taxonID	type	description	language	source
FA458A0FFFFCFFC4FF4457533F84FCBD.taxon	materials_examined	Type specimen: Holotype: male (" Holotipo ", " Phanaeus machadoi sp. n. ♂, P. Pereira det. 955 ", " Açucena, Mg, 5. II. 952, A. Machado ", " 26153 "), MZSP (examined) (Figs. 5 – 6). Type locality: Açucena, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Pereira & d’Andretta, 1955).	en	Cupello, Mario, Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando Z. (2014): Revalidation of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest dung beetle species Coprophanaeus (Metallophanaeus) machadoi (Pereira & d’Andretta, 1955) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Phanaeini) based on morphological and distributional evidence. Zootaxa 3869 (4): 435-451, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3869.4.7
FA458A0FFFFCFFC4FF4457533F84FCBD.taxon	description	Description: General — Paraocular areas (genae) not carinate lateral to eyes. Pronotum smooth posteromedially, or, in minor specimens, sparsely punctured; posterior angle slightly and triangularly produced posteriorly; posterior fossae absent and sulcus paralleling posterior margin of pronotum effaced medially. Anteromedian angle of metasternum rounded, not salient; angle capped with elongate thickening usually visible from below as a broad “ V ”. Elytral interstriae flat; striae simple, very fine, superficial, not impressed, but, in lightcolored specimens, much more clearly visible by their darker coloration (usually dark blue); bases of striae 1 - 4 distinctly fossate, fossae progressively larger laterally. Ventral surface of protibia, lateral to longitudinal carina paralleling inner margin, entirely punctatorugose. Pygidium lacking basal groove. Color usually shining both metallic green and blue (Figs. 1 – 4), but sometimes entirely light green or dark blue; never with metallic red. Male — Paraocular areas mostly smooth, rugosity present at most only adjacent to outer margin (in minor specimens, rugosity sometimes more widespread, but never as females). Head with evenly tapering long horn, base not abruptly swollen. Pronotum with pair of closely set, apically slightly convergent processes near posterior margin, separated by strong concavity (in minor specimens, processes and concavity progressively reduced); disk anterior to processes with deep, round concavity on each side, or, in minor specimens, only slightly concave or completely absent. In major males, anterior margin of pronotum with long midlongitudinal filiform prolongation, sometimes raised into a sharp and acute ridge; prolongation followed by midlongitudinal well-marked carina (Figs. 6 – 9); anterior slope of pronotum sometimes ornamented by pair of divergent tubercles (Fig. 9). In minor specimens, filiform prolongation progressively shorter or absent, sometimes slightly triangular. Pronotal sculpturing limited to weak rugosity on lateral margins. Parameres only slightly concave laterally; apical processes rounded and with posterior flap only slightly curved (Fig. 12). Female — Paraocular areas broadly rugose, smooth only near to eyes. Pronotum with small, weakly trituberculate crest adjacent to anterior margin followed by weak concavity bounded posteriorly by pair of weak tumosities near middle of disk; in minor specimens, crest and concavity reduced and tumosities absent. Pronotum finely granulorugose on disk and sides, punctate posteromedially; in minor specimens, granulorugosity progressively more widespread posteriorly.	en	Cupello, Mario, Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando Z. (2014): Revalidation of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest dung beetle species Coprophanaeus (Metallophanaeus) machadoi (Pereira & d’Andretta, 1955) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Phanaeini) based on morphological and distributional evidence. Zootaxa 3869 (4): 435-451, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3869.4.7
FA458A0FFFFCFFC4FF4457533F84FCBD.taxon	materials_examined	Measurements: Males (15 specimens): TL: AV: 17.31; MX: 21; MN: 15; SD: 1.89. PW: AV: 10.93; MX: 13; MN: 9.3; SD: 1.25. Females (15 specimens): TL: 18.08; MX: 23; MN: 15; SD: 2.42. PW: AV: 10.97; MX: 14; MN: 9; SD: 1.74. Total (30 specimens): TL: AV: 17,7; SD: 2.2. PW: AV: 10.95; SD: 1.49. Intraspecific variation and taxonomic discussion: Coprophanaeus machadoi is a cryptic species widely confused with C. saphirinus and identified in collections and publications with this latter name. In most large collections we have examined (BMNH, CPFA, MNHN, MNRJ, and MZSP), including that where the holotype is deposited, no specimen (but the holotype) of C. machadoi was identified as such, and individuals of this species were mixed among large series of C. saphirinus. In addition to the type specimen, only a single male was correctly identified in a publication as C. machadoi (Arnaud, 2002), but even in that work, other C. machadoi were certainly misidentified as C. saphirinus since Arnaud cited Espírito Santo (Brazil) as part of the distribution range of the latter species. In fact, part of this confusion is due to the fact that the only two specimens so far correctly identified as C. machadoi lacked the aedeagus and, therefore, the more easily observed characteristics that differentiate the two species had not been detected until