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 Dichotomius (Dichotomius) divergens (Luederwaldt, 1923) Plate 25A Pinotus divergens Luederwaldt, 1923: 3 (original description. Type locality: Bucay, west Ecuador, 300 m). Pinotus divergens : Luederwaldt 1929 : 36 (characters in key); Blackwelder 1944 : 206 (list of species from Latin America). Dichotomius divergens : Medina et al. 2001 : 138 (cited for Colombia); Carvajal et al. 2011 : 320-321 (cited for Ecuador); Krajcik 2012 : 91 (complete list of species); Sarmiento-Garces and Amat-Garcia 2014 : 51 (characters in key), 71 (diagnosis). Dichotomius (Dichotomius) divergens : Chamorro et al. 2018 : 94 (cited for Ecuador). Type specimens. Pinotus divergens Luederwaldt, 1923. Two syntypes examined deposited at the MZUSP. Lectotype to be designated in a future work on this species group. Syntype (♂): "W. ECUADOR / Pucay / 1-5.XII.05. F. Ohs. 5. 7. 05 [p]", "COTIPO [p, pink label]", "Pinotus ♂ / divergens L. / Lued . det. 22 [hw]". Syntype (♂): "W. ECUADOR / Pucay / 1-5.XII.05. F. Ohs. 5. 7. 05 [p]", "COTIPO [p, pink label]", "Pinotus ♂ / divergens L. / Lued . det. 22 [hw]". Distribution. Ecuador and Colombia. Records examined. BOLIVAR: Bosque Protector Filo Palanga, 970 m (1 specimen MUTPL). CARCHI: Tobar Donoso, 300 m (6 specimens MECN). COTOPAXI: Guasaganda km 4, 500 m (7 specimens MQCAZ). EL ORO: Bella Maria Los Ingleses, 440 m (2 specimens MUTPL); Buenaventura Bajo, 500 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Reserva Jocotoco, 1250 m (1 specimen MQCAZ). ESMERALDAS: Carondelet (8 specimens MQCAZ); Colon del Onzole (21 specimens MQCAZ; 17 specimens MECN); Chispero (11 specimens MQCAZ; 15 specimens MECN); El Progreso (3 specimens MQCAZ; 8 specimens MECN); Gallinazo (4 specimens MQCAZ); Jeyambi (7 specimens MQCAZ; 11 specimens MECN); Majua (17 specimens MQCAZ; 20 specimens MECN); Los Ajos (2 specimens MQCAZ); Pajonal (9 specimens MQCAZ; 16 specimens MECN); Palma Real (1 specimen CEMT; 25 specimens MQCAZ; 17 specimens MECN); Playa de Oro, La Tabla (26 specimens MQCAZ; 11 specimens MECN); Playa de Oro, Padre Santo (33 specimens MQCAZ; 20 specimens MECN); Playa de Oro, Pote (3 specimens CEMT; 16 specimens MQCAZ; 8 specimens MECN); Playa de Oro, Playa Rica (7 specimens MQCAZ; 3 specimens MECN); Ricauter (1 specimen MQCAZ); Salto del Bravo (9 specimens MQCAZ; 5 specimens MECN); Tjespi (19 specimens MQCAZ; 5 specimens MECN); Zabalito (4 specimens MQCAZ). GUAYAS: Pucay [= Bucay] (1 specimen MZUSP). IMBABURA: Lita, 685 m (2 specimens CEMT; 2 specimens MECN). LOS RIOS : Rio Palenque Science Ctr, 150-220 m (7 specimens MQCAZ). PICHINCHA: Chespi, 1300 m, Bellavista (2 specimens MUTPL); El Encuentro, 620 m, San Miguel de los Bancos (1 specimen MUTPL); El Tigre Rio Guayllabamba, Pedro Vicente Maldonado (1 specimen MUTPL); Estacion Biologica la Hesperia, 1200 m (4 specimens MUTPL); Rio Guayllabamba Guayabilla, 520 m, Manduriacus (3 specimens MUTPL); Rio Guayllabamba LLurimaguas, 290 m, Pedro Vicente Maldonado (2 specimens MUTPL); Mangaloma, 720 m, San Miguel de los Bancos (1 specimen MUTPL); Nanegalito, 1000 m (5 specimens MQCAZ); Rio Guayllabamba Tortugo, 450 m, Pedro Vicente Maldonado (2 specimens MUTPL); Rio Guayllabamba San Roque, 580 m, Pedro Vicente Maldonado (1 specimen MUTPL). SANTO DOMINGO DE LOS TSACHILAS : 2 km N de Alluriquin, 1070 m (1 specimen MUTPL); 47 km S de Santo Domingo (3 specimens CEMT); Rio Toachi, 900 m (5 specimens MQCAZ); Tinalandia, 650 m (1 specimen CEMT). Literature records. GUAYAS: Bucay, 300 m ( Luederwaldt 1923 : 4). Temporal data. Collected every month of the year. Remarks. Inhabits coastal lowland evergreen forests and coastal evergreen foothill forests from 150-1300 m a.s.l. Collected with pitfall traps baited with carrion, cow dung, and human feces.