Passalidae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea) from the Caribbean coast of Colombia: synopsis, key, and new species description Author Jimenez-Ferbans, Larry https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5710-2265 Facultad de Ciencias Basicas. Universidad del Magdalena, carrera 32 # 22 - 08, Santa Marta, Zip code 470004, Colombia larryjimenezferbans@gmail.com Author Maestre-Guerra, Ana https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2046-8036 Facultad de Ciencias Basicas. Universidad del Magdalena, carrera 32 # 22 - 08, Santa Marta, Zip code 470004, Colombia Author Villalba-Fuentes, Evelin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3332-5384 Facultad de Ciencias Basicas. Universidad del Magdalena, carrera 32 # 22 - 08, Santa Marta, Zip code 470004, Colombia Author Barros-Barrios, Mayelis M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2634-5408 Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Universidad de Caldas, Calle 65 # 26 - 10, Manizales, Zip code 170004, Colombia Author Munoz-Montero, Jeison https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2563-9388 Facultad de Ciencias Basicas. Universidad del Magdalena, carrera 32 # 22 - 08, Santa Marta, Zip code 470004, Colombia text ZooKeys 2023 2023-09-12 1179 243 297 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1179.104037 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1179.104037 1313-2970-1179-243 1C2AC35B27664077BA9B3EB4E8E8452A FD30B3684976524BBEFEED3F9C8679D1 10. Passalus (Pertinax) punctatostriatus Percheron, 1835 Fig. 13 Diagnosis. 21.8-26.0 mm total length. Body subcylindrical. Anterior border of the frons with strong middle indentation, without secondary mediofrontal tubercles. Mediofrontal and laterofrontal fused, large. Central tubercle with apex not free. Lateroposterior tubercles small, slightly distinct. Eyes large. Antennal club tri-lamellate, with lamellae long. Lacinia with apex bidentate. Mediobasal area of mentum protruding and glabrous. Marginal groove widened, occupying 2/3 of the anterior margin of the pronotum. Prosternellum rhomboidal, acute. Mesosternum glabrous; mesosternal scars inconspicuous and elongated. Metasternum glabrous anterolaterally and in lateral groove; disc smooth and delimited by punctations posteriorly to laterally. Humeri glabrous and epipleura with some scarce setae basally or glabrous. Anterior ventral border of the profemur with groove. Meso- and metatibiae with small spines or unarmed. Figure 13. Passalus (Pertinax) punctatostriatus Percheron, 1835 A head and pronotum in dorsal view B habitus dorsal C habitus ventral D habitus lateral. Scale bars: 2.0 mm ( A ); 3.0 mm ( B, C, D ). Comments. Distributed from Mexico to central and northern Colombia. Amat-Garcia et al. (2004) cited this species from the Amazon region, but without citing specimens. We doubt its presence in southern Colombia. P. punctatostriatus has been collected in shady coffee plantations in Serrania del Perija and in Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta ( Jimenez-Ferbans and Amat-Garcia 2009 ).