Distribution update and redescription of Entomochilus nitens Kulzer, 1956 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Physogasterini).

Abstract

Entomochilus nitens Kulzer, 1956 (Tenebrionidae: Physogasterini) is a beetle species that has a vague morphological description and few geographical records. We redescribe this specie, detailing the male genitalia, character unknown until now. We give new locaties for northern Chile, and here we indicate this specie for Peru for the first time.