Veturius (Veturius) aspina Kuwert, 1898

Jimenez-Ferbans, Larry, Maestre-Guerra, Ana, Villalba-Fuentes, Evelin, Barros-Barrios, Mayelis M. & Munoz-Montero, Jeison, 2023, Passalidae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea) from the Caribbean coast of Colombia: synopsis, key, and new species description, ZooKeys 1179, pp. 243-297 : 243

27. Veturius (Veturius) aspina Kuwert, 1898

Fig. 29

Diagnosis.

47.5-50.4 mm total length. Anterior border of the labrum straight or slightly concave. Frontoclypeus almost straight. Frontal-clypeal suture absent. Internal tubercles small, joined to central tubercle by V-shaped ridges. Central tubercle small, with apex slightly free, upward projected; lateroposterior tubercles large, conspicuous, and transverse. Frontal fossae glabrous. Postfrontal groove complete. Mediobasal area of the mentum pubescent. Marginal groove over anterior border of the pronotum expanded. Mesosternum glabrous. Metasternum pubescent anterolaterally and in lateral groove; disc not delimited by punctations. Meso- and metatibiae unarmed. Humeri and epipleura glabrous; anterior vertical face of elytra pubescent.

Figures

Figure 29. Veturius (Veturius) aspina Kuwert, 1898 A head and pronotum in dorsal view B habitus dorsal C habitus ventral D lateral view. Scale bars: 2.0 mm (A); 4.0 mm (B, C, D).