3.6.: Dichotomius (Cephagonus) aielloae Nunes 2016

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Dichotomius (selenocopris) aielloae Nunes 2016 ı p. 375 (description)

Diagnosis. in the quadraticeps groupı D. aielloae is the unique species with following characters combined: males having a blade-like tooth in the medial portion of cephalic carina (Fig.) (as D. agenor) and males clypeo-genal angle straight.

● HOLOTYPE (male): PANAMA: Darien. Pr. Canaı Pirre Trail. El. 1250 m.ı 4-7-VI-96. FIT. A. R. Gillogly/STOCKWELL STRI-ENT 0046987 [at STRI].

● PARATYPES: same data of holotype /STOCKWELL STRI-ENT 0046986 [1 Ƌ at CEMT]; same data of holotype /STOCKWELL STRI-ENT 0046985 [1 ♀ at STRI].

Remarks. recently described by the first authorı it is the northernmost record for selenocopris ı and the unique trans-Andean record for the subgenus in the Americas.

This species (or a similar one) occurs in Colombiaı Antioquia (Jorge Ariası personal communication).

Distribution. Dariénı Province of Canaı Panama.