Ontherus brevicollis Kirsch 1871

Ontherus brevicollis Kirsch, 1871 Fig. 56A Ontherus brevicollis Kirsch, 1871: 356 [340] (original description). Type locality: Colombia: Cundinamarca: Bogotá. Name-bearing type: holotype (SMTD), not examined. Ontherus brevicollis – Harold 1880: 23 (list, comments, cited for Nueva Granada [Colombia]). — Gillet 1911b: 57 (catalog, cited for Colombia). — Luederwaldt 1931a: 393 (key). — Blackwelder 1944: 206 (list, cited for Colombia). — Gacharná 1951: 222 (list for Colombia). — Vulcano & Pereira 1967: 583 (key). — Escobar 2000: 209 (checklist for Colombia). — Medina et al. 2001: 138 (checklist for Colombia); 2002: 182–185 (ecology). — Pulido-Herrera et al. 2007: 307 (cited for Andean region of Colombia). — Medina & Pulido-Herrera 2009: 60 (diversity). — Cultid-Medina et al. 2012: 44 (guide). — Krajcik 2012: 174 (list). — Martínez-Revelo & Lopera-Toro 2014: 65–68 (cited for Nariño department, Colombia). — Cultid-Medina & Medina 2015: 119–133, 203 (Appendix 13). — Giraldo et al. 2018: 116 (guide). Ontherus (Caelontherus) brevicollis – Génier 1996: 31 (revision, redescription). — Vaz-de-Mello 2000: 194 (checklist for Brazil). — Carvajal et al. 2011: 318–319 (list for Ecuador). — Chamorro et al. 2018: 96 (list for Ecuador); 2019: 167 (catalogue). Material examined VENEZUELA ‒ Mérida • 1 spec.; no further data; CEMT • 3 specs; La Mukuy; 2500 m a.s.l.; 14 Apr. 1995; O. Hillert leg.; CEMT • 4 specs; Monte Zerpa; 2400 m a.s.l.; Jul. 1995; A. de Ascençao leg.; dung; CMET • 1 spec.; Mérida; 2200 m a.s.l.; 11 Apr. 1995; Hornburg and, Krause leg.; CEMT. Distribution Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, and Bolivia. Subregion of Venezuela Andes mountains. Literature records Vulcano & Pereira 1967: 583 (Venezuela). — Génier 1996: 31 (Venezuela: Mérida and Táchira). — Chamorro et al. 2019: 167 (Venezuela).