Scarabaeus stercorator Fabricius 1775: 20
Ataenius opacus Harold 1867c: 100
An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) of the Guianas
Hielkema, Auke J.
Hielkema, Meindert A.
Insecta Mundi
2019
2019-10-25
732
732
1
306
(Fabricius, 1775)
Fabricius
1775
[213,730,1628,1652]
Insecta
Aphodiidae
Ataenius
Animalia
Coleoptera
32
31
Arthropoda
species
stercorator
Scarabaeus stercorator Fabricius 1775: 20(none - LECTOTYPE) = Ataenius opacus Harold 1867c: 100(none - LECTOTYPE)
Distribution. Guyana: Bodkin 1919: 214(as A. opacus). Brazil: Fabricius 1775: 20(as Scarabaeus stercorator); Harold 1867c: 100(as A. opacus); A. Schmidt 1910b: 76, 78 (as A. opacus; as A. stercorator), 1922b: 444 (as A. opacus); Blackwelder 1944: 215(as A. opacus; as A. stercorator); Stebnicka 1998b: 200; 2003b: 246; 2007b: 32. Other:A. Schmidt 1910b: 76, 78 ( Montevideo[= Uruguay] - as A. opacus; Antilles, North and South America - as A. stercorator), 1922b: 422, 444 ( Montevideo[= Uruguay] - as A. opacus; America including islands - as A. stercorator); Blackwelder 1944: 215( Argentina, Uruguay- as A. opacus; Argentina, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico, U.S.A., Old World - as A. stercorator), 1957: 1398 ( Colombia); Landin 1956b: 219(none - designation LECTOTYPE Scarabaeus stercorator); Cartwright 1973: 41(none - designation LECTOTYPE Ataenius opacus); Stebnicka 1998b: 200( Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay), 2003b: 246 ( Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay), 2007b: 32 ( Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay). Note. Bodkin (1919: 214)provides the only record of Ataenius stercorator(as A. opacus) for the research area. Based on the known distribution of this species, Bodkin’s specimen was probably misidentified. We regard this species as not occurring in the Guianas.