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MONOGRAPHIC REVISION OF PLATYCOELIA 105
an internobasal tooth; parameres with the
apex dorsoventrally flattened, without a setose
patch.
DISTRIBUTION (Fig. 63). Known only from
Tatamá, Colombia.
LOCALITY DATA. 1 specimen examined
from BMNH.
COLOMBIA (1). RISARALDA (1): Tatamá.
25. Platycoelia variolosa Ohaus,
1904
(Fig. 63)
Platycoelia variolosa Ohaus, 1904 (valid
name)
CATALOG. Platycoelia variolosa, Ohaus
1904b:304, 305, 339 [original description];
Ohaus 1918:178 [catalog listing]; Blackwelder
1944:247 [checklist]; Machatschke 1965:58
[catalog listing]; Machatschke 1972:302 [catalog
listing].
TYPE SPECIMENS. Platycoelia variolosa
Ohaus lectotype male at ZMHB labeled a)
“COLOMBIE” (light green label, typeface), b)
“Platycoelia variolosa Type Ohs.” (orange label,
handwritten), c) “PLATYCOELIA
VARIOLOSA OHAUS M LECTOTYPE
A.B.T.SMITH 2002” (red label, handwritten
and typeface). Lectotype here designated.
See Methods and Materials section for a
statement of taxonomic purpose. One female
paralectotype at ZMHB labeled a)
“COLOMBIE” (light green label, typeface), b)
“F” (typeface), c) “Platycoelia variolosa Cotype
Ohs.” (orange label, handwritten), d) “PLATY-
COELIA VARIOLOSA OHAUS F PARA-
LECTOTYPE A.B.T.SMITH 2002” (yellow
label, handwritten and typeface). Two male
paralectotypes at MNHN labeled a) “Colum”
(handwritten), b) “Ex-Musæo D.Sharp 1890”
(typeface), c) “Dr Ohaus Vidit 1903.” (typeface),
d) “Ohaus determ. variolosa Ohaus M
cotyp.” (typeface and handwritten), e)
“PLATYCOELIA VARIOLOSA OHAUS M
PARALECTOTYPE A. B. T. SMITH 2002”
(handwritten and typeface). One male
paralectotype at MNHN labeled a) “Ex-
Musæo E.Steinheil” (typeface), b) “Dr Ohaus
Vidit 1903.” (typeface), c) “Ohaus determ. Pl.
variolosa Ohaus M cotyp.” (typeface and handwritten),
e) “PLATYCOELIA VARIOLOSA
OHAUS M PARALECTOTYPE A.B.T. SMITH
2002” (handwritten and typeface). One Ecuadorian
specimen of P. paucarae from ZMHB
bears Ohaus’ orange type label stating “Platycoelia
variolosa cotype Ohs.” Another Ecuadorian
specimen (of P. nigrosternalis) at
NMPC bears Ohaus’ determination label stating
“Platycoelia variolosa Cotype F Ohs.”
Since Ecuador was not mentioned in the original
description of P. variolosa, neither of these
specimens are part of the type series. Type
locality: Colombia.
DESCRIPTION. Male (n=10). Length 26.8-
29.1 mm, width 14.4-17.3 mm. Color dorsally
light green to olive green with yellow elytron,
pronotum, and scutellum margins. Ventrally
light green with metasternum, abdominal
sternites black medially (sometimes black
extends to lateral margins). Body ovate,
strongly convex. Head: Dorsal surface glabrous.
Frons densely punctate, clypeus
rugopunctate, punctures small or moderate.
Frons not depressed. Frontoclypeal suture
incomplete, absent medially. Clypeus subrectangular.
Eyes separated by approximately
3.0 transverse eye-widths. Labrum moderately
punctate, with moderately large, setose
punctures, setae tawny. Apex of labrum with
triangular, medial tooth; apex of tooth broadly
truncate, extending past apex of mentum.
Apex of mentum with triangular medial tooth
curved into oral cavity. Antenna 10-segmented;
club approximately equal to other
segments combined, slightly longer than
length of frons. Pronotum: Surface glabrous,
densely punctate, with small or moderate
punctures. Marginal bead weak apicolaterally,
absent elsewhere. Elytron: Surface
glabrous; longitudinal striae weakly punctate,
punctures moderate with dark coloration;
intervals densely punctate, punctures
small. Suture angled apically, without spine.
Pygidium: Width approximately 2.7 times
length medially. Surface weakly convex,
densely punctate; punctures small or moder-