Ateuchus persplendens

Ateuchus persplendens (Balthasar, 1939) Choeridium persplendens Balthasar, 1939c: 50 (original description). Type locality: Colombia: Valle del Cauca: Dagua River. Name-bearing type: holotype (SMTD), examined by MC and FZVM. Distribution Colombia and Venezuela. Literature record Roze 1955: 43 (Venezuela: Sucre: Carúpano). Remarks Although the CEMT houses no specimens of A. persplendens, MC confirms the presence of the species in Venezuela as reported by Roze (1955) based on his study of material from other collections for his forthcoming revision of Ateuchus.