Scatimus cribrosus Genier & Kohlmann, 2003

Chamorro, William, Marin-Armijos, Diego, senjo, Angelico & Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando Z., 2019, Scarabaeinae dung beetles from Ecuador: a catalog, nomenclatural acts, and distribution records, ZooKeys 826, pp. 1-343 : 218-219

Scatimus cribrosus Genier & Kohlmann, 2003 Plate 48A

Scatimus cribrosus Génier & Kohlmann, 2003: 81 (original description. Type locality: ECU: Pich.; 250 m, 47 km S Sto. Domingo, Río Palenque Sta. [= provincia de Los Ríos]).

Scatimus cribrosus : Carvajal et al. 2011: 316-317 (cited for Ecuador); Krajcik 2012: 238 (complete list of species); Chamorro et al. 2018: 98 (cited for Ecuador).

Type specimens.

Scatimus cribrosus Génier & Kohlmann, 2003. The holotype (♂) is deposited at the CMNC (see Génier and Kohlmann 2003: 84). Locality: ECUADOR Pichincha, 250 m, 47 km S Sto. Domingo, Río Palenque Sta, not examined.

Distribution.

Only known from Ecuador.

Records examined.

CAÑAR: Javín, 850-1300 m (5 specimens, CEMT). LOS RÍOS: 47 km S Santo Domingo, 215 m (1 specimen CEMT); Estación Científica Río Palenque, 230-250 m (3 specimens CEMT). SANTO DOMINGO DE LOS TSÁCHILAS: Tinalandia, 850 m (3 specimens CEMT).

Literature records.

PICHINCHA [= LOS RÍOS]: 47km S Sto. Domingo, Río Palenque Sta, 250m ( Génier and Kohlmann 2003: 84); 47 km S Sto. Domingo, 700 feet [= 215 m] ( Génier and Kohlmann 2003: 84); Río Palenque sta, 250 m ( Génier and Kohlmann 2003: 84); Río Palenque sta, 230 m ( Génier and Kohlmann 2003: 84). CAZAR [= CAÑAR]: R[ou]te La Troncal-CaZar [= Ruta la Troncal-Cañar] near Suscal, 1200 m ( Génier and Kohlmann 2003: 84). GUAYAS: Bucay ( Génier and Kohlmann 2003: 84). LOS RÍOS: Quevedo, Pichilinque ( Génier and Kohlmann 2003: 84); Río Palenque Biol. Sta ( Génier and Kohlmann 2003: 84). PICHINCHA [= SANTO DOMINGO DE LOS TSÁCHILAS]: 4 km SE Sto. Domingo, 500 m ( Génier and Kohlmann 2003: 84); 15 km E Sto. Domingo, Tinalandia, 700 m ( Génier and Kohlmann 2003: 84); 16 km SE Sto. Domingo, Tinalandia, 680m ( Génier and Kohlmann 2003: 84).

Temporal data.

Collected in January, February, March, May, June, July, October, and December.

Remarks.

Inhabits coastal lowland evergreen forests and coastal evergreen foothill forests from 215-1300 m a.s.l. Collected with pitfall traps baited with human feces.