Alurnus orbignyi Guerin-Meneville 1840

* Alurnus orbignyi Guérin-Méneville, 1840 (Fig. 12) Alurnus iheringi Weise, 1910 Alurnus iheringi var. A Weise, 1910 Alurnus orbignyi balyi Jacobson, 1899 Alurnus saundersii Baly, 1858 Diagnosis. Antennal scape subglobose, longer than pedicel. Vertex of head densely punctate; irregularly sculptured and rugose; with medial sulcus. Front and clypeus punctate; clypeus with a pale seta in each puncture. Elytra pale yellow; each elytron with a small black central spot, with black border along apical margin (Staines 2013). Material examined. COLOMBIA: Meta, La Macarena, Vereda Monserrate, Parque Nacional Natural Sierra de La Macarena, 4.ii.1989. Coll. Fernando Fernández, (1ex.) [IAvH-E]. Measurements: 35mm Plant associations. None found.Literature review suggests association with the subfamily Aroideae (Arecaceae) (Staines, 2013). Distribution. Alurnus orbignyi is a new record from Colombia. Previously recorded from Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil (Staines 2015).