§ Ataenius steinheili Harold, 1874

Ataenius steinheili Harold 1874a: 18 (Colombia)

Distribution. Brazil: A. Schmidt 1910b: 78, 1922b: 455; Blackwelder 1944: 215. Venezuela (EO): Stebnicka 2006a: 105 (EO), 2007b: 57. Other: Harold 1874a: 18 (Neu Granada zwischen Baranquilla und Mompox am Magdalenenstrom [= Colombia]); A. Schmidt 1910b: 78 (Bolivia, Neu Granada [= Colombia], Mexico), 1922b: 455 (Bolivia, Neu Granada [= Colombia], Mexico); Blackwelder 1944: 215 (Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Grenada, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago); Stebnicka 2006a: 105 (Colombia, Grenada, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago), 2007b: 57 (Colombia, Grenada, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago).

Note. Stebnicka (2006a: 105) reports to have seen the lectotype of Ataenius steinheili designated by Cartwright (1973: 42) in the SMTD. However, Cartwright (1973) does not designate a lectotype, but only mentions the presence of the holotype in the SMTD.