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Ataenius scutellaris Harold 1867

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Laboratorio de Scarabaeoidologia, Programa de Pós-graduação em Zoologia, Departamento de Biologia e Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso. Av. Fernando Correa da Costa, 2367 Boa Esperança, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil. & Programa de Pós-graduação em Entomologia e Conservação da Biodiversidade, Faculdade de Ciências Biológicas e Ambientais, Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Rodovia Dourados / Itahum, Km 12 - Unidade II, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
  • 2. Florida State Collection of Arthropods, 1911 SW 34 Street, Gainesville, Florida 32608, USA. & Paul.
  • 3. Laboratorio de Scarabaeoidologia, Programa de Pós-graduação em Zoologia, Departamento de Biologia e Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso. Av. Fernando Correa da Costa, 2367 Boa Esperança, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil. & Instituto Nacional de Coleoptera (INCol) an INCT (National Institute of Science and Technology) by Brazil's National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) (408430 / 2024 - 9).

Description

Ataenius scutellaris Harold, 1867

Ataenius scutellaris Harold, 1867a: 82.

Ataenius frater Arrow, 1903: 512.

Ataenius auberti Paulian, 1937: 42.

BRAZIL – Acre • 1 spec.; Rio Branco; CEMT • 1 spec.; Rio Branco, PZ-UFAC; Feb. 1997; Vaz-de-Mello leg.; CEMT. – Amazonas • 1 spec.; Itacoatiara, Fazenda Aruana, Am010, Km 215; 20–23 Aug. 1990; C.S. Motta, F.J.A. Peralta and B. Ronchi-Teles leg.; UV light; CEMT • 13 specs; same data as for preceding; 18–21 Sep. 1990; C.S. Motta, R.L.M. Ferreira and R. Andreazze leg.; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; INPA • 7 specs; same data as for preceding; 12–15 Jan. 1991; C.S. Motta, H. Misquita and R. Andreazze leg.; INPA • 9 specs; same data as for preceding; 13–16 Feb. 1991; UV light; C.S. Motta, R. Andreazze and U. Kawazoe leg.; INPA • 8 specs; same data as for preceding; Mar. 1991; C.S. Motta, F.J.A. Peralta and B. Rochin-Teles leg.; CEMT • 15 specs; same data as for preceding; 14–15 May 1991; C.S. Motta et al. leg.; INPA • 15 specs; same data as for preceding; 16–17 May 1991; INPA • 2 specs; same data as for preceding; 22–23 Jul. 1990; C.S. Motta et al. leg.; CEMT • 1 spec.; Manaus, INPA-base camp; 8 Jun. 1976; A.P.A Luna Dias leg.; CEMT. – Mato Grosso • 1 spec.; Alta Floresta, CEPLAC; 2 Oct. 2009; V. Gonçalvez leg.; fezes antas, por cima; CEMT • 1 spec.; Chapada dos Guimarães; 15°24′31″ S, 55°45′53″ W; 2 Dec. 2015; A. Frolov and L. Akhemetova leg.; light; CEMT • 1 spec.; Chapada dos Guimarães; 27 Apr. 2001; A.F. Ramos leg.; light trap; CEMT • 1 spec.; Cotriguaçu, Fazenda São Nicolau; 14 Feb. 2007; O. Peres-Filho leg.; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; 15 Dec. 2007; CEMT • 2 specs; Cotriguaçu, Fazenda São Nicolau; 9°49′08″ S, 58°15′40″ W; 19–24 Oct. 2012; F.Z. Vaz-de-Mello leg.; PPBIO P1, FIT; CEMT • 1 spec.; Cotriguaçu, Fazenda São Nicolau; 18 Oct. 2014; W. Chamorro leg.; CEMT • 1 spec.; Poconé, Pousada das Araras; 3 Dec. 1998; J.L. Moreno and T. Mestre leg.; Pantanal; CEMT. – Minas Gerais • 1 spec.; Santa Barbara; 17 Feb. 1994; J.C. Zanuncio leg.; CEMT. – Pará • 2 specs; Jacarecanga; 9°12′21″ S, 56°57′34″ W; Feb. 2015; M.A.L. Bragaça leg.; pitfall; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; INTERD1; 9°15′30″ S, 56°48′20″ W; Jan. 2016; M.A.L. Bragaça leg.; pitfall; CEMT. – Rondônia • 3 specs; 62 km S of Ariquemes; Feb. 1997; Vulinec-Mello leg.; CEMT.

