Scatimus strandi Balthasar, 1939

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 : 832

Scatimus strandi Balthasar, 1939

Materials examined. COLOMBIA • 2, 6.84 mm (mean); Meta, Villavicencio, Vereda Buenavista, “El Porvenir” Farm ; 04°08ʹ39.48″N, 073°40ʹ43.50″W; 1143 m a.s.l.; 26 Apr. 2019; Cárdenas Johann and Parada Jenny leg.; high secondary forest; Bvbt4; UPTC-In-00067 . • 2, 6.84 mm (mean); Meta, Villavicencio, Vereda Buenavista, “El Porvenir” Farm ; 04°08ʹ40.92″N, 073°41ʹ09.97″W; 1148 m a.s.l.; 25 Apr. 2019; Cárdenas Johann and Parada Jenny leg.; riparian forest; Bvbrt8; UPTC-In-00068 .

Identification. This species can be distinguished from other Scatimus species by the head with frontal carina arched on the dorsal surface with the lateral ends previously directed; clypeus with two teeth in males and four teeth in females; mesepimeron lateral surface with transverse medial carina, and dotted anteromedial surface ( Génier and Kohlmann 2003).

Distribution. The species is found in Ecuador and Peru ( Génier and Kohlmann 2003; Chamorro et al. 2018). However, the species was reported in the lists presented by Escobar (2000), Medina et al. (2001), and Pulido-Herrera et al. (2007), indicating its presence Colombia. This contribution confirms its presence and contextualizes it in the Foothills–Andean forest strip on the eastern flank of the eastern Cordillera. In the study area, 71 individuals were recorded, associated only with the riparian forest (54 individuals) and high secondary forest (17 individuals); between 900–1200 m a.s.l.

Uroxys Westwood, 1842