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Alurnus orbignyi Guerin-Meneville 1840

Year: 2024

Type: other

Abstract: * Alurnus orbignyi Guérin-Méneville, 1840 (Fig. 12) Alurnus iheringi Weise, 1910 Alurnus iheringi var. A Weise, 1910 Alurnus orbignyi balyi Jacobson, 1899 Alurnus saundersii Baly, 1858 Diagnosis. Antennal scape subglobose, longer than pedicel. Vertex of head densely punctate; irregularly sculptured and rugose; with medial sulcus. Front and clypeus punctate; clypeus with a pale seta in each puncture. Elytra pale yellow; each elytron with a small black central spot, with black border along apical margin (Staines 2013). Material examined. COLOMBIA: Meta, La Macarena, Vereda Monserrate, Parque Nacional Natural Sierra de La Macarena, 4.ii.1989. Coll. Fernando Fernández, (1ex.) [IAvH-E]. Measurements: 35mm Plant associations. None found.Literature review suggests association with the subfamily Aroideae (Arecaceae) (Staines, 2013). Distribution. Alurnus orbignyi is a new record from Colombia. Previously recorded from Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil (Staines 2015).

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14432289

Authors: Rendón-Ramírez, Alejandra, Vergara-Navarro, Erika Valentina, Quiroz-Gamboa, John Alveiro

Institutions: Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research - AGROSAVIA

Language: English

Topic: Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6967954330

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