now (Pereira & d’Andretta, 1955; Arnaud, 2002; see below). Furthermore, the lack of distinction between the females of these two species contributes to the cryptic nature of C. machadoi. Nevertheless, two evident morphological characteristics observed by us support the validity of C. machadoi and, being in agreement with the distribution of the two species, make identification easier. Pereira & d’Andretta (1955) used the presence of a midlongitudinal carina on the anterior slope of male pronotum of C. machadoi to distinguish it from C. saphirinus (Fig. 6 – 9). Males C. saphirinus, in general, have no trace of this carina; only in a few specimens there is a very faint longitudinal line marked on the anterior slope of pronotum. In many small males of the C. machadoi, however, the carina may be completely absent and, without locality data, it is more difficult to distinguish them from C. saphirinus. In C. machadoi, anterior to and continuous with this carina, there is a midlongitudinal and filiform prolongation of the anterior pronotal margin that is elevated as a sharp and acute ridge in major specimens (Fig. 6 – 9). Minor specimens have this prolongation progressively shorter and triangular, being absent in smaller individuals. In C. saphirinus, regardless of the size of the male, the prolongation may be short and triangular or absent (Fig. 10 – 11). In this latter case, the anterior margin is simply rounded. In one specimen of C. machadoi observed by us, the midlongitudinal carina is accompanied by a pair of divergent tubercles (Fig. 9). However, the presence of this feature does not appear to be unique to this species, since we observed two large males of C. saphirinus, one from Virgínia (Minas Gerais) and other from Santa Catarina, that have a pair of small elevations in the anterior slope of pronotum that we believe to be a very worn pair of tubercles. Edmonds & Zidek (2010) also observed a pair of tubercles in a specimen identified as C. saphirinus, but since they did not provide the origin of this individual, it is impossible to know if it really was a C. saphirinus or a C. machadoi. The second distinguishing and most easily observable characteristic of C. machadoi is the shape of the parameres: in C. machadoi, the parameres are only slightly concave laterally and the posterior flap of the apical process is only slightly elevated (Fig. 12), while in C. saphirinus the lateral curvature is much more profound and the posterior flap of the apical process is strongly elevated and curved (Fig. 13). Indeed, this is the feature that more reliably differentiates males of both species, regardless of their size. Pereira & d’Andretta (1955) stated that C. machadoi differed from C. saphirinus mainly by differences of elytral sculpture, with the striae being more strongly marked and the interstriae more distinctly punctured in C. machadoi than in C. saphirinus. Edmonds & Zidek (2010) considered this characteristic and the midlongitudinal carina as individual variations of the C. machadoi holotype within the intraspecific variation of C. saphirinus and thus established the synonymy between these two names. Despite that the elytral striae of the holotype of C. machadoi are really unusually marked (in fact, they are carinulate in a similar manner to those of C. punctatus), we agree that this is a peculiar individual variation and that the most common condition in C. machadoi is similar to that of C. saphirinus, i. e. with very fine and superficial striae and smooth interstriae. The midlongitudinal pronotal carina and the filiform prolongation of the anterior pronotal margin, on the other hand, are consistently correlated with the structure of the parameres and together these three characteristics support the distinction between C. machadoi and C. saphirinus. Trends in size and degree of development also support the validity of C. machadoi. Although the total length (TL) and pronotal width (PW) averages are slightly larger in C. saphirinus than in C. machadoi (TL = 17.7 and PW = 10.95, in C. machadoi; and TL = 19.0 2 and PW = 12.0 9, in C. saphirinus), the most notable difference is that males of C. machadoi are never as large nor have cephalic and pronotal ornamentation as developed as the largest males of C. saphirinus (TL MX = 21 and PW MX = 13, for C. machadoi males; and TL MX = 23 and PW MX = 19, for C. saphirinus males). The cephalic horn, for example, is strongly curved backwards in some major males of C. saphirinus (Figs. 11, 15), while it is generally straight or at most only slightly curved apically in larger C. machadoi (Figs. 6 – 9). Size differences are repeated in females (TL MX = 23 and PW MX = 14, in C. machadoi; TL MX = 24 and PW MX = 19, in C. saphirinus). The coloration pattern also has tendencies that differ between the two species. Firstly, a red form has not been observed in C. machadoi, while it is found in C. saphirinus (see the discussion of C. saphirinus). In C. machadoi, there are both blue and green specimens, some being predominantly light green, while others are dark blue; nonetheless, the most frequent color is dark green. In contrast, in C. saphirinus, dark blue is the most common color, while light green specimens are less frequent. Thus, although it is impossible to differentiate individuals of the two species by color (except red), the relative