Ataenius petrovitzi Balthasar, 1960 Ataenius petrovitzi Balthasar, 1960: 6 – 7. Ataenius auropunctatus Petrovitz, 1973: 166. BRAZIL – Amazonas • 5 specs; Iranduba, Rio Solimões, Ilha de Marchantaria, lowland 3°15′ S, 59°58′ W; 12–14 Nov. 1980; J. Adis leg.; standing crop; CEMT • 12 specs. same data as for preceding; INPA • 4 specs; same data as for preceding; 24 Feb. 1981; light; CEMT • 25 specs; same data as for preceding; INPA • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; 29 Apr. 1981; CEMT • 2 specs; same data as for preceding; INPA • 2 specs; same data as for preceding; 16 Jul. 1981; INPA • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; 14 Aug. 1981; INPA • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; 18 May 1981; CEMT. – Mato Grosso • 1 spec.; Sesc Pantanal; 5 Jul. 2003; light trap; CEMT. – Mato Grosso do Sul • 3 specs; Corumbá, Fazenda São Bento, Prox Porto Jofre; 14 Apr. 2011; R.V. Nunes leg.; light; CEMT. ECUADOR – Napo • 1 spec.; elev. 250 m; 8 Jun. 1997; G. Onore leg.; light trap; CEMT.

Published as part of Gama, Emanuel R. R., Skelley, Paul E. & Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando Z., 2026, Identification guide to the Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of Brazil, pp. 1-225 in European Journal of Taxonomy 1038 (1) on page 87, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1038.3175, http://zenodo.org/record/19369988