Eurysternus streblus Genier , 2009

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Eurysternus streblus Genier, 2009 Plate 32A

Eurysternus streblus Génier, 2009: 159 (original description. Type locality: Ecuador, Pichincha, 5.3 km on road Pachijal, 2800-3000 m).

Eurysternus streblus : Camero 2010: 149 (characters in key), 155 (diagnosis); Krajcik 2012: 107 (complete list of species); Ratcliffe et al. 2015: 195 (cited for Peru); Chamorro et al. 2018: 95 (cited for Ecuador).

Type specimens.

Eurysternus streblus Génier, 2009. The holotype (♂) is deposited at the CMNC (see Génier 2009: 161). Locality: Ecuador, Pichincha, 5.3 km on road Pachijal, 2800-3000 m, not examined.

Distribution.

Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru.

Records examined.

CARCHI: Tobar Donoso, 300 m (2 specimens MECN). ESMERALDAS: Palma Real (2 specimens MUTPL); Pote, Playa de Oro (1 specimen CEMT; 1 specimen MQCAZ).

Literature records.

ESMERALDAS: Cachabé ( Génier 2009: 161); Charco Vicente ( Génier 2009: 161); Padre Santo, Playa de Oro ( Génier 2009: 161); Playa Rica ( Génier 2009: 161); Pote, Playa de Oro, 200 m ( Génier 2009: 161); Salidero, 107 m ( Génier 2009: 162). PICHINCHA: 5.3 km on road Pachijal, 2800-3000 m ( Génier 2009: 162); km 5 on road Pachijal, 109 km NW de Quito, 915 m ( Génier 2009: 162).

Temporal data.

Collected in February, March, May, August, November, and December.

Remarks.

Inhabits coastal lowland evergreen forests and coastal evergreen foothill forests from 200-915 m a.s.l. In the Andean region, this species has been collected in the montane cloud forests from 2800-3000 m a.s.l. Collected with pitfall traps baited with carrion and human feces According to our data E. streblus is distributed in the coastal region. Therefore, Génier’s (2009) altitudinal records might be erroneous.