predominance of blue or green is distinct between C. machadoi and C. saphirinus. Additionally, based on the examined specimens of C. machadoi, it appears that the green color is predominant at lower altitudes, while blue individuals are more common in higher altitudes, but this trend needs confirmation using more specimens. Finally, biogeography supports the morphological observations. Coprophanaeus machadoi is present from eastern Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo to southern Rio de Janeiro, where it is limited by the Serra da Bocaina mountains, on the border between the states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo; south of Serra dos Órgãos (i. e., the northern portion of the Serra do Mar mountains), C. machadoi has been collected only in coastal areas (Rio de Janeiro and Ilha Grande) and is apparently absent in the Vale do Paraíba region in the state of Rio de Janeiro (Fig. 14). In its turn, C. saphirinus is distributed in the Serra da Mantiqueira and in the southern portion of the Serra do Mar (i. e., excluding the Serra dos Órgãos and including the portions localized in São Paulo to Santa Catarina states) south to southern Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay. Therefore, despite both species being restricted to the Parana dominion of the Chacoan subregion, apparently they are never found in sympatry. Geographic distribution: Chacoan subregion: Parana dominion: Atlantic and Parana Forest provinces. BRAZIL: Minas Gerais: Açucena. Espírito Santo: Alegre, Fundão (Timbuí), Santa Teresa. Rio de Janeiro: Angra dos Reis (Ilha Grande), Cachoeiras de Macacu, Cantagalo, Macaé, Nova Friburgo, Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro (Parque Nacional da Tijuca), Teresópolis (Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos).	en	Cupello, Mario, Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando Z. (2014): Revalidation of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest dung beetle species Coprophanaeus (Metallophanaeus) machadoi (Pereira & d’Andretta, 1955) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Phanaeini) based on morphological and distributional evidence. Zootaxa 3869 (4): 435-451, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3869.4.7
FA458A0FFFFCFFC4FF4457533F84FCBD.taxon	discussion	Comments: Giving the cited locations, Harold’s (1875) report of Phanaeus saphirinus for Cantagalo (Rio de Janeiro) and the description of the larva of this species by Edmonds (1967) (reared from a female collected in Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro) probably refer to misidentified C. machadoi. Bionomics: Edmonds (1967) noted that the female of C. machadoi (cited as Phanaeus saphirinus) was able to build two brood balls even without the assistance of a male; he also observed that the duration of the development from egg to pupa lasted about 90 days. The female was collected using human excrement as bait. There are collection records of C. machadoi for all months from October to April, suggesting that adults of this species are active only in the months of spring and summer, when the temperature is higher and there is more rain. Conservation status: Coprophanaeus machadoi is regarded as a critically endangered species in the state of Minas Gerais and is included in its official list of protected species (Minas Gerais, 2010; Biodiversitas, 2007). Nonetheless this species is not present on the Brazilian Red List of endangered species (Machado et al., 2008) nor is it considered in the IUCN Red List (IUCN, 2013). Although C. machadoi is certainly present in at least two Brazilian National Parks, Parque Nacional da Tijuca and Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos, both in the state of Rio de Janeiro, this species is probably negatively impacted by the continuous deforestation and fragmentation of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (an impact that was vividly exposed by Ribeiro et al. (2009 )), especially because it is well demonstrated that Coprophanaeus species have a strong preference for forest habitats and, in many cases, are restricted to this environment (Edmonds, 1972; Edmonds & Zidek, 2010).	en	Cupello, Mario, Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando Z. (2014): Revalidation of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest dung beetle species Coprophanaeus (Metallophanaeus) machadoi (Pereira & d’Andretta, 1955) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Phanaeini) based on morphological and distributional evidence. Zootaxa 3869 (4): 435-451, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3869.4.7
