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 Eurysternus foedus Guerin-Meneville , 1830 Plate 30B Eurysternus foedus Guerin-Meneville , 1830: 76. [pl. 21, figs 5, 5.a] (original description. Type locality: Bresil [= Brazil]). Eurysternus foedus : Guerin-Meneville 1844 : 76 (redescription); Castelnau 1840 : 93 (comment); Gemminger and Harold 1869 : 1024 (catalog, cited as Eurysternus foetidus Guer ); Ohaus 1909 : 94 (cited for Ecuador); Gillet 1911a : 25 (catalog); Pessoa and Lane 1941 : 409 (redescription); Blackwelder 1944 : 197 (list of species of Latin America); Vulcano and Pereira 1967 : 547 (characters in key); Halffter and Halffter 1976 : 78 (redescription); Jessop 1985 : 1093 (characters in key), 1102 (distribution); Medina et al. 2001 : 135 (cited for Colombia); Ratcliffe 2002 : 11 (cited for Panama); Moron 2003 : 45 (cited for Mexico); Huerta et al. 2003 : 24 (biology); Hamel-Leigue et al. 2006 : 16 (cited for Bolivia); Genier 2009 : 146 (diagnosis), 288 (characters in key); Camero 2010 : 149 (characters in key) 153 (diagnosis); Carvajal et al. 2011 : 314-315 (cited for Ecuador); Krajcik 2012 : 107 (complete list of species); Solis and Kohlmann 2012 : 7 (cited for Costa Rica); Ratcliffe et al. 2015 : 195 (cited for Peru); Chamorro et al. 2018 : 95 (cited for Ecuador). Eurysternus (Eurysternus) foedus : Vaz-de-Mello 2000 : 193 (cited for Brazil). Eurysternus claudicans Kirsch, 1871: 344 (original description); Harold 1880a : 13 (distribution); Bates 1887 : 39 (distribution); Gillet 1911a : 25 (catalog); Campos 1921 : 57 (cited for Ecuador); Blackwelder 1944 : 197 (list of species from Latin America); Howden and Young 1981 : 14 (characters in key), 15 (redescription); Jessop 1985 : 1102 (synonym of Eurysternus foedus Guerin-Meneville , 1830); Ratcliffe 2002 : 11 (cited as synonym of Eurysternus foedus Guerin-Meneville , 1830); Genier 2009 : 145 (cited as synonym of Eurysternus foedus Guerin-Meneville , 1830); Camero 2010 : 153 (cited as synonym of Eurysternus foedus Guerin-Meneville , 1830); Carvajal et al. 2011 : 314-315 (cited for Ecuador); Solis and Kohlmann 2012 : 7 (cited as synonym of Eurysternus foedus Guerin-Meneville , 1830). Type specimens. Eurysternus foedus Guerin-Meneville , 1830. The neotype (♀) is deposited at the NHML (see Genier 2009 : 146). Locality: Brazil, Mato Grosso, 264 km N of Xavantina, Serra do Roncador, not examined. Eurysternus claudicans Kirsch, 1871. The holotype (♀) is deposited at the SMTD (see Genier 2009 : 146). Locality: Bogota (not examined). Distribution. Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Records examined. ESMERALDAS: Colon del Onzole (1 specimen MGO-UC; 3 specimens MECN); Gualpi del Onzole (1 specimen MGO-UC); Kumanii Lodge, 40 m (1 specimen MQCAZ); Majua (5 specimens MGO-UC; 4 specimens MECN); Palma Real (3 specimens MECN); Playa de Oro, Padre Santo (1 specimen MGO-UC; 1 specimen MECN); Playa de Oro, Playa Rica (2 specimens MGO-UC); Tsejpi (5 specimens MGO-UC; 4 specimens MECN). LOS RIOS : Estacion Cientifica rio Palenque, 250 m (3 specimens MQCAZ). MANABI : Chone, Antenas de Radio El Dia (1 specimen MQCAZ); Puerto Lopez San Sebastian, 350 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Puerto Lopez , Las Tunas, 200 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Puerto Lopez 5 m (1 specimen MUTPL). MORONA SANTIAGO: Comunidad Unsuants, 500-1110 m, Cordillera del Kutuku (5 specimens MECN); Indanza (2 specimens MECN); Nuevo Israel, 1290 m (1 specimen MUTPL). NAPO: Cotundo, Comunidad Ruminahui , Kuriurcu (1 specimen MUTPL); Archidona, Santo Domingo de Hollin , Rio Hollin, 635 m (1 specimen MUTPL). ORELLANA: Dayuma Campo Palanda, plataforma Primavera 1, 235 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Dayuma plataforma Ungurahua, 300 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Estacion Cientifica Yasuni Puce, 250 m, Parque Nacional Yasuni (25 specimens MQCAZ); Estacion de Biodiversidad Tiputini USFQ, 