0080. Distribution and biology of the rare scarab beetle <I>Megatharsis buckleyi</I> Waterhouse, 1891 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae: Phanaeini)
Authors
Conrad P. D. T. Gillett
W. D. Edmonds
Santiago Villamarin
Keywords:
Dung beetle, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Neotropical, South America, Amazonia, Rondonia, Orellana, Payamino, new country record, new provincial record, color variation
Abstract
Megatharsis buckleyi Waterhouse, 1891 is newly recorded from Brazil, extending its distributional range beyond Ecuador and Peru. A further new provincial record from Ecuador is presented in detail, and the species' distribution and habitat is discussed. Color variation within the species, with a possible geographic correlation, is reported here for the first time.
