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112 BULLETIN OF THE UNIVERSITYOF NEBRASKA STATE MUSEUM
following respects. Color of body greenish-yellow,
metasternum with distinct medial black
line. Female unknown.
ETYMOLOGY. Platycoelia hiporum is
named after the Canadian band “The Tragically
Hip.”
DIAGNOSIS. This species is distinguished
from all other species in the genus Platycoelia
by the following combination of characters:
clypeal apex not reflexed; frontoclypeal suture
incomplete; labrum with a well-developed,
truncate apical tooth strongly overlapping the
mentum; mentum with a distinct tooth curved
into the oral cavity; antenna 10-segmented;
pronotum surface densely punctate with mix
of small and moderate punctures; elytron
without distinct, yellow, longitudinal lines;
elytral apices capable of completely covering
the pygidium; pygidium entirely setose;
metasternum with a dark medial patch; abdominal
sternites green or yellow; protibial
apical 2 teeth adjacent, located in the apical
quarter of the protibia; protibial spur noticeably
shorter than adjacent tibial apex;
protarsomere 3 in males without a distinct
apical stridulatory patch; modified protarsal
claw in males laterally flattened; mesotarsomere
4 and metatarsomere 4 in males with
an apical stridulatory ridge; mesotarsomere 5
and metatarsomere 5 with an internobasal
tooth; parameres with apex dorsoventrally
flattened.
DISTRIBUTION (Fig. 63). Andes Mountains
from extreme southern Colombia to northern
Ecuador.
LOCALITY DATA. 4 specimens examined
from ANSP, CMNH, QCAZ.
COLOMBIA (2). NARIÑO (2): Reserva La
Planada.
ECUADOR (2). CARCHI (1): Chical.
ESMERALDAS (1): Cristal.
TEMPORAL DATA. March (2), August (1),
December (1).
28. Platycoelia paucarae new
species
(Fig. 63)
TYPE SPECIMENS. Male holotype, female
allotype and 10 paratypes (9 male, 1 female).
Holotype male at USNM labeled “Huigra, Ecuador
Alt. 4000 ft.” and “M.Robinson Collection
1959.” Allotype female at USNM labeled
“Huigra, Ecuador Alt. 4000 ft.” and
“M.Robinson Collection 1959.” One male
paratype at ANSP labeled “Huigra, Ecuador
Alt. 4000 ft.,” “W.J.Coxey 12.31.1928
A.N.S.Lot 133,” and “Ex Collection W.J.
Coxey.” One male paratype at ABTS labeled
“ECUADOR Chimborazo Riobamba 2752m 4/
Dic/1993 Legit. F Rosero.” One male paratype
at ABTS and one male paratype at MNHN labeled
“Balzapamba Prov.deBolivar M de
Mathan III-IV-1894.” One male paratype at
QCAZ labeled “ECUADOR PICHINCHA
TANDAPI 1550m 3 En 1997 DGuevara” and
“2281.” One male paratype at QCAZ labeled
“ECUADOR COTOPAXI LA OTONGA 2000M
10JAN1998 GOnore.” One male paratype at
QCAZ labeled “ECUADOR Loja Chinchas/
PiñasKm7 1950m 17 I 1975 Coll Vénédictoff”
and “Platycoelia sp. 3.” One male paratype at
ZMHB labeled “O. ECUADOR Rio Pastassa
E.FeyerS.,” “M,” “Platycoelia variolosa cotype
Ohs.,” and “NOT A TYPE OF P. VARIOLOSA
Det:A.B.T.Smith 2002.” One male paratype at
MNHN labeled “ECUADOR Km 17 de la
route Limón – Méndez 900 m – 12 et 13.i.1975
C. Herbulot.” One female paratype at MNHN
labeled “Equateur Loja Abbé Gaujon,” “Ohaus
determ. Platycoelia Oberthüri Ohaus F Type,”
and “Dr Ohaus Vidit 1903.” Type locality:
Huigra, Chimborazo, Ecuador.
HOLOTYPE. Male: length 29.6 mm, width
16.4 mm. Color light green with yellow
elytron margin. Body ovate, strongly convex.
Head: Dorsal surface glabrous. Frons densely
punctate, clypeus rugopunctate, punctures
small or moderate. Frons not depressed.
Frontoclypeal suture complete. Clypeus
subrectangular, apex weakly reflexed. Eyes
separated by approximately 3.6 transverse
eye-widths. Labrum sparsely punctate, with