Sylvicanthon proseni ( Martinez , 1949)

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 : 237

Sylvicanthon proseni ( Martinez, 1949) Plate 52B

Glaphyrocanthon proseni Martínez, 1949c: 287 (original description. Type locality: Bolivia, Dep. de la Paz, Pcia. de Nor. Yungas, río Choro, 700 m).

Glaphyrocanthon proseni : Martínez 1949a: 171 (catalog of species); Pereira and Martínez 1956a: 126 (characters in key), 128 (list of species); Martínez et al. 1964: 13 (characters in key); Vulcano and Pereira 1964: 663 (catalog of species); Vulcano and Pereira 1967: 561 (characters in key); Halffter and Martínez 1977: 91 (synonym of Canthon (Canthon) aequinoctialis (Harold, 1868), comment).

Canthon (Canthon) proseni : Chamorro et al. 2018: 87 (figures D and F), 92 (cited for Ecuador).

Sylvicanthon proseni : Cupello and Vaz-de-Mello 2018: 58 (characters in key), 87 (figures 28 C and D), 93 (figure 30 distribution), 96 (revalidated name and new combination), 101 (redescription).

Type specimens.

Glaphyrocanthon proseni Martínez, 1949. The holotype (♂) is deposited at the MACN. Locality: Bolivia, Dep. La Paz, Prov. Nor Yungas, examined.

Holotype (♂): "MACN-En / 1412 [p, black margin]", "Ene-949 / BOLIVIA / Dep. La Paz / Prov. Nor Yungas / Ríos Corioco y Choro / 700 m alt / Coll. Martínez [hw]", "HOLOTYPUS [p, red label]", "glaphyrocanthon / proseni ♂ / sp. n / A. MARTÍNEZ-DET 1949 [p and hw, red label, black margin]".

Distribution.

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Records examined.

MORONA SANTIAGO: Cumpi, Cordillera del Kutukú (2 specimens MUTPL). NAPO: Estación Biológica Jatun Sacha, 450 m (61 specimens MQCAZ); Pungarayacu cerca al Tena, 505 m (1 specimen MQCAZ). ORELLANA: Bloque 31, Parque Nacional Yasuní, 200 m (17 specimens MQCAZ); Dayuma Campo Hormiguero Plataforma Hormiguero, 320 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Dayuma Campo Pindo, plataforma Pindo 14, 255 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Dayuma Campo Palanda-Yuca Sur, plataforma Primavera 1, 235 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Dayuma plataforma Ungurahua, 300 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Daimi (53 specimens MQCAZ); El Dorado plataforma Guarango, 300 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Estación Científica Yasuní PUCE, 250 m (3 specimens CEMT; 155 specimens MQCAZ); Estación de Biodiversidad Tiputini, Parque Nacional Yasuní (1 specimen MGO-UC; 14 specimens MQCAZ); Lago San Pedro, plataforma Copal, 310 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Rodrigo Borja IAMOE (4 specimens CEMT; 52 specimens MQCAZ); San Sebastian de Coca Comuna Guataraco Campo Pata, 345 m (1 specimen MGO-UC); San Sebastian de Coca Comuna Shamanal Campo Palo Azul, 345 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Yampuna (1 specimen MGO-UC). PASTAZA: Bosque Protector Oglán Alto, 550-945 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Nuevo San Jose del Curaray, 245 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Tipirishca (7 specimens MQCAZ). SUCUMBÍOS: 6 km de Dureno, Precooperativa Los Vergeles, 287 m (2 specimens MGO-UC); Aucayacu Río El Eno, 16 km de Lago Agrio, 290 m (13 specimens MGO-UC); Bermejo plataforma, ER-A road to Lumbaqui (1 specimen MUTPL); La Selva Bio Station 175 km E.S.E del Coca (7 specimens MQCAZ); Pacayacu Campo Libertador, 260 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Tarapoa, Nuevo Manabí, 270 m (1 specimen MUTPL). ZAMORA CHINCHIPE: Tundayme, campamento Mirador, Las Maravillas, 1060 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Tundayme, campamento Mirador, Enerentsa, 1030 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Zurmi Comunidad Miazi, 1380 m (1 specimen MEPN); Zurmi, Comunidad La Wants, 1010 m (1 specimen MEPN); Zurmi Las Orquideas Río Nangaritza, 870 m (1 specimen MUTPL).

Literature records.

ORELLANA: Estación Científica Yasuní, 215 m ( Cupello and Vaz-de-Mello 2018: 99); Parque Nacional Yasuní, Scyasuni, 200 m ( Cupello and Vaz-de-Mello 2018: 99); Payamino Research Station, 300 m ( Cupello and Vaz-de-Mello 2018: 99); Puerto Francisco de Orellana [= El Coca] ( Cupello and Vaz-de-Mello 2018: 99); Rodrigo Borja, IAMOE ( Cupello and Vaz-de-Mello 2018: 99); Tiputini Biodiversity Station, 220 m ( Cupello and Vaz-de-Mello 2018: 100).

Temporal data.

Collected in January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December.

Remarks.

Inhabits the lowland evergreen forests and the foothill evergreen forests of the Amazon region from 200-1380 m a.s.l. Collected with pitfall traps baited with carrion and human feces.