Ateuchus tona (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), a New Dung Beetle Species from the Colombian Andes and New Species Records for the Country

A new species, Ateuchus tona, from the eastern Andes of Colombia is described and illustrated. The unique set of characters of this species, particularly the unusual sexual dimorphism in the sixth abdominal ventrite, which is largely expanded medially only in males, clearly separates this species fr...

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Published inAnnales zoologici fennici Vol. 57; no. 1-6; pp. 59 - 66
Main Authors Lopera-Toro, Alejandro, Chamorro, William, Cupello, Mario
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Helsinki Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing 14.05.2020
Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board
Subjects
Andes region
Ateuchus
Cloud forests
Colombia
conservation areas
Conservation status
Deforestation
Dung
dung beetles
New records
New species
Protected areas
Sampling
Scarabaeidae
Sexual dimorphism
Wildlife conservation
Colombia
Andes Mountains
Andes region
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Summary:A new species, Ateuchus tona, from the eastern Andes of Colombia is described and illustrated. The unique set of characters of this species, particularly the unusual sexual dimorphism in the sixth abdominal ventrite, which is largely expanded medially only in males, clearly separates this species from all other known species of Ateuchus. The species was found in 2004 during a single sampling event in a protected area. Since in Colombia most of the cloud forests are subject to extensive deforestation, additional sampling is needed to gather information about the species' conservation status. Additionally, two species, A. parvus and A. freudei, new to Colombia are presented rising the number of the Ateuchus species known for the country to eleven.
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ISSN:0003-455X
1797-2450
DOI:10.5735/086.057.0107