Scarabaeinae dung beetles from Ecuador: a catalog, nomenclatural acts, and distribution records Author Chamorro, William Author Marin-Armijos, Diego Author senjo, Angelico Author Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando Z. text ZooKeys 2019 826 1 343 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.826.26488 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.826.26488 1313-2970-826-1 B1550A3AE54744509A44BC4366D5E110 Canthidium (Neocanthidium) escalerai Balthasar, 1939 Plate 10C Canthidium escalerai Balthasar, 1939c: 121 (original description. Type locality: Ecuador). Canthidium escalerai : Vulcano and Pereira 1967 : 592 (characters in key); Medina et al. 2001 : 137 (cited for Colombia); Krajcik 2012 : 62 (complete list of species); Ratcliffe et al. 2015 : 196 (cited for Peru). Canthidium (Canthidium) escalerai : Martinez and Halffter 1986 : 27 (cited for Ecuador); Carvajal et al. 2011 : 318-319 (cited for Ecuador); Bezdek and Hajek 2012 : 301 (catalog of types NMPC). Canthidium (Neocanthidium) escalerai : Cupello 2018 : 469 (transferred to the subgenus Canthidium (Neocanthidium) Martinez , Halffter & Pereira, 1964. Distribution, cited for Ecuador); Chamorro et al. 2018 : 92 (cited for Ecuador). Type specimens. Canthidium escalerai Balthasar, 1939. The holotype (♀) is deposited at the NMPC (ex coll. V Balthasar). Locality: Ecuador, Bucay, examined. Holotype (♀): "Typus [p, red label, black margin]", "C. escalerai / n. sp. m. / Dr. V. Balthasar det [p and hw]", "escalerai / m. [hw, green label, black margin]", "Bucay 300 m / F. Ohs. 23. 6. 05 [p]", "W. Ecuador / Pucay / F. Ohaus S. [p]", "HOLOTYPE [hw, red label]". Distribution. Ecuador and Peru. Records examined. GUAYAS: Pucay [= Bucay] (1 specimen NMPC). Temporal data. Collected in June. Remarks. Inhabits coastal lowland evergreen forests at 300 m a.s.l. Collection method unknown.