FA458A0FFFFCFFC4FF4457533F84FCBD.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: 73 males and 53 females. NO DATA — 1 male (CEMT), 9 males (MNHN), 19 males and 12 females (BMNH), and 14 males and 12 females (OUMNH). BRAZIL: no more data — 8 males (MNHN) and 2 males (BMNH). ESPÍRITO SANTO: no more data — 1 male and 2 females (MNHN); Alegre, Fazenda Jerusalém, 03. XI. 1912, J. F. Zikán col. — 1 female (FIOC); Santa Teresa, II. 1991, O. Roppa col. — 3 females (MNRJ). MINAS GERAIS: Rio José Pedro, without date, J. F. Zikán col. — 1 male (CEMT); RIO DE JANEIRO: without date and collector — 5 males and 5 females (MNHN) and 3 males and 1 female (MNRJ); Angra dos Reis, Ilha Grande, IV. 1992, Theotonio col. — 1 male and 1 female (CEMT); Cachoeiras de Macacu, Boca do Mato, I-II. 2000, N. Tangerini col. — 1 male (MNRJ); Cantagalo (Cantagallo), without date and collector — 3 males and 1 female (MNHN); Macaé, Serra de Macaé, XI. 1909, Garbe col. — 2 males and 1 female (MZSP); Nova Friburgo, II. 1998, P. Grossi col. — 1 male and 1 female (CEMT); Nova Friburgo, Macaé de Cima (Haut Macahe), without date and collector — 2 females (MNHN); Nova Friburgo, Macaé de Cima, 1,500 m., III. 2000, Lopes-Andrade, Gumier & Vaz-de-Mello cols. — 1 male (CEMT); Nova Friburgo, Macaé de Cima, XII. 2000, P. & E. Grossi cols. — 1 male and 1 female (CEMT); Nova Friburgo, Muri, XII. 1976, Gred & Guimarães cols. — 1 female (MZSP); Nova Friburgo, Muri, XII. 1980, Gred & Guimarães cols. — 1 male (MZSP); Petrópolis, II. 1939, J. C. N. Penido col. — 1 male (FIOC); Petrópolis, II. 1957, H. Clark col. — 1 male (BMNH); Petrópolis, Alto Mosele, La Vallon, 01. II- 08. III. 1957, Dzley col. — 1 female (MNRJ); Petrópolis, Independência, without date, Mario Rosa col. — 1 male (MNRJ); Rio de Janeiro, Floresta da Tijuca, 20. XII. 1966, Celso Jr. col. — 1 female (CEMT); Rio de Janeiro, Floresta da Tijuca, XI. 1983, C. Godinho col. — 1 male (CPFA); Rio de Janeiro, Floresta da Tijuca, Represa Rio Grande, X. 1962, M. Alvarenga col. — 1 female (MZSP); Rio de Janeiro, Sumaré, XI. 1994, Celso Godinho col. — 1 female (CEMT) and 1 male (CPFA); Serra dos Órgãos, XII. 1940, Parko col. — 1 male (MNRJ); Teresópolis, XII. 1939, Freitas col. — 1 male (MNRJ); Teresópolis, VIII. 1940, without collector — 1 male (CPFA); Teresópolis, 14. I. 1993, A. Belo col. — 1 male and 3 females (CEMT); Teresópolis, Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos, 26. I. 1957, D. Zajciw col. — 1 female (MNRJ); Teresópolis, Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos, 25. X. 1960, D. Zajciw col. — 1 female (MNRJ). URUGUAY (surely mislabeled): Montevideo, without date and collector — 1 male (BMNH).	en	Cupello, Mario, Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando Z. (2014): Revalidation of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest dung beetle species Coprophanaeus (Metallophanaeus) machadoi (Pereira & d’Andretta, 1955) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Phanaeini) based on morphological and distributional evidence. Zootaxa 3869 (4): 435-451, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3869.4.7
FA458A0FFFF7FFC2FF4451653F19FA99.taxon	materials_examined	Type specimen: Copris saphirina Sturm, 1826: Holotype: male (“ Brasil. B. Copris saphirinus Mihi. ” “ Type von Copris saphirinus Sturm ”, “ Coll. Sturm ”, “ Metallophanaeus saphirinus Sturm ”), ZSMC (examined by photos (Fig. 15 )). Phanaeus chabrillaci Thomson, 1857: Holotype: male, (“ Type ”, “ Coll. J. Thomson ”, “ cf. Arch. Ent. I., 1857, p. 117 ”, “ det. J. Thomson Phanaeus chabrillaci Th. ”, “ Ph. (Metal.) saphirinus var. chabrillaci A. Janssens rev., 1932 ”), ISNB (examined by photos (Fig. 16 )). Type locality: Copris saphirina: “ Aus Brasilien ” (Sturm, 1826). — Phanaeus chabrillaci: “ Brésil ” (Thomson, 1857). Measurements: Males (67 specimens): TL: AV: 18.93; MX: 23; MN: 15; SD: 2.16. PW: AV: 12.07; MX: 15; MN: 10; SD: 1.63. Females (66 specimens): TL: AV: 19.11; MX: 24; MN: 14; SD: 2.42. PW: AV: 12.27; MX: 19; MN: 9; SD: 1.98. Total (133 specimens): TL: AV: 19.02; SD: 2.29. PW: AV: 12.09; SD: 1.62. Intraspecific variation and taxonomic discussion: Edmonds & Zidek (2010) stated that C. saphirinus of both sexes have paraocular areas (genae) with “ smooth, highly shining ” tegument. However, specimens observed in this work present a different condition: males follow Edmonds & Zidek’s description and have genae mostly smooth and shining, with rugosity restricted at most only adjacent to outer margin; females, on the other hand, possess coarsely rugose genae, in the same manner as the rest of the head. Small males generally possess genae that are more rugose than large males, but never as strongly as in females. Dorsal coloration in C. saphirinus is highly varied, ranging from dark metallic blue, violet and green to entirely red, yellowish and greenish red, and dark red (Figs. 17 – 23); ventral coloration, however, is more uniform and presents green and blue coloration and is never red (Figs. 5 b, 15 b, 16 c – d). The most common dorsal form is predominantly blue, but specimens of all colors apparently coexist at least in the southern latitude or higher altitude populations. For example, the series collected in São Francisco de Paula (Rio Grande do Sul) is composed of blue, violet, green and red specimens. Similarly, specimens collected in Serra da Mantiqueira Mountains (localities as Itatiaia (Rio de Janeiro) and Passa Quatro and Virgínia (Minas Gerais )) since the beginning of the 20 th century show that in this area all color variations coexist. Vaz-de-Mello (cited as personal communication in Arnaud (2002) and Edmonds & Zidek (2010 )) hypothesized that red specimens tend to occur more frequently in higher elevations than does the blue form, but our present observations contradict this: red specimens occur in localities at sea level in southern locations (e. g., Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul) as well as at high elevations above 1,500 m. (e. g., Campos do Jordão, São Paulo). In Virgínia (Minas Gerais), for instance, both