Scarabaeinae dung beetles from Ecuador: a catalog, nomenclatural acts, and distribution records
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Chamorro, William
Author
Marin-Armijos, Diego
Author
senjo, Angelico
Author
Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando Z.
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ZooKeys
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.826.26488
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.826.26488
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Deltochilum (Hybomidium) loperae
Gonzalez
& Molano, 2009
Plate 23B
Deltochilum
(Hybomidium) loperae
Gonzalez
et al. 2009
: 268 (original description. Type locality: Colombia. Valle del Cauca.
Estacion
forestal Bajo Calima. 50 m.).
Deltochilum loperae
:
Krajcik 2012
: 88 (complete list of species).
Deltochilum (Hybomidium) loperae
:
Gonzalez-Alvarado
and Vaz-de-Mello 2014: 454 (redescription), 472 (characters in key);
Chamorro et al. 2018
: 94 (cited for Ecuador).
Type specimens.
Deltochilum (Hybomidium) loperae
Gonzalez
& Molano, 2009. The holotype (♂) is deposited at the CECC (see
Gonzalez
et al. 2009
: 268). Locality: Colombia. Valle del Cauca.
Estacion
forestal Bajo Calima. 50 m, not examined.
Distribution.
Colombia and Ecuador.
Records examined.
CARCHI: Tobar Donoso, 300 m (2 specimens MECN). COTOPAXI: km 4 Guasaganda, 500 m (1 specimen CEMT). ESMERALDAS: Playa de Oro, Estero Pote, 200 m (4 specimens CEMT); Playa de Oro, La Tabla (1 specimen MECN); Tsejpi (1 specimen MECN); Tsejpi, Rio Zapallo (1 specimen MECN).
Temporal
data.
Collected in March, April, February, October, November, and December.
Remarks.
Inhabits coastal lowland evergreen forests from 200-500 m a.s.l. Collected with pitfall traps baited with carrion and human feces.