Scarabaeinae dung beetles from Ecuador: a catalog, nomenclatural acts, and distribution records
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Chamorro, William
Author
Marin-Armijos, Diego
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senjo, Angelico
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Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando Z.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.826.26488
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.826.26488
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Ontherus (Caelontherus) incisus (Kirsch, 1871)
Plate 36C
Pinotus
incisus
Kirsch, 1871: 341 (original description. Type locality:
Bogota
).
Ontherus incisus
:
Harold 1880a
: 23 (new combination for
Pinotus incisus
Kirsch, 1971);
Gillet 1911a
: 58 (complete list of species);
Luederwaldt 1931a
: 398 (characters in key);
Blackwelder 1944
: 206 (list of species from Latin America);
Vulcano and Pereira 1967
: 583 (characters in key);
Medina et al. 2001
: 139 (cited for Colombia);
Krajcik 2012
: 174 (complete list of species).
Ontherus (Caelontherus) incisus
:
Genier
1996
: 45 (redescription);
Carvajal et al. 2011
: 318-319 (cited for Ecuador);
Chamorro et al. 2018
: 96 (cited for Ecuador).
Ontherus thoracicus
Waterhouse, 1891a: 356 (original description);
Gillet 1911a
: 58 (complete list of species);
Blackwelder 1944
: 206 (list of species from Latin America);
Vulcano and Pereira 1967
: 583 (characters in key);
Genier
1996
: 45 (synonym of
Ontherus (Caelontherus) incisus
Kirsch, 1871).
Type specimens.
Pinotus incisus
Kirsch, 1871. The holotype (♂) is deposited at the MNHN (see
Genier
1996
: 46). Locality: Bogota, not examained.
Ontherus thoracicus
Waterhouse, 1891. The holotype (♂) is deposited at the NHML (see
Genier
1996
: 46). Locality: Colombia, not examained.
Distribution.
Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Records examined.
NAPO:
Cabanas
San Isidro, 2 km NW de Cosanga, 2150 m (6 specimens MQCAZ); Oyacachi, 2550 m (1 specimen MQCAZ); Sierra de Los Guacamayos, 1900 m (1 specimen CEMT). ZAMORA CHINCHIPE: Chito
rio
Sangolas, 1540 m (2 specimens MUTPL); Chito
rio
San Francisco, 1800 m (2 specimens MUTPL).
Literature records.
MORONA SANTIAGO: Macas (
Genier
1996
: 46). NAPO: 17 km NE Baeza, 1280 m (
Genier
1996
: 46); 15 km NW Baeza, 2010 m (
Genier
1996
: 46); 7 km S Baeza, 2000 m (
Genier
1996
: 46). PASTAZA: Canelos (
Genier
1996
: 46). TUNGURAHUA: Santa
Inez
[= Santa
Ines
] (
Genier
1996
: 46). UNDETERMINED PROVINCE: Normandia (
Genier
1996
: 46).
Temporal data.
Collected in February, April, July, May, and December.
Remarks.
Inhabits the evergreen foothill forests in the Amazonian range at 1280 m a.s.l. In the Andean region, it was recorded in evergreen lower montane forests and in montane cloud forests from 1540-2550 m a.s.l. Collected with pitfall traps baited with human feces.