blue and red specimens were collected together at 1,500 m., and our highest altitude record belongs, in fact, to a blue specimen (Campos do Jordão, 1,700 m.). Therefore, as these forms are apparently sympatric and there is no other characteristic differentiating them, we agree with Harold’s (1869 b) and Edmonds & Zidek’s (2010) conclusions and considered color as a matter of intraspecific variation in C. saphirinus and thus Phanaeus chabrillaci as Thomson, 1857, name proposed to distinguish red specimens in a separate taxon, its junior synonym. But it is true and noteworthy that some of the localities examined by us with a large number of collected specimens, particularly São Bento do Sul (Santa Catarina), did not present red specimens, but only blue and green ones, and that, in southeastern Brazil, no red individual has been collected at lower altitudes. Bionomics: Martínez (1959) and Halffter & Mathews (1966) erroneously regarded C. saphirinus to be strictly coprophagous. As stated by Edmonds (1972) and Edmonds & Zidek (2010), this species also presents necrophagous habits and is found in carcasses. Silva et al. (2012) and Silva & Di Mare (2012), after having collected almost 600 specimens with baited pitfall traps, observed that C. saphirinus exhibited a special attraction to rotting chicken organs and fish and thus considered this species as preferentially necrophagous, although it was also attracted to rotting banana and to human excrement. Specimens examined by us with collecting data are those collected with human feces by Mario Cupello in Parque Nacional do Itatiaia (Rio de Janeiro), M. I. M. Hernandez in Serra do Japi (São Paulo), E. Bovy in Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar (São Paulo), and G. Viegas in Rolante (Rio Grande do Sul); with tapir dung by E. Bovy in São Miguel Arcanjo (São Paulo); in a toad carcass by J. F. Zikán in Virgínia (Minas Gerais); and with carrion by M. Rocha in Porto Belo (Santa Catarina) and François Génier & Sérgio Ide in Estação Biológica da Boracéia (São Paulo). Ohaus (1909) reported this species from cattle and mule dung, Cáceres & Monteiro-Filho (2006) observed it consuming dung of a big-eared opossum (Didelphis aurita Wied-Neuwied, 1826) and burying a carcass of a black-footed pygmy rice rat (Oligoryzomys nigripes (Olfers, 1818 )), and Silva & Bogoni (2014) collected four specimens of C. saphirinus using rotten chicken eggs as bait. As for C. machadoi, C. saphirinus has been recorded for all months from October to May, suggesting that adults of this species are inactive during the coldest period of the year. Geographic distribution: Chacoan subregion: Parana dominion: Atlantic, Parana Forest, and Araucaria Forest provinces. BRAZIL: Minas Gerais: Aiuruoca, Camanducaia, Conceição dos Ouros, Ingaí (Reserva Biológica Unilavras / Boqueirão), Passa Quatro, Poço de Caldas, Varginha, Virgínia. Rio de Janeiro: Itatiaia (Parque Nacional do Itatiaia). São Paulo: Bananal (Serra da Bocaina), Barueri, Campos do Jordão, Cubatão, Jundiaí, Leme, Mogi das Cruzes, Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar (Núcleo Picinguaba, Núcleo Santa Virgínia), Parque Estadual Xixová-Japuí, Pindamonhangaba, Ribeirão Preto, Salesópolis (Estação Biológica de Boracéia), Rio Grande da Serra, São Bernardo do Campo, São Miguel Arcanjo (Parque Estadual Carlos Botelho), São Paulo, Serra da Cantareira, Serra do Japi, Tremembé. Paraná: Balsa Nova (Serra de São Luiz do Purunã), Curitiba, Foz do Iguaçu, Guarapuava, Lapa, Londrina, Marechal Cândido Rondon, Matelândia, Ponta Grossa, Rio Negro. Santa Catarina: Anitápolis, Antônio Carlos, Blumenau, Bombinhas (Área de Relevante Interesse Ecológico (ARIE) Costeira de Zimbros), Campos Novos, Canoinhas, Corupá, Florianópolis, Governador Celso Ramos, Ipumirim, Itapema, Joinville, Lages, Mafra, Monte Castelo, Nova Veneza, Porto Belo (Área de Proteção Ambiental (APA) do Araça), Rio das Antas, Santo Amaro da Imperatriz, São Bento do Sul, São Bonifácio, São Domingos, São Francisco do Sul, São Pedro de Alcântara, Seara, Timbó. Rio Grande do Sul: Barão de Cotegipe, Bento Gonçalves, Caxias do Sul, Cruz Alta, Ijuí, Porto Alegre, Rolante, Santa Maria, Santo Augusto, São Borja (Edmonds & Zidek, 2010), São Francisco de Paula, Silveira Martins, Triunfo. PARAGUAY: Cordillera. Guairá: Colonia Independencia, Natalicio Talavera, Paso Yobai, Villarrica. Paraguarí: Paraguarí. Caazapá: Parque Nacional Caaguazú. Itapúa. ARGENTINA: Misiones: Aristóbulo del Valle, Cerro Azul, Dos de Mayo, Garuhapé, Loreto, Parque Nacional Iguazu, Posadas, San Ignacio, San Pedro, San Vicente, Santa María. We consider the reports of C. saphirinus for the Paraguayan department of Alto Paraguay, for the Argentinean provinces of Tucuman and Chaco (Edmonds & Zidek, 2010), and for Uruguay (d’Olsoufieff, 1924), as well as the specimen examined by us with label indicating precedence from Porto Murtinho (Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil), as very doubtful, and therefore were excluded from the distribution presented above. The two individuals examined in the MZSP with report from Pará (Itaituba and Óbidos) are certainly mislabeled. Material examined: 252 males and 198 females. NO DATA — 3 males (MNHN), 1 male and 1 female (MNRJ; female of the red form), 1 male (BMNH), and 1 male (OUMNH). ARGENTINA: MISIONES: Alto Paraná, Puerto