Deltochilum (Hybomidium) panamensis Howden, 1966

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 : 100-103

Deltochilum (Hybomidium) panamensis Howden, 1966 Plate 23D

Deltochilum (Hybomidium) gibbosum panamensis Howden, 1966: 736 (original description. Type locality: Río Changuena [= Río Changuinola], 2400 feet [= 730 m], Bocas del Toro, Panama).

Deltochilum gibbosum panamensis : Howden and Young 1981: 36 (characters in key), 37 (redescription); Medina et al. 2001: 136 (cited for Colombia); Ratcliffe 2002: 13 (cited for Panama); Krajcik 2012: 88 (complete list of species); Solís and Kohlmann 2012: 4 (cited for Costa Rica).

Deltochilum (Hybomidium) gibbosum panamensis : González et al. 2009: 270 (redescription, characters in key).

Deltochilum (Hybomidium) panamensis : González-Alvarado and Vaz-de-Mello 2014: 440 (cited as new status, redescription), 472 (characters in key); Chamorro et al. 2018: 94 (cited for Ecuador).

Type specimens.

Deltochilum (Hybomidium) gibbosum panamensis Howden, 1966. The holotype (♂) is deposited at the CMNC (see Howden 1966: 736, fig 20). Locality: Río Changuena [= Río Changuinola], 2400 feet [= 730 m], Bocas del Toro, Panama, not examined.

Distribution.

Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Records examined.

BOLIVAR: Bosque Protector Filo Palanga, 970 m (1 specimen MUTPL). EL ORO: San Roque, 930 m (3 specimens MQCAZ). ESMERALDAS: Alto Tambo, 850 m (4 specimens MQCAZ); Carondelet (5 specimens MECN); Colón del Ónzole (25 specimens MQCAZ, 7 specimens MECN); Charco Vicente (15 specimens MGO-UC; 11 specimens MECN; 17 specimens MQCAZ); Chispero (17 specimnes MQCAZ; 13 specimens MECN); El Progreso (7 specimens MQCAZ; 3 specimens MECN); Guadal (5 specimens MQCAZ); Gualpi (12 specimens MQCAZ; 18 specimens MECN); Majua (19 specimens MQCAZ, 7 specimens MECN); Palma Real (7 specimens MGO-UC; 15 specimens MECN; 11 specimens MQCAZ); Playa de Oro (1 specimen CEMT; 8 specimens MQCAZ); Playa de Oro, Estero Pote, 200 m (14 specimens CEMT; 21 specimens MQCAZ); Playa de Oro, Padre Santo (58 specimens MGO-UC; 15 specimens MECN; 33 specimens MQCAZ); Playa de Oro, Playa Rica (30 specimens MGO-UC; 17 specimens MQCAZ; 4 specimens MECN); Playa de Oro Pistolas (2 specimens MQCAZ); Playa de Oro, Río Santiago, 200 m (4 specimens MQCAZ); Ricauter (8 specimens MQCAZ; 2 specimens MECN); Tsejpi (17 specimnes MQCAZ; 7 specimens MECN); Tsejpi rio Zapallo (5 specimens MQCAZ); Vainilla (5 specimens MQCAZ). IMBABURA: El Chontal, El Cauchero, 900 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Lita, 680 m (3 specimens MQCAZ). MANABÍ: Ayampe, 35 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Puerto López Comunidad Agua Blanca, 245 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Puerto López, Guale, 200 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Puerto López Río Chico (1 specimen MUTPL). PICHINCHA: Llurimaguas, Río Guayllabamba, 290 m, Pedro Vicente Maldonado (1 specimen MGO-UC); El Tigre Río Guayllabamba, Pedro Vicente Maldonado (1 specimen MUTPL); Guayabilla, 520 m, Río Guayllabamba Manduriacus (1 specimen MGO-UC). SANTA ELENA: Olón, 50 m (1 specimen MUTPL). SANTO DOMINGO DE LOS TSÁCHILAS: Valle Hermoso km 24 road to Santo Domingo (1 specimen MGO-UC).

Literature records.

ESMERALDAS: Pajonal ( González and Vaz-de-Mello 2014: 439) Playa de Oro, Estero Pote ( González and Vaz-de-Mello 2014: 439); Playa de Oro ( González and Vaz-de-Mello 2014: 440); 5 m, 11 km SE S. Lorenzo [= San Lorenzo] ( González and Vaz-de-Mello 2014: 440); La Chiquita, For. Stat ( González and Vaz-de- Mello 2014: 440). Pichincha: 113 km N Puerto Quito, 2420-2680 m ( González and Vaz-de-Mello 2014: 440).

Temporal data.

Collected every month of the year.

Remarks.

Inhabits coastal lowland evergreen forests, coastal lowland semi-deciduous forests, and coastal evergreen foothill forests from 200-930 m a.s.l. Collected with pitfall traps baited with carrion and human feces.