ECUADOR – Manabi • 1 spec.; Manta; elev. 5 m; 23 Jan. 1999; A. Pérez leg.; CEMT. – Napo • 1 spec.; Yasuni, Bloque; 16 Aug. 1996; F. Bersosa leg.; light trap; CEMT. – Pastaza • 1 spec.; Mera, 24 May [locality]; 1°20′ S, 78°10′ W; elev. 1140 m; 6 Apr. 1996; M. López leg.; CEMT.

FRENCH GUIANA • 1 spec.; Cayenne, Nouragues, Inselberg; 4°05′ N, 52°41′ W; elev. 411 m; 9 Sep. 2010; SEAG leg.; FIT; CEMT • 1 spec.; 15 Nov. 2011; SEAG leg.; FIT (V); CEMT • 1 spec.; St Laurent de Maroni, Bélvédère de Saül; 3°37′22″ S, 53°12′57″ W; elev. 326 m; 22 Mar. 2011; SEAG leg.; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; 30 Jun. 2011; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; 13 May 2011; CEMT • 3 specs; same data as for preceding; elev. 360 m; 15 Sep. 2011; FIT (V); CEMT.

PERU – Loreto • 1 spec.; 21 km W of Iquitos; 10 Jul. 2001; Curoeand M. Callegari leg.; CEMT.

Notes

Published as part of Gama, Emanuel R. R., Skelley, Paul E. & Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando Z., 2026, Identification guide to the Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of Brazil, pp. 1-225 in European Journal of Taxonomy 1038 (1) on pages 91-92, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1038.3175, http://zenodo.org/record/19369988

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Identifiers

URL
http://treatment.plazi.org/id/038D87BEFFFEFFA8FF61F9A4FADBFB14

Is part of
Journal article: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1038.3175 (DOI)
Journal article: http://zenodo.org/record/19369988 (URL)
Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFB4FFC6FFA4FFF3FFDCFF9DFFF4FFB3 (URL)
Journal article: http://zoobank.org/09FBBB01-5A0B-4329-A627-3946B9814D44 (URL)
Is source of
https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/038D87BEFFFEFFA8FF61F9A4FADBFB14 (URL)
https://www.gbif.org/species/318350403 (URL)
https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/314725/taxon/038D87BEFFFEFFA8FF61F9A4FADBFB14.taxon (URL)

Biodiversity

Collection code
CEMT , INPA
Event date
1976-06-08 , 1990-07-22 , 1990-08-20 , 1990-09-18 , 1991-01-12 , 1991-02-13 , 1991-05-14 , 1991-05-16 , 1994-02-17 , 1996-04-06 , 1996-08-16 , 1998-12-03 , 1999-01-23 , 2001-04-27 , 2001-07-10 , 2007-02-14 , 2007-12-15 , 2009-10-02 , 2010-09-09 , 2011-03-22 , 2011-05-13 , 2011-06-30 , 2011-09-15 , 2011-11-15 , 2012-10-19 , 2014-10-18 , 2015-12-02
Verbatim event date
1976-06-08 , 1990-07-22/23 , 1990-08-20/23 , 1990-09-18/21 , 1991-01-12/15 , 1991-02-13/16 , 1991-05-14/15 , 1991-05-16/17 , 1994-02-17 , 1996-04-06 , 1996-08-16 , 1998-12-03 , 1999-01-23 , 2001-04-27 , 2001-07-10 , 2007-02-14 , 2007-12-15 , 2009-10-02 , 2010-09-09 , 2011-03-22 , 2011-05-13 , 2011-06-30 , 2011-09-15 , 2011-11-15 , 2012-10-19/24 , 2014-10-18 , 2015-12-02
Scientific name authorship
Harold
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Scarabaeidae
Genus
Ataenius
Species
scutellaris
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Ataenius scutellaris Harold, 1867 sec. Gama, Skelley & Vaz-De-Mello, 2026

References

  • Harold E. 1867 a. Diagnosen neuer Coprophagen. Coleopterologische Hefte 1: 76-83. Available from https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16069331 [accessed 26 Feb. 2024].
  • Arrow G. J. 1903. On the laparostict lamellicorn Coleoptera of Grenada and St. Vincent (W. Indies). Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 51: 509-520. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2311.1903.tb01144.x
  • Paulian R. 1937. Trois nouveaux Ataenius de la region australienne. Miscellanea Entomologica 38 (5): 41-43.