Eurysternus superbus Génier, 2009

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 : 132

Eurysternus superbus Génier, 2009

Fig. 51B–C

Eurysternus superbus Génier, 2009: 113 (original description). Type locality: Venezuela: Aragua: Parque Nacional Henri Pittier, Estación Biológica Rancho Grande, 1100 m a.s.l. Name-bearing type: holotype (CMNC), not examined.

Eurysternus superbus — Ferrer-Paris et al. 2013: 109 (list).

Material examined

VENEZUELA ‒ Aragua • 3 specs; Maracay , “La cumbre”; 1500 m; 14 Jun. 1993; O. Hillert leg.; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding except for the date; 27 Jul. 1993; CEMT . ‒ Miranda • 3 specs; Altos de Pipe, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (“ Campus IVIC”); 10°23′51″ N, 66°58′15″ W; 1500 m a.s.l.; Jul. 2009; F.Z. Vaz-de-Mello leg.; CEMT . ‒ Yaracuy • 2 specs; Bolívar, Aroa ; 10°22′10.56″ N, 68°50′16.94″ W; 1639 m a.s.l.; 21 Jul. 2009; M.Asmüssen, P. Colmenares and H. Martínez leg.; CEMT .

Distribution

Venezuela (endemic, Génier 2009).

Subregions of Venezuela

Andes mountains and Central Coast Mountain Range.

Literature records

Génier 2009: 113 ( Venezuela: Aragua, Carabobo and Lara). — Ferrer-Paris et al. 2013: 109 ( Venezuela: Miranda: Altos de Pipe).

Figures

Fig. 51. Species distribution. A. Eurysternus sanbornei Gill, 1990. B. Eurysternus superbus Génier, 2009. C. Dorsal view of E. superbus. Green diamond = CEMT collection data; black circle = literature data.