Scarabaeinae dung beetles from Ecuador: a catalog, nomenclatural acts, and distribution records
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Chamorro, William
Author
Marin-Armijos, Diego
Author
senjo, Angelico
Author
Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando Z.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.826.26488
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.826.26488
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Eurysternus squamosus
Genier
, 2009
Plate 31D
Eurysternus squamosus
Genier
, 2009: 67 (original description. Type locality: Peru, Loreto. Campamento San Jacinto 175-215 m).
Eurysternus squamosus
:
Camero 2010
: 149 (characters in key), 150 (diagnosis);
Krajcik 2012
: 107 (complete list of species);
Ratcliffe et al. 2015
: 195 (cited for Peru);
Chamorro et al. 2018
: 95 (cited for Ecuador).
Type specimens.
Eurysternus squamosus
Genier
, 2009. The holotype (♂) is deposited at the CMNC (see
Genier
2009
: 68). Locality: Peru, Loreto. Campamento San Jacinto 175-215 m, not examined.
Distribution.
Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Literature records.
SUCUMBIOS
:
Rio
Napo-rio
Aguarico (
Genier
2009
: 69).
Temporal data.
Collected in September-October.
Remarks.
Inhabits the lowland evergreen forests of the Amazon region at 200 m a.s.l. The collection method for this species is unknown. However,
Genier
(2009)
indicated that this species was collected with flight interception traps and pitfall traps baited with human feces.