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 Canthidium (Canthidium) pseudaurifex Balthasar, 1939 Plate 9D Canthidium pseudaurifex Balthasar, 1939c: 136 (original description. Type locality: Ecuador, Prov. Los Rios). Canthidium pseudaurifex : Vulcano and Pereira 1967 : 596 (characters in key); Carvajal et al. 2011 : 318-319 (cited for Ecuador); Krajcik 2012 : 62 (complete list of species); Bezdek and Hajek 2012 : 304 (catalog of type NMPC); Cupello, 2018: 477 (transferred to Canthidium incerta sedis, cited from Ecuador); Chamorro et al. 2018 : 92 (cited for Ecuador). Types specimens. Canthidium pseudaurifex Balthasar, 1939. The holotype (♂) is deposited at the NMPC. Locality: Babahoyo. Examined. Holotype (♂): "Babahoyo / 7. 05 O. v. B. [p]", "Typus [p, red label, black margin]", "C. pseudauri- / fex n. sp. / Dr. V. Balthasar det. [hw and p]", "pseudaurifex / m. [hw, green label, black margin]", "HOLOTYPE [hw, red label]". Distribution . Only known from Ecuador. Records examined. ESMERALDAS: Calle Mansa (2 specimens CEMT); Chispero (2 specimens CEMT); Colon del Onzole (6 specimens CEMT); Gualpi (1 specimen CEMT); Padre Santo, Playa de Oro (6 specimens CEMT); Palma Real (2 specimens CEMT). IMBABURA: Rio Guayllabamba alrededores de Pacto, 700-1150 m (2 specimens CEMT). LOS RIOS : Babahoyo (1 specimen NMPC); Rio Palenque Station (15 specimens CEMT). SANTA ELENA: Olon , 50 m (70 specimens CEMT). Temporal data. Collected in January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, and December. Remarks. Inhabits coastal lowland evergreen forests and coastal evergreen foothill forests from 50-1150 m a.s.l. Collected with pitfall traps baited with human and pig feces.