Laemostenus Bonelli, 1810

Martinez, Claudia, 2003, New Records of ground beetles for Colombia (Coleoptera: Carabidae), Zootaxa 250 (1), pp. 1-27 : 19-20

Laemostenus Bonelli, 1810

Comments. Genus of world distribution, introduced, with two species in America from Canada, United States, Chile and Perú, Islas Juan Fernández and Tierra del Fuego. First record for Colombia.

Laemostenus (Laemostenus) complanatus (Dejean, 1828)

Material examined. COLOMBIA. Boyacá: Puerto Boyacá , [5°58’N] [74°35’W], [280 m], 21.xii.1999, A. Velázquez, leg., MUPN (1 ex.) . Cundinamarca: Anapoima , [4°31’N] [74°32’W], [625 m], 18.iv.1992, Carlos Brand, leg., UNAB (1 ex.) ; Bogotá, Ciudad Universitaria , [4°35’N] [74°04’W], [2600 m], 27.viii.1976, F. Rodriguez, leg., ICN­MHN­CO 843 (1 ex.) ; Tocancipá , [4°58’N] [73°55’W], [2600 m], 23.v.1993, J. C. Restrepo, leg., UNAB (1 ex.) ; Ubate , [5°18’N] [73°49’W], [2600 m], 6.xi.1993, C. A. Villamil, leg., UNAB (1 ex.) ; Villapinzón , [5°13’N] [73°36’W], [2600 m], vi.1997, Alvaro A. Otalora, leg., UNAB (1 ex.) ; Sasaima , [4°53’N] [74°26’W], [1150 m], 27.vi.1982, A & C, leg., UNAB (1 ex.) ; Silvania , [4°24’N] [74°23’W], [1500 m], 7.viii.1979, P. Acevedo, leg., UNAB (1 ex.) ; Suesca , [5°06’N] [73°48’W], [2600 m], 8.iii.1997, E. Bastidas, leg., UNAB (1 ex.) ; Supatá , [5°03’N] [74°14’W], [1800 m], en pasto, 28.ix.1974, S. Mosquera, leg., UNAB (1 ex.) ; Tena, Laguna Pedro Palo , [4°39’N] [74°22’W], [1380 m], 20.ix.1997, R. Paredes, leg., UNAB (1 ex.) ; Villeta , [5°00’N] [74°28’W], [800 m], 28.iv.1968, R. Restrepo, leg., ICN­MHN­CO 963 (1 ex.) ; Zipaquirá , [5°01’N] [74°01’W], [2600 m], 22.iii.1968, Jairo Meléndez, leg., CTNI (1 ex.) . Huila: Neiva , [2°55’N] [75°16’W], [442 m], 2.xi.1997, M. Camargo, leg., UNAB (1 ex.) . Meta: PNN Serranía de La Macarena, Bocas de Sansa , [3°15’N] [73°50’W], [600 m], 24.iii.1997 R. Ropain, leg., UNAB (1 ex.) ; Puerto López , [4°05’N] [72°57W], [300 m], 21.viii.1979, M. Jaime, leg., UNAB (1 ex.) ; Villavicencio , [4°09’N] [73°38’W], [467 m], 3.i.1980, Guatibonza, leg., UNAB (1 ex.) ; Vista Hermosa , casco urbano, [3°05’N] [73°43’W], [430 m], 10.x.1997, E. Barón, leg., UNAB (1 ex.) . Nariño: Ancuya , [1°15’N] [77°31’W], [1350 m], vii.1994, Rocio N., leg., UNAB (1 ex.) . Norte de Santander: Sardinata , [8°05’N] [72°48’W], [300 m], en suelo, 26.vi.1974, sin colector UNAB (1 ex.) . Risaralda: Pereira , [4°40’N] [75°33’W], [2000 m], 5.v.1999, O. Higuera & R. Quevedo, leg., UNAB (1 ex.) . Santander: Vélez , [6°00’N] [73°40’W], [2150 m], 17.xi.1970, J. A. Palma, leg., ICN­MHN­CO 917 (1 ex.) . Tolima: Melgar, [4°12’N] [74°38’W], [324 m], km5 vía Carmen de Apicalá , 29.xii.1997, R. Tumago, leg., UNAB (1 ex.) .

Comments. Species of world distribution, introduced, with the same distribution of the genus. First record for Colombia.