Coprophanaeus abas (MacLeay, 1819)

Fig. 21C

Phanaeus abas MacLeay, 1819: 126 (original description). Type locality: Trinidad and Tobago: Trinidad Island. Name-bearing type: neotype (BMNH), designated by Arnaud (2002d), not examined.

Phanaeus (Coprophanaeus) rex Balthasar, 1939f: 239 (original description). Type locality: South America. Name-bearing type: holotype (NMPC), not examined.

Coprophanaeus (Coprophanaeus) abas – Arnaud 2002b: 28 (key, distribution). — Edmonds & Zídek 2010: 43, 50 (key, comments, revision). — Gámez 2010: 15 (comments). — Pacheco & Vaz-de-Mello 2015: 2–3, 7 (list, distribution, key). — Gámez & Acconcia 2018: 73 (key). — Hielkema & Hielkema 2019: 94 (catalogue for the Guianas).

Coprophanaeus jasius abas – Arnaud 2002c: 3 (designation of neotype).

Coprophanaeus rex – Arnaud 2002c: 3 (cited as synonym of Coprophanaeus jasius abas).

Coprophanaeus abas – Arnaud 2002b: 28 (new combination, key, distribution). — Edmonds & Zídek 2010: 43, 50 (key, comments, revision). — Gámez 2010: 15 (comments). — Gámez & Acconcia 2018: 73 (key).

Material examined

VENEZUELA ‒ Amazonas • 2 specs; Caño Piojo; Apr. 2006; D. Garcia leg.; CEMT . ‒ Bolívar • 1 spec.; Isla de Anacoco; 6 Jun. 2006; curso NM2006 leg.; faeces, 23h, 16:20; CEMT .

Distribution

Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, and Brazil.

Subregions of Venezuela

Peneplain of the Casiquiare River–Upper Orinoco, System of hills and low piedmont mountains of the Guiana Shield, System of low mountains and hills Imataca-Cuyuní of Northeast Guyana Shield, Andes mountains, and Central Coast Mountain Range.

Literature records

Arnaud 2002b: 28 (Venezuela). — Edmonds & Zídek 2010: 43, 50 (Venezuela: Amazonas, Aragua, Barinas and Bolívar). — Gámez 2010: 15, 19 (Venezuela: Llanos del Orinoco). — Gámez & Acconcia 2018: 73 (Venezuela: Cordillera de Mérida).