Ontherus azteca

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Ontherus azteca
Assessment by: Vaz-de-Mello, F., Larsen, T., Silva, F., Gill, B., Spector, S. & Favila,
M.
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Taxonomy
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Scarabaeidae
Taxon Name: Ontherus azteca Harold, 1869
Taxonomic Notes:
The genus Ontherus was revised by Génier (1996). Its consists approximately of 60 species that are
distributed throughout continental tropical and subtropical Latin America. However, the greater
diversity of the group occurs in southeastern Brazil and the Andes (Génier 1996). The species that
compose the genus are divided into three subgenera: Caelontherus, Planontherus and Ontherus.
Assessment Information
Red List Category & Criteria:
Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:
2014
Date Assessed:
January 31, 2013
Justification:
Ontherus azteca has been assessed as Least Concern. This is a common and widely distributed species
which is able to utilize a range of habitat types.
Geographic Range
Range Description:
This species is a common and widely distributed species, known to occur in Argentina [Santiago del
Estero (Añatuya)], Bolivia [(unknown locality), Santa Cruz de la Sierra, La Paz, Cochabamba], Brazil
[Bahia (Entre Rios); Espirito Santo (Linhares, P.E.Pedra Azul,Timbuí, Vargem Alta); Goiás (Bom Jardim de
Goiás, Mineiros); Maranhão (São Luís); Mato Grosso (Alta Floresta, Carlinda, Chapada dos Guimarães,
Cláudia, Diamantino); Mato Grosso do Sul (Bodoquena, Bonito, Corguinho, Dourados, Ivinhema, Jardim);
Minas Gerais (Águas Vermelhas, Conceição dos Ouros, Cordisburgo, Ipatinga, Lavras, Maripá de Minas,
Montes Claros, Paracatu, Paula Cândido, Uberaba, Vespasiano, Viçosa); Paraíba (Igarassu,
Mamanguape); Piauí (São Raimundo Nonato); Paraná (Londrina), Rio de Janeiro (Itatiaia, Maria
Comprida, Rondônia (Guarajá-mirim); Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Saquarema, Tijuca); Rio Grande do
Sul (Bento Gonçalves, Montenegro); Santa Catarina (Campos Novos, Nova Teutonia, Rio Vermelho), São
Paulo (Agudos, Anhembi (Fazenda Barreiro Rico), Bocaina, Campinas, Cerqueira César, Ipiranga,
Itirapina, Itu (Fazenda Pau D’Alho), São Paulo, Serra do Japi)], Colombia [Meta (Villavivencio)], Costa Rica
[Guanacaste (Pinilla); Limón (Finca de E. Rojas (Sector Cerro Cocori), 6 km N Guacimo); Puntarenas (El
Rodeo (Ciudad Colón))], Ecuador [Napo (Limoncocha, 2 km N Limoncocha, Km 7.3 Sarayacu-Loreto Rd.);
Pastaza (25 km N N E Puyo, 22 km S E Puyo)], Mexico [Jalapa; Chiapas (Parque Laguna Belgica); Jalisco
(1.4 km N W Barra de Navidad); Nayarit (El Cora); Quintana Roo (24 km W Chetumal)], Panama [Canal
Zone (Barro Colorado Island)], Paraguay [Amambay (Pedro Juan Caballero); Caaguazú (Paso Yobái);
Caazapá (Caazapá); Paraguarí (Ybycui)], Peru [Madre de Dios, Cusco (Rio Tono); Junín (Chanchamayo,
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San Francisco de Satipo)] (Génier 1996, F.Silva, Larsen and F. Vaz-de-Mello pers. comm. 2013).
Country Occurrence:
Native: Argentina (Santiago del Estero); Bolivia, Plurinational States of; Brazil (Bahia, Espírito Santo,
Mato Grosso, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, São Paulo); Colombia (Colombia (mainland)); Costa Rica;
Ecuador; Mexico (Chiapas, Jalisco, Nayarit, Quintana Roo); Panama; Paraguay; Peru
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Distribution Map
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Population
There is no population information available for this species, but it is presumably highly viable (F. Vazde-Mello pers. comm. 2013).
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Habitat and Ecology (see Appendix for additional information)
This species is found in habitats from dry scrub to lowland Amazonian forest. According to Génier
(1996), some specimens were collected using a dung trap baited with human feces. Some traps were set
in virgin forests along a nature trail. Two specimens were collected using a feces trap set in a cloud
forest. One specimen was collected in a trap baited with decaying meat set in an unspecified habitat.
Systems: Terrestrial
Use and Trade
This species is unlikely to be utilized.
Threats
It is unlikely that this species is affected by any major threat processes, because of its widespread
occurrence over a range of habitats.
Conservation Actions
There are no species-specific conservation measures in place, and none are required at present.
Credits
Assessor(s):
Vaz-de-Mello, F., Larsen, T., Silva, F., Gill, B., Spector, S. & Favila, M.
Reviewer(s):
Böhm, M. & Gerlach, J.
Contributor(s):
Outhwaite, C., Fitch, A., Ledger, S., Smith, E. & Carrete-Vega, G.
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Bibliography
Génier, F. 1996. A revision of the Neotropical genus Ontherus Erichson (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae,
Scarabaeinae). Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada 170: 1-169.
IUCN. 2014. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org.
(Accessed: 12 June 2014).
Citation
Vaz-de-Mello, F., Larsen, T., Silva, F., Gill, B., Spector, S. & Favila, M. 2014. Ontherus azteca. The IUCN Red
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Appendix
Habitats
(http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)
Habitat
Season
Suitability
Major
Importance?
1. Forest -> 1.6. Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
Resident
Suitable
-
1. Forest -> 1.9. Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
Resident
Suitable
-
3. Shrubland -> 3.5. Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
Resident
Suitable
-
Additional Data Fields
Distribution
Estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) (km²): 17970072.5047
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