An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) of the Guianas Author Hielkema, Auke J. Author Hielkema, Meindert A. text Insecta Mundi 2019 2019-10-25 732 732 1 306 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.3678492 8e18452b-1d9d-462e-bac8-8c86eeb4ddc3 1942-1354 3678492 930EAB11-37FA-41B0-980A-1A4736527842 § Microrutela viridiaurata (H. W. Bates, 1888 ) Rutela viridiaurata H. W. Bates 1888: 272 ( Costa Rica ) Distribution. “Guianas”: Ohaus 1934: 116 (as Rutela viridiaurata ); Blackwelder 1944: 239 (as Rutela viridiaurata ); Machatschke 1972: 49 (as Rutela viridiaurata ). Brazil : Blackwelder 1944: 239 (as Rutela viridiaurata ). Venezuela : Blackwelder 1944: 239 (as Rutela viridiaurata ). “Amazon Basin”: Ohaus 1934: 116 (as Rutela viridiaurata ); Machatschke 1972: 49 (as Rutela viridiaurata ). Other: H. W. Bates 1888: 272 (Costa Rica - as Rutela viridiaurata ); Ohaus 1934: 116 (Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru - as Rutela viridiaurata ); Blackwelder 1944: 239 (Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru - as Rutela viridiaurata ); Machatschke 1972: 49 (Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru - as Rutela viridiaurata ); Jameson 1998: 145 (Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama). Note. The records of Microrutela viridiaurata from countries other than those named by Jameson (1998: 145) are probably due to misidentifications. We regard this species as not occurring in the research area.