Aguirre, 1933 - 34, K. J. Hayward col. — 1 female (BMNH); Arroyo Cuñápirú, 02. III. 1996, without collector — 1 male and 1 female (CEMT; male of the red form); “ Papiri ”, 22. III. 1991, without collector — 2 males (CEMT; red form); Parque Nacional Iguazu, XII. 2004 without collector — 1 female (CPFA, red form); Posadas, 22. XI. 1995, without collector — 1 male (CEMT); Puerto Azul (= Cerro Azul?), 10. XI. 2002, R. Foerster col. — 2 males and 2 females (CPFA, all red form); San Ignacio, Tijucuare, without date and collector — 1 female (MNHN); San Pedro, XI. 2012, P. Wagner col — 2 females (CEMT; red form); San Vicente, Salto La Golondrina, 500 m., 27 º 7 ' 19 '' S 54 º 30 ' 43 '' W, XI. 2006, E. Abadie col. — 1 male (CEMT; red form). BRAZIL: no more data — 2 males and 1 female (MNHN; female of the red form) and 4 males and 1 female (CPFA, 2 males and female of red form). PARÁ [mislabeling]: Itaituba, Santarenzinho, Rio Tapajós, III. 1961, Dirings col. — 1 male (MZSP); Óbidos, XII. 1931, B. Pohl col. — 1 male and 1 female (MZSP). MATO GROSSO DO SUL [mislabeling?]: Porto Murtinho, XII. 1929, Spitz col. — 1 female (MZSP). MINAS GERAIS: Aiuruoca, VI. 2009, P. H. Bernardo col. — 1 female (CEMT; red form); Aiuruoca, Parque Estadual da Serra do Papagaio, 1,700 m, X. 1993, A. Machado col. – 1 male (CEMT; red form); Camanducaia, Monte Verde, 13. XI. 1970, J. Halik col. — 1 female (MZSP); Conceição dos Ouros, I. 2003, G. P. Almeida col. — 2 males (CEMT); Fazenda dos Campos, 20. XII. 1920, J. F. Zikán col. — 1 female (FIOC); Ingaí, Reserva Biológica Unilavras / Boqueirão, II. 2003, Fernando Z. Vaz-de-Mello col. — 1 female (CEMT); Passa Quatro, without date, J. F. Zikán col. — 1 male (FIOC); Passa Quatro, 1915, Jaeger col. — 1 female (MNRJ; red form); Passa Quatro, 02. XII. 1915, Zikán col. — 3 males (MNRJ); Passa Quatro, 915 m., 14. XII. 1922, J. F. Zikán col. — 1 male (FIOC); Passa Quatro, Fazenda dos Campos, XI. 1917, J. F. Zikán col. — 1 male and 1 female (MNRJ); Passa Quatro, Faz. dos Campos, 17. XII. 1918, J. F. Zikán col. — 1 male (MNRJ); Passa Quatro, Faz. dos Campos, 01. XI. 1920, J. F. Zikán col. — 1 female (MNRJ); Passa Quatro, Faz. dos Campos, 09. XI. 1920, J. F. Zikán col. — 1 male (MNRJ; red form); Varginha, without date, Zoroastro col. — 1 female (FIOC); Virgínia, 1,500 m., 08. X. 1918, J. F. Zikán col. — 1 female (FIOC); Virgínia, 1,500 m., 1920, J. Zikán col. — 1 female (FIOC); Virgínia, 1,500 m., 06. I. 1922, J. F. Zikán col. — 1 female (FIOC); Virgínia, Fazenda dos Campos, 1,500 m., 25. X. 1915, J. F. Zikán col. — 1 male (FIOC; in a toad carcass); Virgínia, Faz. dos Campos, 1,500 m., 15. XII. 1915, J. F. Zikán col. — 1 male (FIOC); Virgínia, Faz. dos Campos, 1,500 m., 07 - 23. XI. 1917, J. Zikán col. – 1 male (MNRJ) and 1 female (FIOC); Virgínia, Faz. dos Campos, 1,500 m., 25. I. 1919, J. Zikán col. — 1 male (MNRJ); Virgínia, Faz. dos Campos, 1,500 m., 22. X. 1920, J. F. Zikán col. — 1 female (FIOC); Virgínia, Faz. dos Campos, 1,500 m., 16. XI. 1920, J. F. Zikán col. — 1 male (DZUP; red form); 1 male (FIOC; red form), 2 males and 1 female (MNRJ), and 1 male (MZSP; red form); Virgínia, Faz. dos Campos, 1,500 m, 25 - 30. XI. 1920, J. F. Zikán col. — 2 males and 2 females (FIOC);, Virgínia, Faz. dos Campos, 1,500 m., 28. XI. 1921, J. F. Zikán col. — 1 male (FIOC; red form); Virgínia, Faz. dos Campos, 1,500 m., 08. XII. 1921, J. F. Zikán col. — 1 male (CEMT; red form); Virgínia, Faz. dos Campos, 1,500 m., 08. XI. 1926, J. F. Zikán col. — 1 female (FIOC). PARANÁ: Balsa Nova, Serra de São Luiz de Purunã, Fazenda Monjolo, 1,116 m., 25 º 45 ' S 49 º 70 ' W, I. 2007, P. Lowenberg Neto col. — 3 males and 1 female (CEMT); Curitiba, without date and collector — 1 female (MNHN); Curitiba, XII. 1940, Claretiano col. — 1 male (MZSP); Curitiba, Bariguí, II. 1941, Claretiano col. — 1 female (MZSP); Curitiba, XI. 1963, R. R. Teixeira col. — 2 females (DZUP); Curitiba, 900 m., 12. XII. 1968, Dep. Zoo. col. — 1 male (DZUP); Foz do Iguaçu, XI. 1984, A. Soares col. — 1 male (CEMT); Guarapuava, XI. 1960, I. Schneider col. — 1 female (MNRJ; red form); Marechal Cândido Rondon, Porto Artaza, without date and collector — 1 male (MZSP); Matelândia, XI. 1961, A. Maller col. — 1 male (MZSP; red form); Matelândia, I. 1962, A. Maller col. — 1 female (MNRJ; red form) and 1 male and 1 female (MZSP; red form); Ponta Grossa, XII. 1942, without collector — 1 male and 1 female (DZUP); Rio Negro, Tijuco Preto, 810 m, 26 º 45 ' S 39 º 45 ' 53 ” W, V. 2012, Randy Marcolino col. — 1 male and 1 female (CEMT). RIO DE JANEIRO: Itatiaia, 08. II. 1991, Celso Jr. col. — 1 male (CEMT; red form); Itatiaia, XI. 1991, Celso Godinho col. — 2 females (CEMT); Itatiaia, 08. XI. 1991, Celso Jr. col. — 1 male (CPFA); Itatiaia, II. 1992, Celso Godinho col. — 1 male (CEMT); Itatiaia, IV. 1992, Celso Godinho col. — 2 females (CEMT; one of the red form); Itatiaia, 02. XI. 1992, Celso Jr. col. — 1 male and 2 females (CPFA, all red form); Itatiaia, III. 1993, Celso Godinho col. — 4 males (CEMT); Itatiaia, III. 1995, Celso Godinho Jr. — 1 female (CEMT; red form); Itatiaia, 850 m., 18. III. 1934, J. F. Zikán col. — 1 female (FIOC; red form); Itatiaia, Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, Casa do Pesquisador, 810 m., 22 - 25. II. 2013, Mario Cupello col. — 1 male and 2 females (MNRJ). RIO GRANDE DO SUL: no