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132 BULLETIN OF THE UNIVERSITYOF NEBRASKA STATE MUSEUM
with a distinct tooth; antenna apparently 10segmented;
elytron with distinct, yellow, longitudinal
lines on striae 3 and 5; elytron with
yellow patches basolaterally; elytral apices
not capable of completely covering the pygidium;
apex of the elytral suture without an
acute spine; metasternum and abdominal
sternites green or yellow; mesothoracic process
projecting apically to the procoxa; apical
abdominal spiracle strongly protuberant;
mesotarsomere 5 and metatarsomere 5 without
an internal tooth; parameres with the
apex rounded, not expanded.
DISTRIBUTION (Fig. 65). From somewhere
in western Colombia.
LOCALITY DATA. 1 specimen examined
from MNHN.
COLOMBIA (1). NO DATA (1).
37. Platycoelia steinheili Ohaus,
1904
(Fig. 65)
Platycoelia steinheili Ohaus, 1904 (valid
name)
CATALOG. Platycoelia steinheili, Ohaus
1904b:291, 338, 341 [original description];
Ohaus 1918:178 [catalog listing]; Blackwelder
1944:247 [checklist]; Machatschke 1965:57
[catalog listing]; Machatschke 1972:302 [catalog
listing]; Martínez 1976:328, 333, 338 [comparison
with Platycoelia bordoni and
Platycoelia proseni].
TYPE SPECIMENS. Platycoelia steinheili
Ohaus lectotype male at ZMHB labeled
a) “Columb. Popayan” (handwritten),
b) “Typus!” (red label, typeface), c) “steinheili
Ohaus” (red label, handwritten), d) “PLATY-
COELIA STEINHEILI OHAUS M DET:
A.B.T. SMITH 2001 LECTOTYPE” (red label,
handwritten and typeface). Lectotype here
designated. See Methods and Materials section
for a statement of taxonomic purpose.
One female paralectotype at MNHN labeled
a) “Manizales (Patino)” (handwritten), b)
“Ex Musæo E. Steinheil” (typeface), c) “Dr
Ohaus Vidit 1903.” (typeface), d) “Ohaus
determ. Callichloris Plat. Steinheili Ohaus
Type F” (typeface and handwritten), e)
“PLATYCOELIA STEINHEILI OHAUS F
PARALECTOTYPE A.B.T.SMITH 2001” (yellow
label, handwritten and typeface). Ohaus
(1904b) indicated that there was more than
one male labeled “Colombia” in the Rothschild
collection. These specimens are not in the
BMNH or MNHN. The existence and location
of additional remaining paralectotypes are
unknown. Type locality: Popayán, Cauca, Colombia.
DESCRIPTION. Male (n=3). Length 17.8-
21.1 mm, width 11.0-11.9 mm. Color of dorsal
surface olive green to lime green (sometimes
darkened to brownish-green); elytron with 6-
7 thick, yellow, longitudinal stripes; head,
pronotum, and elytron with yellow margins;
pronotum medially with thick, longitudinal
stripe; scutellum yellow. Ventral surface yellow
to greenish-yellow with black metasternum,
abdominal sternites (at least medially).
Body ovate, convex. Head: Dorsal surface glabrous.
Frons and clypeus moderately to
densely punctate, punctures moderate. Frons
not depressed. Frontoclypeal suture complete.
Clypeal apex broadly rounded. Eyes separated
by approximately 6.2 transverse eyewidths.
Labrum densely punctate, with
moderately large, setose punctures, setae
tawny. Apex of labrum with small, triangular,
medial tooth, apex of tooth weakly overlapping
apex of mentum. Mandibular scissorial
region with 1 tooth, molar region with strong
lamellae. Maxilla with 3 cup-shaped teeth.
Mentum with apicomedial notch or small
tooth. Antenna 9-segmented; club slightly
shorter than other segments combined,
slightly shorter than length of frons.
Pronotum: Surface glabrous, sparsely punctate,
with small and moderate punctures.
Marginal bead weak laterally, absent elsewhere.
Elytron: Surface glabrous; longitudinal
striae impressed, punctate; punctures
moderate; intervals impunctate. Suture
apically with acute spine. Pygidium: Width
approximately 1.9 times length medially. Surface
weakly convex, densely punctate; punctures
moderately large to moderate, setose