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Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) lycas

Description

Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) lycas (Felsche, 1901)

Pinotus lycas Felsche 1901: 144 (Brazil)

Distribution. “Guianas”: Gillet 1911b: 61 (as Pinotus lycas); Blackwelder 1944: 207 (as Pinotus lycas). Brazil: Felsche 1901: 144 (as Pinotus lycas); Blackwelder 1944: 207 (as Pinotus lycas); Vulcano et al. 1976: 518; Vaz-de-Mello 2000: 193.

Note. Vulcano et al. (1976: 518) state that in the original description of Dichotomius lycas Guyana is mentioned as the collecting locality, while the label bears the location Bahia. This is incorrect, as the original description in Felsche (1901: 144) clearly mentions Brazil, not Guyana. The record in Blackwelder (1944: 207) is likely taken from Gillet (1911b: 61), which mentions “ Guyana ” without clarification as to which of the Guianas. Given the absence of any recent records, we consider the occurrence of this species in the research area doubtful and in need of confirmation.

Notes

Published as part of Hielkema, Auke J. & Hielkema, Meindert A., 2019, An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) of the Guianas, pp. 1-306 in Insecta Mundi 732 (732) on page 55, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3678492

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References

  • Felsche, C. 1901. Beschreibungen coprophager Scarabaeiden. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 1901 (1): 135 - 153.
  • Gillet, J. J. E. 1911 b. Scarabaeidae: Coprinae I. p. 3 - 100. In: S. Schenkling. Coleopterorum Catalogus Pars 38. W. Junk; Berlin. 100 p.
  • Blackwelder, R. E. 1944. Checklist of the coleopterous insects of Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America. Part 2. United States National Museum Bulletin 185 (2): 189 - 341.
  • Vulcano, M. A., F. S. Pereira, and A. Martinez. 1976. Notas sobre Scarabaeoidea americana (Col. Lamellicornia). Studia Entomologica 19 (1 - 4): 515 - 530.
  • Vaz-de-Mello, F. Z. 2000. Estado atual de conhecimento dos Scarabaeidae s. str. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) do Brasil. p. 183 - 195. In: F. Martin-Piera, J. J. Morrone, and A. Melic (eds.). Hacia un proyecto CYTED para el inventario y estimacion de la diversidad entomologica en Iberoamerica: PrIBES 2000. Monografias Tercer Milenio; Zaragoza, Spain. 326 p.