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134 BULLETIN OF THE UNIVERSITYOF NEBRASKA STATE MUSEUM
male paralectotypes at ZMHB labeled a) “Bolivia
Chaco” (typeface), b) “Platycoelia
chrysotina Cotype Ohs.” (orange label, handwritten),
c) “PLATYCOELIA CHRYSOTINA
OHAUS M PARALECTOTYPE A.B.T.SMITH
2002” (yellow label, handwritten and typeface).
Two male paralectotypes at ZMHB labeled
a) “Bolivia Chaco” (typeface and
handwritten), b) “PLATYCOELIA CHRYSO-
TINA OHAUS M PARALECTOTYPE A.B.T.
SMITH 2002” (yellow label, handwritten and
typeface). One male paralectotype at ZMHB
labeled a) “Bolivia Chaco” (typeface), b) “M”
(typeface), c) “Platycoelia chrysotina Cotyp.
Ohaus” (handwritten), d) “75164” (typeface),
e) “Type” (typeface), f) “für ein Examplar von
Geniates signatus Burm.” (handwritten), g)
“PLATYCOELIA CHRYSOTINA OHAUS M
PARALECTOTYPE A.B.T.SMITH 2002” (yellow
label, handwritten and typeface). Four female
paralectotypes at ZMHB labeled a)
“Bolivia Chaco” (typeface), b) “F” (typeface),
c) “Platycoelia chrysotina Cotype Ohs.” (orange
label, handwritten), d) “PLATYCOELIA
CHRYSOTINA OHAUS F PARALECTO-
TYPE A.B.T. SMITH 2002” (yellow label,
handwritten and typeface). Two female
paralectotypes at ZMHB labeled a) “Bolivia
Chaco” (typeface and handwritten), b) “PLATY-
COELIA CHRYSOTINA OHAUS F PARA-
LECTOTYPE A.B.T.SMITH 2002” (yellow
label, handwritten and typeface). One female
paralectotype at ZMHB labeled a) “Bolivia
Chaco” (typeface), b) “F” (typeface), c) “Cotypus!”
(red label, typeface), d) “chrysotina Ohs.”
(handwritten), e) “PLATYCOELIA CHRYSO-
TINA OHAUS F PARALECTOTYPE A.B.T.
SMITH 2002” (yellow label, handwritten and
typeface). One female paralectotype at ZMHB
labeled a) “Bolivia Chaco” (typeface), b) “F”
(typeface), c) “Cotype” (red label, typeface), d)
“Platycoelia chrysotina Ohs.” (orange label,
handwritten), e) “PLATYCOELIA CHRYSO-
TINA OHAUS F PARALECTOTYPE A.B.T.
SMITH 2002” (yellow label, handwritten and
typeface). Ohaus (1904b) stated that there
were 40 male and eight female specimens in
the original type series. The location of the
remaining 33 male paralectotypes is unknown.
Several specimens (at BMNH, SMTD,
ZMHB) labeled “Bolivia Yungas” also have
various type labels. Since this locality was not
mentioned in the original description, these
specimens are not considered as part of the
original type series. Type locality: Chaco, La
Paz, Bolivia.
Platycoelia pulchrior Ohaus lectotype
male at ZMHB labeled a) “Yungas-La Paz
BOLIVIA 3000 m.” (typeface and handwritten),
b) “M” (typeface), c) “Typus!” (red label,
typeface), d) “P. pulchrior Ohaus” (red label,
handwritten), e) “PLATYCOELIA PUL-
CHRIOR OHAUS M LECTOTYPE A.B.T.
SMITH 2002” (red label, handwritten and
typeface), f) “Platycoelia chrysotina Ohaus,
1904 M Det:A.B.T.Smith 2002” (typeface).
Lectotype here designated. See Methods
and Materials section for a statement of taxonomic
purpose. One paralectotype male at
ZMHB labeled a) “Bolivia Chochabamba”
(handwritten), b) “M” (typeface), c) “Cotypus!”
(red label, typeface), d) “P. pulchrior Ohaus”
(red label, handwritten), e) “PLATYCOELIA
PULCHRIOR OHAUS M PARALECTOTYPE
A. B. T. SMITH 2002” (yellow label, handwritten
and typeface), f) “Platycoelia chrysotina
Ohaus, 1904 M Det:A.B.T.Smith 2002” (typeface).
Ohaus (1904b) did not state how many
specimens were in the original type series
(but there were males only). The existence
and location of other paralectotypes are unknown.
The type specimens of P. pulchrior do
not have character states unique from P.
chrysotina; therefore I am synonymizing the
two names. As the first reviser, I select P.
chrysotina to have priority over P. pulchrior.
Type locality: Yungas de La Paz, Bolivia.
NEW SYNONYMY.
DESCRIPTION. Male (n=24). Length 16.8-
21.6 mm, width 9.1-11.7 mm. Color of dorsal
surface lime green to olive green; yellow head,
pronotum, scutellum, and elytron margins
(wider along base of elytron); elytron with 5
thin, yellow longitudinal stripes on elytral
intervals. Ventral surface yellow to yellowishgreen
with medial brown patch on metasternum,
sometimes abdominal sternites. Body
ovate, convex. Head: Dorsal surface glabrous.
Frons moderately to densely punctate,
clypeus rugopunctate, punctures small or
moderate. Frons not depressed. Frontoclypeal
suture complete (occasionally incomplete).
Clypeal apex broadly rounded. Eyes sepa-