First record for Cypherotylus dromedarius (Lacordaire) (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) from Panama

Authors

Brian J. Armitage, Universidad Autónoma de ChiriquíFollow
Alonso Santos Murgas, Universidad de Panamá

Date of this Version

10-30-2020

Citation

Armitage BJ, Santos Murgas A. 2020. First record for Cypherotylus dromedarius (Lacordaire) (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) from Panama. Insecta Mundi 0807: 1–4.

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Published on October 30, 2020 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. P.O. Box 141874 Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 USA http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/

Abstract

Cypherotylus dromedarius (Lacordaire, 1842) (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) was described from French Guiana. Information about its current distribution is scattered throughout the literature and the internet. Specimens of this species were recently observed and photographed in the Boquete area, Chiriqui Province, Panama, and constitute a new record for the country of this species. Subsequently, we located two specimens deposited in the National Reference Collection of the G. B. Fairchild Museum of Invertebrates, University of Panama, from the same locality in Chiriqui Province. We summarize the distribution of this species from scattered sources and provide five new records.

Cypherotylus dromedarius (Lacordaire, 1842) (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) fue descrito de la Guayana Francesa. La información sobre su distribución actual se encuentra dispersa en toda la literatura e internet. Recientemente se observaron y fotografiaron especímenes de esta especie en el área de Boquete, provincia de Chiriquí, Panamá, y constituyen un nuevo registro para el país de ésta especie. Posteriormente, localizamos de la misma localidad en provincia de Chiriquí dos especímenes depositados en la Colección Nacional de Referencia del Museo de Invertebrados G. B. Fairchild, de la Universidad de Panamá. Resumimos la distribución de esta especie de fuentes dispersas y proporcionamos cinco nuevos registros.

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