220 m, Parque Nacional Yasuni (4 specimens MGO-UC); Ines Arango road Tiwino-rio Shiripuno, 250 m (1 specimen MUTPL). PASTAZA: Bosque Protector Oglan Alto, 555-950 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Chuyayacu Oleoducto km 25, 200 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Centro Fatima km 9 road Puyo-Tena, 980 m (3 specimens MECN); Estacion Biologica Pindo-Mirador UTE, 1000 m (1 specimen MUTPL). PICHINCHA: Llurimaguas Rio Guayllabamba, 290 m, Pedro Vicente Maldonado (2 specimens MUTPL). SANTA ELENA: Olon , 50 m (73 specimens CEMT). SANTO DOMINGO DE LOS TSACHILAS : Santo Domingo, Tinalandia Resort, 760 m (1 specimen MQCAZ); Santo Domingo, Puerto Limon , 400 m (1 specimen MUTPL). SUCUMBIOS : Tarapoa Campo Marian, plataforma Fanny 5, 260 m (1 specimen MUTPL). Literature records. BOLIVAR: Chimbo ( Campos 1921 : 57). COTOPAXI: Chugchilan , 2600 m ( Genier 2009 : 153). ESMERALDAS: Bilsa ( Genier 2009 : 153); Colon del Onzole ( Genier 2009 : 153); Estacion Forestal La Chiquita, 11 km SE San Lorenzo, 5 m ( Genier 2009 : 153); Gualpi del Onzole ( Genier 2009 : 153); Majua ( Genier 2009 : 153); Pajonal ( Genier 2009 : 153); Palma Real ( Genier 2009 : 153); Prov. San Mateo ( Genier 2009 : 153); Punta Venado ( Genier 2009 : 153); Salto del Bravo ( Genier 2009 : 153); San Mateo ( Genier 2009 : 153). GUAYAS: Bucay ( Campos 1921 : 57; Genier 2009 : 153); Duran ( Campos 1921 : 57); Naranjito ( Campos 1921 : 57). GUAYAS [= SANTA ELENA]: 27 km S Puerto Lopez , 76 km N de Santa Elena, 152 m ( Genier 2009 : 153). LOS RIOS : 47 km S Santo Domingo 213 m ( Genier 2009 : 153); Estacion Cientifica rio Palenque, 250 m, 47 km S Santo Domingo ( Genier 2009 : 153). Estacion Experimental Tropical Pichilingue, Quevedo ( Genier 2009 : 154); Rio Palenque ( Genier 2009 : 154). MANABI : 20 km N de Chone, 300 m ( Genier 2009 : 154); 78 km NE Chone, 85 km WSW Santo Domingo, 450 m ( Genier 2009 : 154); 90 km WSW de Santo Domingo, 73 km NE de Chone, 300 m ( Genier 2009 : 154). NAPO: 10 km O Puerto Misahualli ( Genier 2009 : 154); 12 km WSW Tena, 600 m ( Genier 2009 : 154); 13 km SW Tena ( Genier 2009 : 154); 20 km S Tena, 600 m ( Genier 2009 : 154); 5 km O Tena, 500 m ( Genier 2009 : 154); Capirona, Rio Arajuno ( Genier 2009 : 154); Estacion Biologica Jatun Sacha, 21 km E Puerto Napo, 400 m ( Genier 2009 : 154); Misahualli Jungle Lodge area, junction of Rio Napo-Rio Misahualli , 579 m ( Genier 2009 : 154); Rio Jatun Yacu-Rio Napo watershed ( Genier 2009 : 154); Tena, 400-500 m ( Genier 2009 : 154). ORELLANA: Estacion Cientifica Yasuni PUCE, 250 m ( Genier 2009 : 154). PASTAZA: 22 km SE Puyo, 900 m ( Genier 2009 : 155); Arajuno, 400-500 m ( Genier 2009 : 155); Llandia 17 km N Puyo, 1000 m ( Genier 2009 : 155). PICHINCHA: 113 km NW Quito on Puerto Quito road, 792 m; 5.3 km on road Pachijal, 2800-3000 m ( Genier 2009 : 155). PICHINCHA [= SANTO DOMINGO DE LOS TSACHILAS ]: 4 km SE Santo Domingo, 500 m ( Genier 2009 : 155); E. Alluriquin, Tinalandia, 700 m ( Genier 2009 : 155); Rio Silanche, 760 m ( Genier 2009 : 155); Rio Toachi, Santo Domingo de los Colorados ( Genier 2009 : 155). Tinalandia, 16 km SE Santo Domingo, 680 m ( Genier 2009 : 155). SUCUMBIOS : 2 km N de Limoncocha, 250 m ( Genier 2009 : 155); Dureno Rio Aguarico, 150 m ( Genier 2009 : 155); Limoncocha, 250 m ( Genier 2009 : 155). TUNGURAHUA: Banos ( Genier 2009 : 155). UNDETERMINED PROVINCE: El Salado ( Campos 1921 : 57); San Rafael ( Campos 1921 : 57). Temporal data. Collected every month of the year. Remarks. Inhabits coastal lowland evergreen forests, coastal lowland semi-deciduous forests, and coastal evergreen foothill forests from 5-790 m a.s.l. In the Andean region, it was recorded in the evergreen high montane forests from 2800-3000 m a.s.l. In the Amazon, it was recorded in the lowland evergreen forests and the foothill evergreen forests from 150-1100 m a.s.l. Collected manually and with pitfall traps baited with carrion and human feces.