Blackburneus indio CEMT

Blackburneus indio (Petrovitz, 1973) Figs 2A, 33B Aphodius (Blackburneus) indio Petrovitz, 1973: 143. Blackburneus indio – Skelley et al. 2007: 2. Diagnosis Length 3.5–4.5 mm. Body elongate, sub-parallel-sided, brown with anterior and lateral margins of head and pronotum lighter. Clypeus sinuate, medially weakly convex; frontoclypeal suture evident. Pronotum punctate with punctures of two sizes; coarse punctures near lateral margins; small punctures present everywhere. Elytra shagreened; interstriae with two rows of small punctures. Material examined BRAZIL – Distrito Federal • 27 specs; Planaltina, Embrapa Cerrados, fragment of cerrado; 15°36′20″ S, 47°42′26″ W; 23 Sep. 2005; C. Oliveira leg.; light; CEMT. – Mato Grosso • 1 spec.; Chapada dos Guimarães, Santuário dos Elefantes; 2 Nov. 2019; Vaz-de-Mello leg.; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; 15°18′50″ S, 55°24′29″ W; 21 Jan. 2020; H. Sehn et al. leg.; elephant feces; CEMT • 2 specs; same data as for preceding; 15°18′55″ S, 55°24′14″ W; 22 Jan. 2020; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; horse feces; CEMT • 8 spec.; same data as for preceding; 23 Jan. 2020; elephant feces; CEMT • 3 specs; same data as for preceding; 15°18′55″ S, 55°24′05″ W; 23 Jan. 2020; horse feces; CEMT • 4 specs; same data as for preceding; 15°18′50″ S, 55°24′12″ W; 24 Jan. 2020; elephant feces; CEMT • 9 spec.; same data as for preceding; 15°18′55″ S, 55°24′14″ W; 25 Jan. 2020, H. Sehn et al. leg.; CEMT • 15 specs; same data as for preceding; H. Sehn et al. leg.; cow feces; CEMT • 5 specs; same data as for preceding; 15°18′55″ S, 55°24′07″ W; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; 15°18′55″ S, 55°24′14″ W; 25 Jan. 2020; horse feces; CEMT • 1 spec.; Cotriguaçu, Fazenda São Nicolau; 9°50′19″ S, 58°15′3″ W; 25 Oct. 2014; A. Asenjo leg.; light; CEMT • 1 spec.; Juína, Fazenda Quiles; 29 Nov. 2012; N. Degallier leg.; carcaça; CEMT • 1 spec.; Santo Antônido do Leverger, Águas quentes; 23 Nov. 2016; A. Frolov and M. Cupello leg.; UV light; CEMT. – Mato Grosso do Sul • 1 spec.; Campo Grande; 1990–1992; I. Bianchin leg.; CEMT. – Minas Gerais • 1 spec.; Campanha, Rod. Vital Brazil; 21°47′49″ S, 45°25′40″ W; 5 Jun. 2016; F. França leg.; CEMT. Sexual dimorphism Males with medial longitudinal groove of metaventrite anteriorly foveate, females without fovea. Collecting information Blackburneus indio was found at altitudes up to 980 metres. Specimens can be collected with UV light traps and are attracted to feces of elephant, cattle and Tapirus Brisson, 1762 (Dellacasa et al. 2011; Mesquita et al. 2017).