Canthon (Canthon) lituratus (Germar, 1813)

Ateuchus lituratus (Germar, 1813): 117 (original description. Type locality: Brasilien [=Brazil]).

Remarks.

This species was recorded for Ecuador by the following authors: Guérin-Méneville (1855: 587) cited as C. quadripustulatum original description, distribution: Napo-Amazon region; Gillet (1911a: 31) cited as Canthon lituratus quadripustulatus Guér); Blackwelder (1944: 200) cited as Canthon lituratum v. quadripustulatum; Solís and Kohlmann (2002: 30) cited as Canthon lituratus (Germar); Carvajal et al. (2011: 314-315) list of species.

It is possible that Guérin-Méneville (1855) described a different species that was mistaken for C. lituratus (Germar, 1813). According to our data, there are no other records of this species in the collections listed.