Parapsammodius integer (Bates, 1887)

Bueno López, Karla & Clavijo-Bustos, Julián, 2024, A new sympatric record of two species of the genus Parapsammodius (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Colombia, Acta Zoológica Lilloana 68 (2), pp. 309-341 : 345

Parapsammodius integer (Bates, 1887)

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Diagnostic characters (partially based on Verdú et al., 2006).— Length 2.8–3.4 mm; head with fine granules; pronotum with shallow fine punctures equally spaced everywhere; elytra parallel; elytral striae relatively deep; elytral intervals convex, impunctate; abdominal ventrites punctate, distinctly fluted along sutures; metatibia with a longitudinal row of small granules.

Material examined.— One specimen from Colombia, Putumayo, Puerto Asís, Vereda La Lea, Platanillo , Potreros inundables cerca a Bosque secundario, 00°28’36.32”N 76°17’30.07”W, 246 m, Trampa de luz UV, 10–21. vii.2019, J. Aguilar-Cano (1 ÿ IAvH-E-215796) .

Distribution.— Mexico, Colombia and Ecuador ( Verdú et al., 2006).

Figures

Figure 1. Parapsammodius species from Colombia. Parapsammodius integer (Bates, 1887): A. Dorsal view. B. Ventral view. C. Head and pronotum in dorsal view. Parapsammodius pseudointeger Verdú, Stebnicka & Galante, 2006: D. Dorsal view. E. Ventral view. F. Head and pronotum in dorsal view. G. Epipharynx in ventral view. H. Aedeagus in dorsal and lateral views.