Coprophanaeus (Coprophanaeus) callegarii Arnaud, 2002

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Coprophanaeus (Coprophanaeus) callegarii Arnaud, 2002 Plate 15D

Coprophanaeus (Coprophanaeus) callegarii Arnaud, 2002b: 4 (original description. Type locality: PERU, Iquitos).

Coprophanaeus (Coprophanaeus) callegarii : Arnaud 2002a: 53 (diagnosis, cited for Ecuador); Edmonds and Zídek 2010: 97 (characters in key, redescription); Carvajal et al. 2011: 320-321 (cited for Ecuador); Krajcik 2012: 204 (complete list of species, cited as subgenus of Phanaeus Macleay, 1819); Figueroa et al. 2014: 128 (distribution of records for Peru); Ratcliffe et al. 2015: 197 (cited for Peru); Chamorro et al. 2018: 93 (cited for Ecuador).

Type specimens.

Coprophanaeus (Coprophanaeus) callegarii Arnaud, 2002. The holotype (♂) is deposited at the CPFA (see Arnaud 2002b: 4). Locality: Iquitos, not examined.

Distribution.

Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru.

Records examined.

ORELLANA: Bloque 31, Parque Nacional Yasuni, 200 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Estación de Biodiversidad Tiputini, 220 m, Parque Nacional Yasuni (2 specimens MUTPL); Ginta Pompeya Sur-Iro, 250 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Cononaco, Bloque 16 YPF, Parque Nacional Yasuní, 250 m (1 specimen MUTPL).

Literature records.

SUCUMBÍOS: without specific locality ( Arnaud 2002a: 53).

Temporal data.

Collected in May, June, September, and November.

Remarks.

Inhabits the lowland evergreen forests and the foothill evergreen forests of the Amazon region from 220-250 m a.s.l. Collected with pitfall traps baited with carrion and human feces. Arnaud (2002a) cites Succumbios [= Sucumbíos] province but no specific locality is provided.