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 Ateuchus connexus (Harold, 1868) Plate 4A Choeridium connexum Harold, 1868a: 36 (characters in key), 55 (original description. Type locality: Ega [= Tefe ]). Choeridium connexum : Gemminger and Harold 1869 : 1007 (list, distribution); Gillet 1911a : 52 (list, distribution); Balthasar 1939a : 60 (characters in key); Blackwelder 1944 : 204 (list of species for Latin America); Roze 1955 : 43 (list of species for Venezuela). Ateuchus connexus : Vulcano and Pereira 1967 : 589 (new combination, characters in key); Vaz-de-Mello 2000 : 190 (cited for Brazil); Hamel-Leigue et al. 2006 : 12 (cited for Bolivia); Krajcik 2012 : 49 (complete list of species); Ratcliffe et al. 2015 : 196 (cited for Peru); Chamorro et al. 2018 : 91 (cited for Ecuador). Type specimens. Choeridium connexum Harold, 1868. Two syntypes examined deposited at the MNHN (ex coll. R Oberthuer and ex coll. HW Bates). Lectotype to be designated in a future work on this species group. Distribution. Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Records examined. ORELLANA: Parque Nacional Yasuni , Estacion de Biodiversidad Tiputini, 220 m USFQ (3 specimens CEMT). Temporal data. Collected in June and July. Remarks. Inhabits the lowland evergreen forests of the Amazon region at 220 m a.s.l. Collected with flight interception traps and pitfall traps baited with human feces.