Scarabaeinae dung beetles from Ecuador: a catalog, nomenclatural acts, and distribution records
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Chamorro, William
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Marin-Armijos, Diego
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senjo, Angelico
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Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando Z.
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Ontherus (Caelontherus) diabolicus
Genier
, 1996
Plate 35D
Ontherus (Caelontherus) diabolicus
Genier
, 1996: 48 (original description. Type locality: ECUADOR Pastaza: Llandia 1000 m. [17 km N del Puyo]).
Ontherus diabolicus
:
Medina et al. 2001
: 139 (cited for Colombia);
Hamel-Leigue et al. 2006
: 16 (cited for Bolivia);
Donoso et al. 2009
: Appendix II. 17 (catalog of the types of the MQCAZ);
Krajcik 2012
: 174 (complete list of species).
Ontherus (Caelontherus) diabolicus
:
Moron
2006
: 120 (catalog of types MXAL);
Carvajal et al. 2011
: 318-319 (cited for Ecuador);
Chamorro et al. 2018
: 96 (cited for Ecuador).
Type specimens.
Ontherus (Caelontherus) diabolicus
Genier
, 1996. The holotype (♂) is deposited at the CMNC (see
Genier
1996
: 49). Locality: ECUADOR Pastaza: Llandia 1000 m. [17 km N del Puyo], not examained.
Distribution.
Colombia and Ecuador.
Records examined.
MORONA SANTIAGO: Bosque Domoso, 1650 m (6 specimens CEMT); Comunidad
Angel
Rouby, 1300 m, Cordillera del
Kutuku
(4 specimens MECN); Comunidad Unsuants, 600-1100 m, Cordillera del
Kutuku
(3 specimens MECN). NAPO: Bosque Protector la Cascada
Rio
Coca, 640 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Cotundo
Rio
Osayacu, 1070 m, sector Shamato (1 specimen MUTPL); Quebrada Granadillas, 1300 m, Bosque Protector la Cascada, Parque Nacional Sumaco (1 specimen MUTPL). ORELLANA: Comunidad Kiwcha Chiruisla Station, 180-250 m (7 specimens MQCAZ); Dayuma Campo Palanda plataforma Primavera 1, 235 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Eden, Campo Eden plataforma G, 220 m (1 specimen MUTPL);
Estacion
Cientifica
Yasuni
PUCE, 250 m (21 specimens MQCAZ);
Estacion
de Diversidad Tiputini, 285 m, Parque Nacional
Yasuni
(3 specimens MUTPL); Ines Arango road
Tiwino-rio
Shiripuno, 250 m (1 specimen MUTPL);
SCYasuni
(2 specimens CEMT; 4 specimens MQCAZ). PASTAZA: Bosque Protector
Oglan
Alto, 555 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Chuyayacu oleoducto km 25, 200 m (2 specimens MUTPL).
SUCUMBIOS
: Aucayacu
Rio
El Eno, 16 km de Lago Agrio, 290 m (1 specimen MGO-UC); Bermejo plataforma ER-A road to Lumbaqui (1 specimen MUTPL); Gonzalo Pizarro, Simon Bolivar, 1200 m (2 specimens MECN); Tarapoa, Nuevo
Manabi
, 270 m (1 specimen MUTPL). ZAMORA CHINCHIPE: Zurmi, Comunidad La Wants, 1010 m (3 specimens MUTPL; 1 specimen MEPN); Zurmi Las Orquideas
Rio
Nangaritza, 870 m (1 specimen MUTPL).
Literature records.
LOJA: Loja (
Genier
1996
: 50). MORONA SANTIAGO: Macas (
Genier
1996
: 50). NAPO: Aguamo [= Ahuano] (
Genier
1996
: 50); without specific locality (
Genier
1996
: 50);
Rio
Jatun
Yacu-Rio
Napo Wathersed (
Genier
1996
: 50); km 7.3 Sarayacu-Loreto Rd, 1200 m (
Genier
1996
: 50); km 11.1 Sarayacu-Loreto Rd, 1200 m (
Genier
1996
: 50); km 25.4 Sarayacu-Loreto Rd, 950 m (
Genier
1996
: 50); 12 km WSW Tena, 600 m. NAPO [= ORELLANA]: Coca (
Genier
1996
: 50). NAPO [=
SUCUMBIOS
]: Limoncocha (
Genier
1996
: 50); 2 km N Limoncocha (
Genier
1996
: 50); Santa Cecilia, 340 m (
Genier
1996
: 50). PASTAZA: Llandia 17 km N Puyo, 1000 m (
Genier
1996
: 50;
Moron
, 2006: 120;
Donoso et al. 2009
: Appendix II. 17); 1 km E Mera, 1100 m (
Genier
1996
: 50); 22 km SE Puyo, 900 m (
Genier
1996
: 50); 25 km NE Puyo, 1000 m (
Genier
1996
: 50); 8 km E
Rio
Negro 10 km W Pastaza, Shell, 1400 m (
Genier
1996
: 50); 9 km SE Veracruz, 900 m
(
Genier
1996
: 50).
SUCUMBIOS
: Dureno, 150 m (
Genier
1996
: 50). TUNGURAHUA: Ambato (
Genier
1996
: 50). ZAMORA CHINCHIPE: Sabanilla (
Genier
1996
: 50); without specific locality, Loja Oscordill. (
Genier
1996
: 50). UNDETERMINED PROVINCE: Chaca (
Genier
1996
: 50); Jarugui (
Genier
1996
: 50).
Temporal data.
Collected every month of the year.
Remarks.
Inhabits the lowland evergreen forests and evergreen foothill forests of the Amazon region from 150-1300 m a.s.l. Collected with pitfall traps baited with carrion and human feces.