Pelidnota MacLeay, 1819

Paucar-Cabrera, Aura, 2005, A catalog and distributional analysis of the Rutelinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of Ecuador, Zootaxa 948 (1), pp. 1-92 : 45-47

Pelidnota MacLeay, 1819

Pelidnota aeruginosa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Distribution. Recorded from 250–2800 m. Tropical northwest, subtropical west, temperate, subtropical east, tropical east.

Locality Data. 225 specimens examined from QCAZ: Bolívar (1): Santiago. Morona Santiago (3): Macas. Napo (214): Ahuano, Archidona, Coca , Misahuallí , Sacha , Taracoa , Tena. Pastaza (1): Jibaría Shurupe. Pichincha (6): Conocoto , Palmeras , Quito , San Rafael , Santo Domingo .

Temporal Data. January (1), February (3), March (2), April (2), May (1), June (1), July (1), August (1), October (159), November (49), December (3).

Pelidnota chlorana Erichson, 1847

Distribution. Recorded from 220–1100 m. Subtropical east, tropical east.

Locality Data. 10 specimens examined from QCAZ: Napo (8): Jumandi, Río Hollín, Yasuní. Sucumbíos (1): Sábalo. Zamora Chinchipe (1): Río Nangaritza .

Temporal Data. April (1), May (1), November (7), December (1).

Pelidnota egregia Frey, 1967

Distribution. Recorded at 1700 m. Subtropical west.

Locality Data. No specimens examined. Record from Machatschke (1972): Azuay (1): Río León.

Temporal Data. No data.

Pelidnota nadiae Martínez, 1978

Distribution. Recorded at 1650 m. Subtropical west.

Locality Data. No specimens examined. Record from Martínez (1978): Pichincha (1): La Palma.

Temporal Data. April (1).

Pelidnota notata Blanchard, 1851

Distribution. Recorded from 16–2000 m. Tropical northwest, subtropical west, subtropical east.

Locality Data. 24 specimens examined from QCAZ: Cotopaxi (1): Guasaganda. Esmeraldas (6): La Boca, Mayronga. Los Ríos (1): Hacienda Miguel Angel (Santo Domingo­Quevedo km 59). Napo (1): Cosanga. Pichincha (13):Chiguilpe, Endesa, Pupusá, Puerto Quito, Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo­Chone (km 12),Tinalandia, Tandayapa. Tungurahua (2): Río Topo .

Temporal Data. January (7), February (2), June (2), August (1), October (3), November (1), December (8).

Pelidnota osculatii Guérin­Méneville, 1855 *

Distribution. Recorded from 300–1000 m. Tropical east.

Locality Data. 4 specimens examined from QCAZ. Additional records from Ohaus (1912): Napo (4): Archidona, Jumandi, Taracoa , Lumbaqui. Morona Santiago (1): Macas. Pastaza: No data .

Temporal Data. January (2), August (1), November (1).

Pelidnota prasina Burmeister, 1844

Distribution. Recorded from 250–3175 m. High Andes, temperate, subtropical east, tropical east.

Locality Data. 16 specimens examined from QCAZ and USNM: Napo (12): Coca, Lago Agrio, Lumbaqui , Misahuallí , Río Hollín , Río Salado , Shushufindi , Tena. Pastaza (2): Puyo. Pichincha (1): Volcán Pichincha. Tungurahua: Río Negro. Zamora Chinchipe (1): Zamora .

Temporal Data. May (2), June (1), July (2), August (4), October (2), November (2), December (3).

Pelidnota prolixa Sharp, 1877

Distribution. Recorded from 250– 900 m. Tropical northwest, tropical east.

Locality Data. 5 specimens examined from QCAZ: Esmeraldas (1): Valle del Sade. Napo (1): Cuyabeno. Pichincha (3): Alluriquín, Puerto Quito , Santo Domingo .

Temporal Data. March (2), August (1), December (2).

Pelidnota pubes Ohaus, 1913 *

Distribution. Recorded from 650–3000 m. Tropical northwest, high Andes.

Locality Data. 2 specimens examined from QCAZ. Aditional records from Ohaus (1913): Imbabura (1): Parambas. Pichincha (2): Tinalandia .

Temporal Data. April (1), March (1), June (1).

Pelidnota similis Ohaus, 1908 *

Distribution. Recorded at 1000–1500 m. Tropical east.

Locality Data. No specimens examined. Records from Ohaus (1905) and Machatschke (1972): Morona Santiago (1): Macas. Zamora Chinchipe (1): Sabanilla.

Temporal Data. No data.

Pelidnota soederstroemi Ohaus, 1908 *

Distribution. Recorded from 500–1460 m. Tropical northwest, subtropical west.

Locality Data. 196 specimens examined from QCAZ: Cotopaxi (48): Las Pampas. Pichincha (148): Alluriquín, Hacienda Faisanes, Santo Domingo , Tandapi .

Temporal Data. January (1), March (1), April (1), May (35), June (84), July (1), October (4), November (68), December (1).

Pelidnota subandina Ohaus, 1905 Distribution. Locality data not available ( Blackwelder 1944).

Pelidnota uncinata Ohaus, 1930

Distribution. Recorded at 2000–2150 m. Temperate, Subtropical east.

Locality Data. 1 specimen examined from UNSM. Additional records from Ohaus (1930b): Napo (1): Cabañas San Isidro (2 km NW Cosanga), Sarayacu .

Temporal Data. July (1).

Pelidnota viridicuprea Ohaus, 1908 *

Distribution. Recorded at 1800 m. Subtropical east.

Locality Data. No specimens examined. Records from Machatschke (1972): Pastaza (1): Canelos.

Temporal Data. No data.