Deltochilum guildingii (Westwood, 1835)

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 : 824

Deltochilum guildingii (Westwood, 1835)

Materials examined. COLOMBIA • 1, 28.22 mm (mean); Meta, Villavicencio, Vereda El Carmen, “La Loma”

Farm ; 04°08′30.69″N, 073°40′00.06″W; 729 m a.s.l.; 29 Apr. 2019; Cárdenas Johann and Parada Jenny leg.; wooded pasture; CrPat 1; UPTC-In-00023 . • 1, 28.22 mm (mean); Meta, Villavicencio, Vereda El Carmen, Caño Blanco–Caño Buque ; 04°08′19.90″N, 073°40′04.15″W; 744 m a.s.l.; 16 Feb. 2019; riparian forest; Cárdenas Johann and Parada Jenny leg.; Crbrt 8; UPTC-In-00024 .

Identification. This species can be distinguished from other closely related Deltochilum species such as D. molanoi , D. lovipes , and D. loperae by the lateral medial angle of the rounded pronotum; pronotal margin sinuous between medial lateral and posterior angle; elytra interstriae with bright calluses on the central third (González- Alvarado and Vaz-de-Mello 2014).

Distribution. In Colombia, it has been found in the departments of Bolívar, Cesar, Magdalena and Meta. It has been observed between 100–1200 m a.s.l. ( González-Alvarado and Vaz-de-Mello 2014). This rare species was observed at 760 m a.s.l. within the sampling area, and was only found a few times within the riparian forest (three individuals) and wooded pasture (two individuals).