Ontherus (Ontherus) edentulus Genier , 1996

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Ontherus (Ontherus) edentulus Genier, 1996 Plate 38C

Ontherus (Ontherus) edentulus Génier, 1996: 102 (original description. Type locality: Pérou [= Peru], Chanchamayo).

Ontherus edentulus : Krajcik 2012: 174 (complete list of species); Ratcliffe et al. 2015: 197 (cited for Peru).

Ontherus (Ontherus) edentulus : Vaz-de-Mello 2000: 194 (cited for Brazil); Carvajal et al. 2011: 318-319 (cited for Ecuador); Chamorro et al. 2018: 96 (cited for Ecuador).

Type specimens.

Ontherus (Ontherus) edentulus Génier, 1996. The holotype (♂) is deposited at the MNHN (see Génier 1996: 104). Locality: Pérou Chanchamayo, not examined.

Distribution.

Ecuador and Peru.

Records examined.

NAPO: Talag, 650 m (1 specimen MQCAZ); Tena (1 specimen CEMT). ORELLANA: Estación de Biodiversidad Tiputini, 250 m (1 specimen CEMT).

Literature records.

LOJA: Loja ( Génier 1996: 104). MORONA SANTIAGO: Macas ( Génier 1996: 104). ZAMORA CHINCHIPE: Zamora ( Génier 1996: 104).

Temporal data.

Collected in June and September.

Remarks.

Inhabits the lowland evergreen forests and evergreen foothill forests of the Amazon region from 250-1020 m a.s.l. Species was collected with pitfall traps baited with carrion.