Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) arletteae Arnaud, 2018

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 : 207-208

Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) arletteae Arnaud, 2018 Plate 46A

Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) arletteae Arnaud, 2018: 4 (original description. Type locality: Point kilométrique 18, Route de Balzar à Quevedo [= km 18, road Balzar to Quevedo], 400 m, Guayas, Ecuador), 5 (figure 2a-c).

Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) arletteae : Chamorro et al. 2018: 97 (cited for Ecuador).

Phanaeus arletteae : Kohlmann et al. 2018: 83 (characters in key, cited for Ecuador).

Type specimens.

Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) arletteae Arnaud, 2018. The holotype (♂) is deposited at the CPFA (see Arnaud 2018: 4). Locality: ECUADOR, GUAYAS, 400 m, Point km 18 Rte Balzar-Quevedo, not examined.

Distribution.

Colombia and Ecuador

Records examined.

LOJA: Zapotillo Cabeza de Toro, 510 m (1 specimen CEMT).

Literature records.

CAÑAR: Rte La Troncal-Cuenca, Javin, 1400 m (Arnaud, 2018: 4). GUAYAS: Balzar mountain ( d’Olsoufieff, 1924: 92; Arnaud, 2002a: 99; Arnaud: 2018: 4), Point km 18 Rte Balzar-Quevedo, 400 m ( Arnaud: 2018: 4). LOS RÍOS: without specific locality (Arnaud, 2002a: 99).

Temporal data.

Collected in March and May.

Remarks.

Inhabits coastal lowland evergreen forests, coastal lowland semi-deciduous forests, and coastal evergreen foothill forests from 400-1400 m a.s.l. Collected with pitfall traps baited with human feces.