Canthon ( Canthon ) virens ( Mannerheim, 1829 )

Canthon ( Canthon) virens ( Mannerheim, 1829) View in CoL

Ateuchus virens Mannerheim 1829: 36 View in CoL

Note 1. Five presently recognized subspecies of Canthon ( Canthon) virens View in CoL have been described, three of which (may) occur in the research area. The other two are C. ( C.) virens paraguayanus Balthasar, 1939 View in CoL (recorded from Brazil, Paraguay) and C. ( C.) virens virens ( Mannerheim, 1829) View in CoL (recorded from Brazil).

Note 2. There has been much confusion regarding the status of Canthon virens , its various subspecies and the synonym C. conformis .

Subspecies Canthon ( Canthon) virens chalybaeus Blanchard, 1846

Canthon chalybaeum Blanchard 1846: 163 ( Bolivia) View in CoL

= Canthon conformis Harold 1868a: 86 View in CoL ( Brazil, Uruguay)

Distribution. French Guiana: A. Schmidt 1922a: 74 (as C. conformis ); Blackwelder 1944: 198 (as C. conforme ). Brazil: Harold 1868a: 86 (as C. conformis ); A. Schmidt 1922a: 74 (as C. conformis ); Balthasar 1941c: 343 (as C. conformis ); Blackwelder 1944: 198 (as C. conforme ); Vulcano and Pereira 1964: 608 (as C. conformis ); Vaz-de-Mello 2000: 191 (as C. ( Canthon) chalybaeum ). Venezuela: A. Schmidt 1922a: 74 (as C. conformis ); Blackwelder 1944: 198 (as C. conforme ); Vulcano and Pereira 1964: 608 (as C. conformis ). Other: Blanchard 1846: 163 (Bolivia - as Canthon chalybaeum ); Harold 1868a: 86 (Uruguay - as Canthon conformis ); A. Schmidt 1922a: 73, 74 (Bolivia - as C. chalybaeus ; Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru, [Uruguay] - as C. conformis ); Balthasar 1941c: 343 (Peru, Uruguay - as C. conformis ); Blackwelder 1944: 198 (Bolivia - as C. chalybaeum ; Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay - as C. conforme ); Vulcano and Pereira 1964: 606, 608 (Bolivia - as C. chalybaeus ; Argentina, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay - as C. conformis ).

Note. Canthon virens chalybaeus is only mentioned for the Guianas in A. Schmidt (1922a: 74) and Blackwelder (1944: 198) (as C. conformis from French Guiana). Because this is a single record of considerable age, and because there is already another subspecies known from French Guiana, we consider this record doubtful and in need of confirmation.

Subspecies Canthon ( Canthon) virens scrutator Balthasar, 1939

Canthon scrutator Balthasar 1939e: 233 View in CoL ( French Guiana, Brazil (NA))

Distribution. French Guiana: Balthasar 1939e: 212, 233 (as Canthon scrutator ); Vulcano and Pereira 1964: 627 (as Canthon scrutator ). Brazil (NA): Balthasar 1939e: 212, 233 (as Canthon scrutator ) (NA); Blackwelder 1944: 201 (as Canthon scrutator ); Vulcano and Pereira 1964: 627 (as Canthon scrutator ); Vaz-de-Mello 2000: 191; Gardner et al. 2008: table S1 (as Canthon scrutator ) (NA).

Subspecies Canthon ( Canthon) virens surinamensis Endrödi, 1962

Canthon surinamensis Endrödi 1962: 48 ( Suriname) View in CoL

Distribution. Suriname: Endrödi 1962: 48 (as C. surinamensis ); Vulcano and Pereira 1964: 631 (as C. surinamensis ); MHCN; RMNH.

Subgenus FRANCMONROSIA Pereira and Martínez, 1959

Francmonrosia Pereira and Martínez 1959: 176