Pheropsophus Solier, 1833

Martinez, Claudia, 2003, New Records of ground beetles for Colombia (Coleoptera: Carabidae), Zootaxa 250 (1), pp. 1-27 : 20-21

Pheropsophus Solier, 1833

Comments. Neotropical genus, with seven species known from México to Argentina. First record for Colombia.

Pheropsophus sp.

Material examined. COLOMBIA. Amazonas: Leticia , [4°12’S] [69°56’W], [82 m], vii.1965, R. Restrepo M., leg., ICN­MHN­CO 716 (1 ex.) . Antioquia: Maceo, Reserva Cañón del río Alicante , pastizal, [6°27’N] [74°45’W], [1100 m], T. Caída 2, 5.xii.2000, S. Pérez, leg., CEUA 9304 , 9305 , 9306 (3 ex.) . Arauca: Arauca , [7°05’N] [70°45’W], [124 m], 15.viii.1997, A. A., leg., UNAB (1 ex.) . Boyacá: Puerto Boyacá, Laguna P’alagua, [5°58’N] [74°35’W], [280 m], 10.xi.1976, H. Bernal, leg., ICN­MHN­CO 721 (1 ex.) . Caldas: La Dorada , [5°27’N] [74°40’W], [176 m], 25.iii.1974, L. Agudelo, leg., ICNMHN­CO 683 (1 ex.) . Casanare: Orocué , [4°47’N] [71°20’W], [130 m], 7.v.1974, ICNMHN­CO 671, ICN­MHN­CO 676 (2 ex.) . Cauca: Puerto Bello, Serranía Churumbelos , 15­20.vii.1998, Arias & Huertas, leg., MUPN (1 ex.) . Cesar: San Alberto , en suelo, [7°45’N] [73°23’W], [125 m], 10.xi.1971, Luis Bayona, leg., UNAB 683 (1 ex.) . Chocó: Nuqui, Arusi , bosque, [5°40’N] [77°30’W], [5 m], manual, 26.i.1998, M. Restrepo, leg., CEUA 12752 (1 ex.) . Cundinamarca: El Colegio , [4°35’N] [74°56’W], [970 m], 3.x.1961, R. Pinto, leg., CTNI 683 (1 ex.) . Magdalena: vía Santa Marta ­ Riohacha, río Guachaca , 28­31.iii.1994, M. García, leg., MUPN (1 ex.) . Meta: Bellavista, carr. A Villavicencio , [4°00’N] [73°35’W], 1120 m, 10.ix.1976, Lilia Orozco , leg., ICN­MHN­CO 717 (1 ex.) . Norte de Santander: Ocaña , [8°14’N] [73°21’W], [1205 m], 4.vii.1974, Cabrales, leg., MUPN (1 ex.) . Tolima: Espinal, Vda. La Morena , [4°09’N] [74°53’W], [320 m], 20.ix.1998, J. Méndez, leg., UNAB (1 ex.) . Valle del Cauca: Buenaventura, Puerto Merizalde, cerca de Buenaventura , 3°53’N 77°04’W, 70 m, vi.1983, C. Hurtado, leg., IAvH 2536 (2 ex.) . Vaupés: Taraira, RN Mosiro­Itajura ( Estación Caparú ), río Apaporis , [1°04’S] [69°31’W], [60 m], 1.xi.1995, F. Fernández, leg., IAvH 2528 , 2529 (2 ex.) . Vichada: Puerto Carreño, Finca El Toro , [6°11’N] [62°28’W], [51 m], 26.ix.1998, J. Herrera & M. Martínez, leg., UNAB (1 ex.) .