Tomarus peruvianus (Endrödi, 1970)

López-García, Margarita M., Giraldo-Mendoza, Alfredo E. & Deloya, Cuauhtémoc, 2019, Taxonomic synopsis of the genus Tomarus Erichson, 1847 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae) in Peru, Zootaxa 4604 (3), pp. 428-440 : 434

Tomarus peruvianus (Endrödi, 1970)

( Figs. 19–22 )

Ligyrus peruvianus Endr ̂di, 1970: 106

Diagnosis. Tomarus peruvianus can be recognized by the antennal club longer than antennomeres 2–7; clypeus narrowed towards apex (base 2.5 times wider than apex); frontoclypeal tubercles cariniform; pronotum without fovea or tubercle; males with the inner claw of the protarsi enlarged and with an acute projection; protibia with 3 long teeth and an additional basal denticle; apex of metatibia with 14–15 spinules; parameres elongate, medial part strongly contracted, without acute lateral tooth.

Locality records ( Fig. 22 ). 3 males and 4 females from HNHM, MNHUB, and MEKRB. Piura (2): Tambogrande, Progreso Bajo. Tumbes (5): Zorritos .

Temporal distribution. April (7).

Distribution. Ecuador and Peru (Endr̂di 1985).

Natural history. The examined specimens were found between 70– 100 m.

Figures

FIGURES 19–22. Tomarus peruvianus: 19, habitus; 20, head and pronotum in dorsal view; 21, parameres in frontal view; 22, locality records in Peru. Habitus photograph by Yony Callohuari.