Dichotomius validipilosus

Dichotomius validipilosus (Luederwaldt, 1931) Fig. 44A Pinotus validipilosus Luederwaldt, 1931b: 303 (original description). Type locality: Venezuela: Distrito Capital: Caracas. Name-bearing type: holotype (MNHN), examined by FZVM. Pinotus validipilosus – Blackwelder 1944: 208 (list). Dichotomius validipilosus – Roze 1955: 44 (cited, checklist for Venezuela). — Blanco 1988: 40–41 (catalogue). — Havranek 1989: 61, 62 (list, comments). — Ferrer-Paris et al. 2013: 109 (list). — Montoya-Molina & Vaz-de-Mello 2021: 53 (diagnosis, distribution). Material examined VENEZUELA ‒ Aragua • 2 specs; Cuyagua; 50 m a.s.l.; 6 Jul. 2004; D. García leg.; CEMT. ‒ Mérida • 4 specs; Arzobispo Chacón, Mucutuy environs; 08°14′18″ N, 71°17′12″ W; 1380 m a.s.l.; 13 Mar. 2015; R. Acconcia leg.; light; CEMT. ‒ Táchira • 2 ♂♂; “ La Flautera Palmira ” (?); 15 Jul. 1985; Joffre B. leg.; CEMT. Distribution Colombia and Venezuela. Subregions of Venezuela Coastal mainland, Andes mountains, and Central Coast Mountain Range. Literature records Luederwaldt 1931b: 303 (Venezuela: Caracas). — Blackwelder 1944: 208 (Venezuela). — Blanco 1988: 40, 41 (Venezuela: Táchira). — Havranek 1989: 61 (Venezuela: Mérida). — Ferrer-Paris et al. 2013: 109 (Venezuela: Mérida: La Azulita-Jají). — Montoya-Molina & Vaz-de-Mello 2021: 8, 53 (Venezuela: Aragua, Mérida and Táchira).