Tomarus similis (Endrödi, 1968)

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 : 436

Tomarus similis (Endrödi, 1968)

( Figs. 31–34 )

Ligyrus similis Endr ̂di, 1968: 166

Diagnosis. Tomarus similis can be recognized by the antennal club subequal in length to antennomeres 2–7; clypeus trapezoidal (base 2 times wider than apex); clypeal teeth widely separated and transverse; frontoclypeal tubercles transverse; pronotum with rounded tubercle and small fovea; pronotal punctation small and sparse; males with inner claw of the protarsi enlarged and bifid; protibia tridentate, without basal denticles; apex of metatibia dentate and with 6–7 spinules; parameres slender, sides nearly parallel ( Figs. 32–33 ).

Locality records ( Fig. 34 ). 8 males and 3 females from HNHM and MEKRB . 4 specimens from CMNC. Cajamarca (2): Marabamba Alto. Huánuco (3): Aucayacu , Tingo María. Loreto (1): Sarayacu. San Martin (1): Tarapoto. Ucayali (1): Pucallpa. Imprecise data (6): Peru .

Temporal distribution. January (2), May (1), August (1), October (2), November (2). No data (7).

Distribution. Costa Rica to Brazil (Endr̂di 1985; López-García & Deloya 2018).

Natural history. The examined specimens were found between 125– 647 m.

Figures

FIGURES 31–34. Tomarus similis: 31, habitus; 32, parameres in frontal view; 33, parameres in lateral view; 34, locality records in Peru. Habitus photograph by Yony Callohauri.