Rutela Latreille, 1802

Paucar-Cabrera, Aura, 2005, A catalog and distributional analysis of the Rutelinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of Ecuador, Zootaxa 948 (1), pp. 1-92 : 54-55

Rutela Latreille, 1802

Rutela dimorpha Ohaus, 1903 *

Distribution. Recorded at 100–1500 m. Tropical northwest, tropical southwest, subtropical west, tropical east.

Locality Data. 26 specimens examined from QCAZ and USNM. Additional records from Machatschke (1972) and Jameson (1998a): Bolívar (2): Balzapamba, Chimbo. Cotopaxi (17): Guasaganda, Las Pampas. Guayas (1): Bucay. Los Ríos (2): Río Palenque, Quevedo. Manabí (1): Río Suma. Pichincha (19): Alluriquín, Puerto Quito, Santo Domingo. Sucumbíos (1): San Pablo (Aguarico).

Temporal Data. February (4), March (6), April (1), May (1), October (1), November (1), December (3).

Rutela heraldica Perty, 1832

Distribution. Recorded from 250–2754 m. Tropical southwest, temperate, tropical east.

Locality Data. 4 specimens examined from USNM. Additional records from Jameson (1998a): Chimborazo (1): Riobamba. Guayas (2): Guayaquil. Napo (1): Archidona, Coca, Tena , Río Jatún Yacu. Pastaza (2): Río Cusuimi , Sarayacu. Sucumbíos (1): Sacha .

Temporal Data. March (1), October (1).

Rutela histrio Sahlberg, 1823

Distribution. Recorded from 100– 500 m. Tropical northwest, tropical east.

Locality Data. 36 specimens examined from QCAZ, UNSM, and USNM: Esmeraldas (1): San Francisco. Napo (33): Coca, Palmoriente, Pano , Sacha , Tena , Yasuní .

Temporal Data. March (1), April (2), May (1), July (13), September (5), October (2), November (5), December (1).

Rutela lineola (Linnaeus, 1767)

Distribution. Recorded from 250– 270 m. Tropical east.

Locality Data. 2 specimens examined from QCAZ: Napo (2): Coca­Primavera, Yasuní .

Temporal Data. April (1), December (1).

Rutela versicolor Latreille, 1813

Distribution. Recorded from 100– 500 m. Tropical northwest, tropical southwest.

Locality Data. 5 specimens examined from QCAZ and USNM: Cotopaxi (1): La Maná Guasaganda. El Oro (1): Machala. Guayas (2): Guayaquil. No data (1) .

Temporal Data. November (1).

Rutela vetula Ohaus, 1913 *

Distribution. Recorded at 250– 350 m. Tropical east

Locality Data. 33 specimens examined from QCAZ and USNM. Additional record from Ohaus (1913): Napo (25): Coca, Hacienda Primavera, Jatún Sacha , Limoncocha , Pano. Pichincha (8): Santo Domingo. Sucumbíos (1): Santa Cecilia .

Temporal Data. January (1), February (1), March (9), April (1), May (6), June (2), September (1), October (10), November (1).