Checklist of the superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Insecta, Coleoptera) in an urban area of the Caribbean Colombia Author Taboada-Verona, Carlos Author Sermeño-Correa, Carlos Author Sierra-Serrano, Oscar Author Noriega, Jorge Ari text Check List 2019 2019-07-26 15 4 579 594 http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/15.4.579 journal article 10.15560/15.4.579 1809-127X Hoplopyga liturata (Olivier, 1789) Figure 4E Geographic distribution. Argentina , Belize , Brazil , Costa Rica , Guatemala , Mexico , Nicaragua , Panama , and Venezuela ( Maes and Orozco 2017 ). In Colombia : Antioquia , Atlántico , Boyacá , Caldas , Casanare , Cauca , Chocó, Córdoba , Cundinamarca , Guaviare , Meta , Norte de Santander , Quindío , Santander , Sucre, and Valle del Cauca ( Neita et al. 2006 , Suárez and Amat-García 2007 , García-Atencia et al. 2015 , López-García et al. 2015). Material examined. Colombia , Sucre, Sincelejo, University of Sucre campus ( 09°18′52″N , 075°23′18″W ), 2016/05/07 , MZUSU E02543 ( 1♂ ). Identification. This species can be distinguished from other Hoplopyga species by its head which presents a very quadrangular clypeus, its matte body, and the elytra with punctures distributed in rows in the anterior and middle areas but more irregularly grouped in the posterior area.