Coprophanaeus, Olsoufieff, 1924

Edmonds, W. D. & Zidek, J., 2010, A taxonomic review of the neotropical genus Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 1924 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae), Insecta Mundi 2010 (129), pp. 1-111 : 44

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5352924

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3A7F7B2C-7F53-8852-FF34-FF72228AECB2

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Felipe

scientific name

Coprophanaeus
status

 

Coprophanaeus View in CoL (C.) spitzi ( Pessôa, 1934)

Fig. 7, 12 View Figure 5-12 , 97, 101 View Figure 95-101 , 108, 112-118 View Figure 102-112 View Figure 113 View Figure 114-118

Phanaeus spitzi Pessôa, 1934: 303 View in CoL

Coprophanaeus spitzi (Pessôa) View in CoL (recomb. by Edmonds 1972: 843)

Type. Holotype male, Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo.

Diagnosis. General – Dorsum except for irregular black areas, head and pronotum bright metallic green or yellowish green, elytra dark green to almost black. Clypeal margin rounded, not noticeably angulate or explanate lateral to median teeth ( Fig. 114, 117 View Figure 114-118 ). Pronotum with elongate triangular depression densely packed with coarse granules extending from posterior margin to middle of disk ( Fig. 97 View Figure 95-101 ); area adjacent to depression and extending along posterior pronotal margin somewhat swollen, smooth, punctured but sometimes only weakly so. Basal pronotal fossae effaced. Elytral striae distinctly carinulate ( Fig. 101 View Figure 95-101 ), even in specimens with dark elytra. Length 18-24 mm.

Male ( Fig. 97 View Figure 95-101 , 116-118 View Figure 114-118 ) – Base of head horn weakly concave. Anteromedian pronotal concavity shallow, bordered posteriorly by weak transverse carina bearing rounded central tubercle; ends of transverse carina curving downward, lacking distinct tubercle.

Female ( Fig. 114-115 View Figure 114-118 ) – Cephalic carina straight, median tubercle larger than laterals. Pronotal ridge not strongly elevated, narrowly bidentate medially.

Specimens examined – 99.

Distribution. Chacoan subregion – southern Cerrado and Chaco provinces ( Fig. 113 View Figure 113 ).

Collection Records. BOLIVIA: Beni – Magdalena ( Dec ) . Santa Cruz – Parque Nacional Noel Kempff Mercado [Los Fierros], 14 o 33.5’S 60 o 55.9’W GoogleMaps . BRAZIL: Bahia – 150 km W Barrieras ( Jan ) ; Encruzilhada (Dec). Distrito Federal – Estação Forestal Cabeça do Veado, 1100 m ( Oct ) ; Brasilia (Nov-Dec). Mato Grosso – Uirapurú [Chapada dos Parecis] (Dec). Mato Grosso do Sul – Selvíria (Jan, Mar, Oct). Minas Gerais – Cordisburgo [Fazenda Pontinha] (Dec) ; Turvolândia (Feb). Paraná – Vila Velha. São Paulo – Mogi Guaçu [Fazenda Campininas] (Jan); Jabaquara [Capital] ( Dec ) ; Novo Horizonte ( Nov ) ; Batatais (Mar, Dec ) ; São Paulo [Ipiranga] ( Mar ) ; São José dos Campos (Nov). Goiás – Rio Verde ; Vianopolis ( Dec ) . PARAGUAY: Amambay – Cerro Corá (Feb, Dec). Caaguazú – Caaguazú. Concepción – Cororó ( Nov ) ; Concepción [Santa Morana], 23 o 24’S 57 o 26’W ( Oct ) GoogleMaps ; Campo Zanja Morotí, 22 o 53’S 57 o 23’W (Nov). Presidente Hayes – Lolita ( Yaragui ) ( Jan ) GoogleMaps .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Scarabaeidae

Loc

Coprophanaeus

Edmonds, W. D. & Zidek, J. 2010
2010
Loc

Coprophanaeus spitzi (Pessôa)

Edmonds, W. D. 1972: 843
1972
Loc

Phanaeus spitzi Pessôa, 1934: 303

Pessoa, S. B. 1934: 303
1934
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