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 Uroxys elongatus Harold, 1868 Plate 52D Uroxys elongatus Harold, 1868b: 44 (original description. Type locality: Quito). Uroxys elongatus : Gemminger and Harold 1869 : 1002 (catalog); Bates 1891 : 24 (cited for Ecuador); Gillet 1911a : 49 (catalog); Campos 1921 : 55 (cited for Ecuador); Arrow 1933 : 388 (characters in key); Vulcano and Pereira 1967 : 580 (characters in key); Medina et al. 2001 : 139 (cited for Colombia); Carvajal et al. 2011 : 318-319 (cited for Ecuador); Krajcik 2012 : 262 (complete list of species); Ratcliffe et al. 2015 : 196 (cited for Peru); Chamorro et al. 2018 : 79 (figure 2C), 98 (cited for Ecuador). Uroxys elongata : Blackwelder 1944 : 203 (list of species from Latin America). Type specimens. Uroxys elongatus Harold, 1868. Five syntypes examined deposited in MNHN (ex coll. HW Bates and ex coll. R Oberthur). Lectotype to be designated in a future work on this species group. Syntype (♂): "Quito [hw]", "Ex-Musaeo / H. W. BATES / 1892 [p, black margin]", "Uroxys / elongatus / ♀ C. Hft III. Harold / typ. [hw]", "MUSEUM PARIS / 1952 / COLL. R. OBERTHUR [p, green label, black margin]". Syntype (♂): "Quito [hw]", "Ex-Musaeo / H. W. BATES / 1892 [p, black margin]", "Uroxys / elongatus / ♀ Harold [hw]", "MUSEUM PARIS / 1952 / COLL. R. OBERTHUR [p, green label, black margin]". Syntype (♂): "Quito [hw]", "Ex-Musaeo / H. W. BATES / 1892 [p, black margin]", "MUSEUM PARIS / 1952 / COLL. R. OBERTHUR [p, green label, black margin]". Syntype (♀): "Cotacachi, / Ecuador. / 11-13500 feet. / Ed. Whymper [p and hw]", "Uroxys / elongatus / Harold [hw]", "MUSEUM PARIS / 1952 / COLL. R. OBERTHUR [p, green label, black margin]". Syntype (♀): "Cotacachi, / Ecuador. / 11-13500 feet. / Ed. Whymper [p and hw]", "MUSEUM PARIS / 1952 / COLL. R. OBERTHUR [p, green label, black margin]". Distribution. Colombia and Ecuador. Records examined. CARCHI: 10 km W de Tufino , 3600 m (3 specimens CEMT); 15 km SW de Tulcan (2 specimens CEMT); km 3 road Tufino-Maldonado , 3400 m (1 specimen CEMT); Montufar Los Encinos, 3450 m (2 specimens CEMT); Tulcan ciudadela del maestro, 2950 m (3 specimens MUTPL). IMBABURA: Cotacachi (2 specimens MNHN). PICHINCHA: Quito (3 specimens MNHN). Temporal data. Collected in April, July, and October. Remarks. Inhabits the evergreen high montane forests of the Andean region from 2950-3350 m a.s.l. Collected manually in cow dung and with pitfall trap baited with pig feces.