Scatimus fernandezi Martínez, 1988

Rosa, Cecilia Lozano De La, Cupello, Mario & Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando Z., 2024, The dung beetles of Venezuela (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae): catalogue and updated distribution, European Journal of Taxonomy 959 (1), pp. 1-272 : 190-192

Scatimus fernandezi Martínez, 1988

Fig. 71A

Scatimus fernandezi Martínez, 1988a: 85‒87 (original description). Type locality: Venezuela: Barinas: Ezequial Zamora: Santa Bárbara: “Solano”. Name-bearing type: holotype (MACN), examined by MC in 2014.

Scatimus fernandezi – Escobar 2000: 210 (checklist for Colombia). — Medina et al. 2001: 139 (cited for Colombia). — Génier & Kohlmann 2003: 64, 76 (key, redescription). — Pulido-Herrera et al. 2007: 307 (Andean region of Colombia). — Medina & Pulido-Herrera 2009: 58 (diversity). — Carvajal et al. 2011: 316–317 (cited for Ecuador). — Ferrer-Paris et al. 2013: 110 (list). — Chamorro et al. 2018: 98 (list for Ecuador); 2019: 223 (catalogue).

Material examined

VENEZUELA ‒ Táchira • 1 spec.; near Pregonero , presa la Honda ( La Idea ); 1100 m a.s.l.; 16Aug. 1989; D. Havranek leg.; mini-cup trap; CEMT • 1 spec.; Libertador, San Joaquín de Navay ; 7°47′59.99″ N, 71°40′24.24″ W; 655 m a.s.l.; 26 Aug. 2006; T. Good et al. leg.; human faeces; CEMT • 1 spec.; Río Frío ; 600 m a.s.l.; 2‒10 Sep. 1981; F. Fernandez, J. Clavijo and A. Chacon leg.; CEMT • 1 spec.; San Joaquín de Navay ; 23 Aug. 2006; curso NM2006 leg.; faeces, 09:40, 24h; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for the preceding except for the date and time; 24 Aug. 2006; faeces, 09:57, 24h; CEMT .

Distribution

Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, and Ecuador.

Subregions of Venezuela

Plains, System of hills and low sierras Lara-Falcón, Andes mountains, and Central Coast Mountain Range.

Literature records

Martínez 1988a: 85 ( Venezuela: Barinas: Santa Bárbara and Carabobo). — Génier & Kohlmann 2003: 64, 76 ( Venezuela: Aragua, Barinas, Carabobo and Táchira). — Ferrer-Paris et al. 2013: 110 ( Venezuela: Yaracuy: Hacienda Guáquira). — Chamorro et al. 2019: 225 ( Venezuela).

Figures

Fig. 71. Species distribution. A. Scatimus fernandezi Martínez, 1988. B. Scatimus simulator Martínez, 1988. Green diamond = CEMT collection data; black circle = literature data.