First record of Euoniticellus intermedius (Reiche, 1849) and of Sulcophanaeus noctis cupricollis (Nevinson, 1891) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Honduras

Publication Year
2014
Publication Site
Entomotropica
Journal Volume
29
Page Numbers
187–190
Family
Scarabaeidae
Species 1 Binomial
General topic
Biodiversity/Biogeography
Author

Rivera, J D; Schlein, O

Abstract Note

Two species of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) are reported for the first time in Honduras. Euoniticellus intermedius (Reiche, 1849) is registered for the first time in Yuscarán municipality, El Paraíso department, after a gap in knowledge regarding his distribution through Central America. The species Sulcophanaeus noctis cupricollis (Nevinson, 1891) was collected in the municipalities of Dulce Nombre de Culmí and Gualaco, both in Olancho department. With this record, the species expands its known distribution from Nicaragua toward the northeastern region of Honduras, also representing the first record of the genus for Honduras. © 2014, Sociedad Venezolana de Entomología.