Canthonella gomezi ( Halffter & Martínez, 1968 )

Rosa, Cecilia Lozano De La, Cupello, Mario & Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando Z., 2024, The dung beetles of Venezuela (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae): catalogue and updated distribution, European Journal of Taxonomy 959 (1), pp. 1-272 : 53

Canthonella gomezi ( Halffter & Martínez, 1968)

Fig. 21A‒B

Ipselissus gomezi Halffter & Martínez, 1968: 221 (original description). Type locality: Venezuela: Miranda: Altos de Pipe. Name-bearing type: holotype (MACN), examined by MC.

Canthonella gomezi — Halffter & Martínez 1977: 58 (new synonym, key). — Medina et al., 2001: (list); 2003: 65 (phylogenetic analysis). — Krajcik 2012: 64 (list). — Ferrer-Paris et al. 2013: 109 (list).

Material examined

Paratype

VENEZUELA ‒ Miranda • 1 spec.; “Venezuela / E° Miranda / Altos de Pipe / a la luz / coll. Martínez / Jun. 948”; “ Ipselissus gomezi / Halffter y / Martínez”; “HALFFTER collection [red label]”; CEMT-00078136 .

Additional material

VENEZUELA ‒ Miranda • 1 spec.; Altos de Pipe, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (“IVIC”); 12 Sep. 2008; “pasantes BDV2008” leg.; “BV-T-021, cebo:(?)”; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for the preceding; “BV-T-035”; CEMT .

Distribution

Colombia and Venezuela. Possibly in Peru ( Ratcliffe et al. 2015).

Subregion of Venezuela

Guiana Shield.

Literature records

Halffter & Martínez 1968: 221 ( Venezuela: Aragua and Miranda). — Medina et al. 2003: 65 ( Venezuela). — Krajcik 2012: 64 ( Venezuela: Miranda: Alto de Pipe). — Ferrer-Paris et al. 2013: 109 ( Venezuela: Miranda: Altos de Pipe).

Figures

Fig. 21. Species distribution. A. Canthonella gomezi (Halffter & Martínez, 1968). B. Dorsal view of C. gomezi. C. Coprophanaeus abas (MacLeay, 1819). Green diamond = CEMT collection data; black circle = literature data.