Canthon steinheili Harold, 1880

Rosa, Cecilia Lozano De La, Cupello, Mario & Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando Z., 2024, The dung beetles of Venezuela (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae): catalogue and updated distribution, European Journal of Taxonomy 959 (1), pp. 1-272 : 45

Canthon steinheili Harold, 1880

Fig. 18B

Canthon steinheili Harold, 1880: 16 (original description). Type locality: Colombia: Tolima:Ambalema. Name-bearing type: a single known syntype (MNHN), examined by FZVM.

Canthon steinheili – Gillet 1911b: 33 (catalogue, cited for Colombia). — Bruch 1915: 540 (catalogue, cited for Misiones, Argentina). — Balthasar 1939a: 225 (monograph, cited for Colombia). — Blackwelder 1944: 202 (list). — Gacharná 1951: 221 (catalogue, cited for Colombia). — Roze 1955: 43 (checklist for Venezuela). — Martínez 1959: 43 (catalogue for Argentina). — Vulcano & Pereira 1964: 630 (catalogue, distribution). — Halffter & Martínez 1977: 89 (list of species group). — Vaz-de-Mello 2000: 191 (checklist for Brazil). — Medina et al. 2001: 139 (checklist for Colombia).

Canthon mutabilis steinheili – Schmidt 1922: 77 (distribution).

Material examined

VENEZUELA ‒ La Guaira • 1 spec.; Vargas, La Sabana; 10°35′49.81″ N, 66°16′13.08″ W; 17 m a.s.l.; 19 Jul. 2009; H. Martínez, P. Cely, M. Córdova, and M. Nuñez leg.; human faeces; CEMT • 1 spec.; same locality data as for the preceding; 31 m a.s.l.; minced meat; CEMT. – Yaracuy • 4 specs; Bolívar, Aroa ; 10°0′0″ N, 68°0′0″ W; 1376 m a.s.l.; 20 Jul. 2009; M. Asmüssen, P. Colmenares, and H. Martínez leg.; human faeces; CEMT • 1 spec.; Bolívar, Aroa ; 10°20′24.35″ N, 68°50′6.61″ W; 1373 m a.s.l.; 19 Jul. 2009; M. Asmüssen, P. Colmenares, and H. Martínez leg.; human faeces; CEMT • 1 spec.; Bolívar, Aroa ; 10°0′0″ N, 68°0′0″ W; 97 m a.s.l.; 19 Jul. 2009; M. Asmüssen, P. Colmenares, and H. Martínez leg.; minced meat; CEMT .

Distribution

Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, and Argentina.

Subregion of Venezuela

Central Coast Mountain Range.

Literature records

Schmidt 1922: 77 ( Venezuela: Distrito Capital: Caracas, and Carabobo: Puerto Cabello). — Blackwelder 1944: 202 ( Venezuela). — Roze 1955: 43 ( Venezuela). — Martínez 1959: 43 ( Venezuela). — Vulcano & Pereira 1964: 630 ( Venezuela).

Figures

Fig. 18. Species distribution. A. Canthon simulans (Martínez, 1950). B. Canthon steinheili Harold, 1880. Green diamond = CEMT collection data; black circle = literature data.