Onoreidium howdeni (Ferreira & Galileo, 1993)

Chamorro, William, Marin-Armijos, Diego, senjo, Angelico & Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando Z., 2019, Scarabaeinae dung beetles from Ecuador: a catalog, nomenclatural acts, and distribution records, ZooKeys 826, pp. 1-343 : 158-160

Onoreidium howdeni (Ferreira & Galileo, 1993) Plate 34D

Pedaridium howdeni Ferreira & Galileo, 1993: 26 (original description. Type locality: EQUADOR. Guayas: Guayaquil).

Onoreidium howdeni : Vaz-de-Mello 2008: 39 (new combination, distribution), 65 (figure 82); Carvajal et al. 2011: 316-317 (cited for Ecuador); Krajcik 2012: 174 (complete list of species); Chamorro et al. 2018: 79 (figure 2E), 80 (figure 3C), 96 (cited for Ecuador).

Type specimens.

Pedaridium howdeni Ferreira & Galileo, 1993. The holotype (♀) is deposited at the CMNC (see Vaz-de-Mello 2008: 39). Locality: Ecuador, Guayas: 40 km SW Guayaquil, 50 m, not examined.

Distribution.

Only known from Ecuador.

Records examined.

GUAYAS: Guayaquil (2 specimens CEMT). EL ORO: Arenillas, 15 m (10 specimens CEMT). SANTA ELENA: 45 km W Guayaquil (2 specimens CEMT).

Literature records.

GUAYAS: 40 km SW Guayaquil 50 m ( Vaz-de-Mello 2008: 39).

Temporal data.

Collected in January, February, March, and June

Remarks.

Inhabits coastal lowland semi-deciduous forests and coastal lowland dry scrub from 15-50 m a.s.l. Collected with pitfall traps baited with carrion and human feces.