Scarabaeinae dung beetles from Ecuador: a catalog, nomenclatural acts, and distribution records Author Chamorro, William Author Marin-Armijos, Diego Author senjo, Angelico Author Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando Z. text ZooKeys 2019 826 1 343 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.826.26488 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.826.26488 1313-2970-826-1 B1550A3AE54744509A44BC4366D5E110 Canthon sericatus Schmidt, 1922 Plate 15A Canthon sericatus Schmidt, 1922: 92 (original description, type locality: Argentinien [= Argentina], Salinas). Canthon sericatus : Balthasar 1939d : 186 (characters in key); Martinez 1959 : 42 (cited for Argentina ); Vulcano and Pereira 1964 : 630 (catalog of species); Halffter and Martinez 1977: 71 (list of species); Krajcik 2012 : 64 (complete list of species); Ratcliffe et al. 2015 : 195 (cited for Peru); Chamorro et al. 2018 : 93 (cited for Ecuador); Vaz-de-Mello and Cupello 2018b : 67 (lectotype designated), figs 97 and 98. Canthon sericatum : Blackwelder 1944 : 201 (misspelled name, list of species for Latin America). Type specimens. Canthon sericatus Schmidt, 1922. The lectotype (♂) is deposited at the SMTD (see Vaz-de-Mello and Cupello 2018b : 67, figure 98). Locality: Salinas, Beni, examined. Lectotype (♂): "Salinas / Beni B vii. 95 / M. Stuart [p]", "Coll. C. Felsche / Kauf 20, 1918 [p, green label, black margin]", "Typus [red label]", "canthon / sericatus / n. sp. a. Schmidth [hw]", "LECTOTYPE ♂ / Canthon / sericatus / Schmidt / des. F.Z.Vaz-de-Mello, 2014 [hw and p, red label, black margin]". Distribution. Argentina, Ecuador, and Peru. Records examined. PASTAZA: Amazanga Norte del Puyo, 1000 m (1 specimen CEMT). Temporal data. Collected in November. Remarks. Inhabits the foothill evergreen forests in the Amazon region at 1000 m a.s.l. Collected with light trap.