Sulcophanaeus auricollis (Harold, 1880)

Cárdenas-Bautista, Johann Stephens, Parada-Alfonso, Jenny Andrea & Carvajal‑Cogollo, Juan E., 2020, Dung beetles (Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) of the Foothills-Andean Forest strip of Villavicencio, Colombia, Check List 16 (4), pp. 821-839 : 827

Sulcophanaeus auricollis (Harold, 1880)

Materials examined. COLOMBIA • 1♀, 23.3 mm; Meta, Villavicencio, Vereda Buenavista, “El Porvenir” Farm ; 04°08′49.33″N, 073°41′05.32″W; 1152 m a.s.l.; 25 Apr. 2019; Cárdenas Johann and Parada Jenny leg.; riparian forest; Bvbrt 5; UPTC-In-00038 .

Identification. This species can be distinguished from other Sulcophanaeus species by the small pronotum, completely and densely dotted and roughened more strongly towards the edges, in developed males this character is weak, showing smooth micro punctures on the disc and the pronotal surface with metallic coloration; pygidium is usually fully colored like the pronotum but in some specimens it is only partial, from bright metallic red, reddish green, or dark emerald green ( Edmonds 2000).

Distribution. This species is distributed in Colombia in the departments of Boyacá, Casanare, Cundinamarca and Meta, at elevations between 250–750 m a.s.l. ( Edmonds 2000). Within the study area, one individual was collected in the riparian forest relics, defining its condi- tion as a rare species associated with the time of greatest rainfall.

Tribe Ateuchiini

Ateuchus Weber, 1801