.; high secondary forest; Bvbt8; UPTC-In-00043 .

Identification. This morphospecies can be distinguished from the other morphospecies of collected Canthidium by the three cephalic protuberances on the head; a smooth pronotum with metallic coloration; elytra striae strongly excavated; and the body varied in its coloration from reddish, green, shiny black (pers. obs.).

Distribution. In the study area the morphospecies was found from 700 to 1200 m a.s.l. It is an abundant morphospecies (748 individuals). Although this morphospecies manages to move between the areas of study, from cattle pastures to forest cover, the highest abundance values were found in the forest cover areas (727 individuals).