more data — 3 males and 2 females (MNHN) and 2 females (BMNH); Barão de Cotegipe, 31. XII. 1965, F. Giacomel col. — 1 male (DZUP); Bento Gonçalves, IX. 2001, C. Arioli col. — 4 males (CEMT); Caxias do Sul, XI. 1926, without collector — 2 females (MNRJ); Ijuí, 19. IX. 2012, J. Lima col. — 1 male (CEMT; red form); Porto Alegre, without date and collector — 1 male (MNRJ; red form); Rolante, 29 º 27 ' 43 '' S 56 º 09 ' 12 '' W, 19 - 22. X. 2010, G. Viegas col. — 3 males and 1 female (CEMT; one male of the red form); Santo Augusto, X. 1958, O. Roppa col. — 3 males and 1 female (MNRJ; red form); Santo Augusto, X. 1966, without collector — 2 males (CPFA, red form); São Francisco de Paula, 29 º 29 ' 16 ” S 50 º 10 ' 60 '' W, 20. II- 19. III. 2002, R. Ott col. — 3 males and 3 females (CEMT); São Francisco de Paula, 13 - 14. I. 2008, L. Audino col. — 3 males and 3 females (CEMT; one female of the red form); São Francisco de Paula, 10 - 13. XII. 2009, Paschoal C. Grossi col. — 1 male and 1 female (CEMT); Triunfo, 17, IX- 17. X. 1993, without collector — 1 male and 1 female (CEMT). SANTA CATARINA: no more data — 2 males and 1 female (MNHN), 1 female (MNRJ), 1 male and 2 females (CPFA), and 2 males and 2 females (BMNH); without date, Friedenreich col. — 1 male (MNRJ); Anitápolis, I. 1928, B. Pohl col. — 2 females (MZSP); Anitápolis, 27 º 54 ' S 49 º 07 ' W, 28. I. 2013, T. R. O. Simões col. — 1 male and 1 female (CEMT); Antônio Carlos, 27 º 25 ' S 48 º 51 ' W, 19. XII. 2012, J. A. Bogoni col. — 1 male and 1 female (CEMT); Blumenau, XII. 1924, Luederwaldt col. — 1 male (MZSP); Bombinhas, ARIE Costeira de Zimbros, 27 ºS 48 ºW, 14. X. 2011, C. C. Oliveira col. — 1 female (CEMT); Campos Novos, 27 º 23 ' S 51 º 12 ' W, II. 2010, M. I. M. Hernández & G. Viegas cols. — 2 males (CEMT); Canoinhas, Pinhal, XII. 1951, A. Maller col. — 2 females (MNRJ); Corupá, X (without year), Anton Maller col. — 3 males (MNRJ); Corupá, XI (without year), Anton Maller col. — 2 females (MNRJ); Corupá (Hansa Humboldt), X. 1942, collector illegible — 1 male (MZSP); Corupá, III. 1952, A. Maller col. — 2 males and 1 female (MNRJ); Corupá, XI. 1952, A. Maller col. — 1 male (MNRJ); Corupá, III. 1953, A. Maller col. — 1 female (MNRJ); Corupá, XII. 1996, without collector — 3 males and 1 female (CPFA); Corupá, II. 1954, A. Maller col. — 1 female (DZUP); Corupá, II. 1992 without collector — 4 males and 2 females (CPFA); Florianópolis, 27 º 31 ' S 48 º 30 ' W, 09 - 10. I. 2013, P. G. Silva col. — 1 mal and 1 female (CEMT); Florianópolis, 27 º 42 ' S 48 º 31 ' W, 01. II. 2013, P. G. Silva col. — 1 male and 1 female (CEMT); Florianópolis, Lagoa do Peri, 27 º 43 ' S 48 º 32 ' W, IX. 2007, P. Condé & M. Hernández cols. — 1 male (CEMT); Florianópolis, Lagoa do Peri, X. 2007, P. Condé & M. Hernández cols. — 4 males and 1 female (CEMT); Florianópolis, Lagoa do Peri, XI. 2007, P. Condé & M. Hernández cols. — 1 male (CEMT); Florianópolis, Lagoa do Peri, 27 º 49 ' S 45 º 92 ' W, I. 2009, P. Condé & M. Hernández cols. — 1 female (CEMT); Florianópolis, Vila Harmonia, XII. 1914, Luederwaldt col. — 1 female (MZSP); Governador Celso Ramos, 27 º 23 ' S 48 º 33 ' W, 27. I. 2012, P. G. Silva col. — 1 male and 1 female (CEMT); Governador Celso Ramos, 27 º 25 ' S 48 º 34 ' W, 24. I. 2013, P. G. Silva col. — 1 male and 1 female (CEMT); Ipumirim, 27 º 02 ' S 52 º 10 ' W, 25. XII. 2012, J. A. Bogoni col. — 2 males (CEMT); Itapema, 27 º 03 ' S 48 º 36 ' W, 17. I. 2013, P. G. Silva col. — 1 male and 1 female (CEMT); Joinville, without date, Dirings col. — 2 females (MZSP); Joinville, 1919, Schmith col. — 2 males and 1 female (MNRJ); Joinville, Rio Bracinho, without date, Dirings col. — 3 males and 2 females (MZSP); Lages, without date and collector — 1 male (MNHN; red form); Mafra, IV. 1976, P. Arnaud col. — 3 males (CPFA); Monte Castelo, 815 m, 26 º 39 ' S 50 º 18 ' W, 24. XII. 2012, A. L. Brandi col. — 1 female (CEMT); Monte Castelo, 881 m, 26 º 43 ' S 50 º 19 ' W, 07. I. 2013, A. L. Brandi col. — 2 males and 1 female (CEMT); Nova Veneza, 28 º 33 ' S 49 º 35 ' W, 20. III. 2013, J. A. Bogoni col. — 1 male and 1 female (CEMT); Porto Belo, APA do Araça, 27 ºS 48 ºW, 15. II. 2011, M. Rocha col. — 1 male (CEMT); Rio Vermelho, I. 2003, without collector — 2 males (CPFA); Rio Vermelho, II. 1995, without collector — 1 male (CPFA); Santo Amaro da Imperatriz, 27 º 44 ' S 48 º 48 ' W, XI. 2009, C. B. Marcon & M. I. M. Hernández cols. — 3 males and 1 female (CEMT); São Bento do Sul, without date, Dirings col. — 1 male and 1 female (MZSP); São Bento do Sul, 1921, collector illegible — 1 male (MNRJ); São Bento do Sul, I. 1952, without collector — 1 male (MNRJ); São Bento do Sul, IV. 1949, Dirings col. — 1 male (MZSP); São Bento do Sul, I. 1950, Dirings col. — 1 male (MZSP); São Bento do Sul, III. 1952, without collector — 1 male (MNRJ); São Bento do Sul, Rio Natal, III. 1957, Dirings col. — 1 male and 1 female (MZSP); São Bento do Sul, Rio Vermelho, without date, Dirings col. — 21 males and 16 females (MZSP); São Bento do Sul, Rio Vermelho, XII. 1948, Dirings col. — 2 males (MZSP); São Bento do Sul, Rio Vermelho, III. 1949, Dirings col. — 4 males (MZSP); São Bento do Sul, Rio Vermelho, XI. 1949, Dirings col. — 1 male (MZSP); São Bento do Sul, Rio Vermelho, II. 1957, A. Maller col. — 1 male (MNRJ); São Bento do Sul, Rio Vermelho, I. 1962, Dirings col. — 1 male (MZSP); São Bento do Sul, Rio Vermelho, 850 m., IV. 1974, Rank col. — 1 male (DZUP); São Bento do Sul, Rio Vermelho, 850 m., V. 1974, Rank col. — 2 females (DZUP); São Bonifácio, 27 º 53 ' S 48 º 51 ' W, 15. XII. 2012, J. A. Bogoni col. — 1 male and 1 female (CEMT); São Domingos, 26 º 26 ' S 52 º 34 ' W, 28. XII. 2011, A. Bugoni col. — 1 male and 1 female (CEMT); São Pedro de Alcântara, 27 º 37 ' S 48 º 53 ' W, 27. II. 2013, J. A. Bogoni col. — 1 female (CEMT); Seara, Nova Teutônia (“ Hansa ”), without date, J. Clermont col. — 1 male and 2 females (CPFA); Seara, Nova Teutônia (“ Hansa Humboldt ”), without date and collector — 5 males and 1 female (MNHN); Seara, Nova Teutônia, I. 1934, B. Pohl col. — 1 male and 1 female (MZSP); Seara, Nova Teutônia, X. 1934, B. Pohl col. — 1 male (MZSP); Seara, Nova Teutônia, I. 1935, B. Pohl col. — 1 male (MZSP); Seara, Nova Teutônia, 31. X. 1940, F. Plauman col. — 1 female (MNRJ); Seara, Nova Teutônia, XII. 1944, Dirings col. — 1 female (MZSP); Seara, Nova Teutônia, VIII. 1948, Dirings col. — 2 females (MZSP); Seara, Nova Teutônia, III. 1949, Dirings col. — 1 female (MZSP); Seara, Nova Teutônia, 04. XI. 1950, F. Plauman col. — 1 female (MNRJ); Seara, Nova Teutônia, X. 1951, F. Plauman col. — 1 male and 1 female (MNRJ); Seara, Nova Teutônia, XII. 1964, F. Plaumann col. — 1 male (MZSP); Seara, Nova Teutônia, X. 1965, F. Plaumann col. — 1 male (MZSP); Seara, Nova Teutônia, 27 º 11 ’ S 52 º 23 ’ W, II. 1980, Fritz Plaumann col. — 1 male (DZUP); Timbó, IV. 1956, Dirings col. — 1 female (MZSP); Timbó, X. 1961, Dirings col. — 1 male (MZSP). SÃO PAULO: no more data — 1 male and 1 female (BMNH); Bananal, Serra da Bocaina, I. 1937, D. Mendes col. — 1 female (MNRJ); Barueri, 16 - 23. II. 1955, K. Lenko col. — 2 males (DZUP); Barueri, 28. II. 1956, K. Lenko col. — 1 male (DZUP); Barueri, 04. II. 1968, K. Lenko col. — 1 female (MZSP); Campos do Jordão, without date and collector — 1 female (MZSP); Campos do Jordão, 20. XI. 1952, P. Pereira col. — 1 female (MZSP; red form); Campos do Jordão, XII. 1955, J. Lane col. — 1 male (MZSP); Campos do Jordão, 09. V. 1964, H. Ebert col. — 1 female (FIOC); Campos do Jordão, I. 2004, G. P. Almeida Neto col. — 8 females (CEMT); Campos do Jordão, 1,600 m., 25. IV. 1955, E. C. Freire col. — 1 male (MNRJ; red form); Campos do Jordão, 1,600 m., 29. IV. 1955, E. C. Freire col. — 1 female (MNRJ); Campos do Jordão, 1,700 m., 24. I. 1966, H. Ebert col. — 1 male (FIOC); Cubatão, XI. 2004, A. A. da Silva col. — 1 male (MZSP); Cubatão, 14 - 19. II. 2005, A. A. da Silva col. — 2 males (MZSP); Estação Biológica da Boracéia, 800 - 900 m., 28 - 30. IV. 1997, F. Génier & S. Ide cols. — 1 female (MZSP); Jundiaí, without date and collector — 1 male (MZSP); Leme, 1930, Riditer col. — 1 female (MZSP); Mogi das Cruzes, 1932, Elisa & Vianna cols. — 1 female (MZSP); Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar, Núcleo Caraguatatuba, 23 º 35 ' 27 '' S 45 º 25 ' 19 '' W, 13. I. 2012, E. Bovy col. — 1 male (CEMT); Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar, Núcleo Picinguaba, 23 º 20 ' 11 '' S 44 º 50 ' 03 '' W, 14. I. 2012, E. Bovy col. — 4 males and 13 females (CEMT); Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar, Núcleo Santa Virgínia, Sede Vargem Grande, 23 º 26 ' 33 '' S 45 º 14 ' 19 '' W, 17. I. 2012, E. Bovy col. — 17 males and 15 females (CEMT); Parque Estadual Xixová-Japuí, 28. X- 17. XI. 1999, “ Grupo ” col. — 1 female (CEMT); Parque Estadual Xixová-Japuí, 21. II. 2000, “ Grupo ” col. — 1 male; Pindamonhangaba, Eugênio Lefevre, 21. II. 1963, Exp. Dep. Zoo. col. — 1 male (MZSP); Ribeirão Preto, 1906, without collector — 1 female (MZSP); Rio Grande da Serra, II. 1963, without collector — 1 male (MZSP); Salesópolis, Estação Biológica da Boracéia, 21. I. 1966, Reichardt col. — 1 female (MZSP); Salesópolis, Est. Biol. Boracéia, 01 - 28. XI. 2001, S. A. Casari & I. B. Francini cols. — 1 male (MZSP); São Bernardo do Campo, X. 1933, without collector — 1 male (MNRJ); São Miguel Arcanjo, Parque Estadual Carlos Botelho, 762 m., 24 º 04 ' 01 '' S 47 º 59 ' 40 '' W, 25. XI. 2011, E. Bovy col. — 1 male (CEMT); São Paulo, without date and collector — 1 male (MZSP); São Paulo, Ipiranga, 1901, Lima col. — 1 female (MZSP); São Paulo, Ipiranga, 1902, without collector — 1 male (MZSP); São Paulo, Jabaquara, 08. I. 1934, without collector — 1 male (MNRJ); São Paulo, Santana, 04. XII. 1965, J. Halik col. — 1 male and 1 female (MZSP); São Paulo, Santo Amaro, 1933, without collector — 1 male (MNRJ); Serra da Bocaina, IV. 1924, Luederwaldt & R. Spitz cols. — 2 males and 1 female (MZSP); Serra da Bocaina, 27. X. 1963, H. S. Lopes col. — 1 female (FIOC); Serra da Cantareira, IV. 1931, R. Spitz col. — 1 female (MZSP); Serra da Cantareira, I. 1966, J. Halik col. — 1 male and 1 female (MZSP); Serra do Japi, 1,050 m., 23 º 14 ' S 46 º 56 ' W, 1998, M. I. M. Hernández col. — 1 male (CEMT).	en	Cupello, Mario, Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando Z. (2014): Revalidation of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest dung beetle species Coprophanaeus (Metallophanaeus) machadoi (Pereira & d’Andretta, 1955) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Phanaeini) based on morphological and distributional evidence. Zootaxa 3869 (4): 435-451, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3869.4.7
