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MONOGRAPHIC REVISION OF PLATYCOELIA 153
VARIATION. Male (n=11). Length 15.2-19.5
mm, width 8.4-10.2 mm. Female: unknown.
The paratypes differ from the holotype in the
following respects. Color sometimes yellow.
Head: Antenna sometimes appearing 10-segmented.
Additional characters as follows.
Head: Mandibular scissorial region with two
teeth, molar region with weakly developed
lamellae. Maxilla with 3 apical teeth, middle
tooth bifurcate. Male Genitalia: Phallobase
approximately 1.5 times longer than length of
parameres. Paramere with apex rounded.
ETYMOLOGY. Platycoelia pusilla is derived
from Latin meaning “the tiny Platycoelia.”
DIAGNOSIS. This species is distinguished
from all other species in the genus Platycoelia
by the following combination of characters:
length less than 20 mm; frons not depressed
medioapically; frontoclypeal suture complete;
apex of the labrum with a reduced, triangular
tooth not overlapping the mentum; mentum
with a medial notch; antenna 9-segmented
(sometimes appearing 10-segmented), club
not longer than other segments combined;
elytral apices not capable of completely covering
the pygidium; apex of the elytral suture
without an acute spine; metasternum with a
dark medial patch; abdominal sternites green
to yellow; mesothoracic process projecting
apically past the mesocoxa; apical abdominal
spiracle strongly protuberant; mesotarsomere
5 and metatarsomere 5 without an internal
tooth; parameres with the apex rounded, not
expanded.
DISTRIBUTION (Fig. 71). Known from the
Andes Mountains of central to southern Colombia.
LOCALITY DATA. 12 specimens examined
from MNHN, SMFD, USNM, ZMHB.
COLOMBIA (12). CALDAS (1): Manizales.
CAUCA (1): Popayán. NARIÑO (1): Pasto. NO
DATA (9).
TEMPORAL DATA. June (1).
46. Platycoelia bordoni Martínez,
1976
(Fig. 71)
Platycoelia bordoni Martínez, 1976 (valid
name)
CATALOG. Platycoelia bordoni, Martínez
1976:333, 338 [original description]; Smith
and Paucar-Cabrera 2000:412 [comment on
morphology].
TYPE SPECIMENS. Platycoelia bordoni
Martínez holotype male at MACN labeled a)
“COLOMBIA Do Huila Vn. Puracé, 3400 m C.
Bordon – leg. Coll. Martínez 20-XII-71” on
upperside “vegetación de bosque nebular” on
underside (handwritten), b) “HOLOTYPUS”
(red label, typeface), c) “Platycoelia bordoni M
sp. nov. A MARTINEZ-DET.1972” (red label,
handwritten and typeface), d) “PLATYCOE-
LIA BORDONI MARTÍNEZ M HOLOTYPE”
(red label, handwritten and typeface). One
male paratype at HAHC labeled a) “COLOM-
BIA Do Huila Vn Puracé, 3400 m C. Bordon –
leg. Coll. Martínez 20-XII-71” on upperside
“vegetación de bosque nebular” on underside
(handwritten), b) “H. & A. HOWDEN COL-
LECTION ex. A. Martinez coll.” (typeface), c)
“PARATIPO” (typeface), d) “Platycoelia
bordoni M sp. nov. A MARTINEZ-DET.1972”
(handwritten and typeface), e) “PLATYCOE-
LIA BORDONI MARTÍNEZ M PARATYPE”
(yellow label, handwritten and typeface).
Martínez (1976) based his description on the
holotype and one paratype. Type locality:
Volcán Puracé, Huila, Colombia.
DESCRIPTION. Male (n=4). Length 19.4-
21.2 mm, width 10.8-11.8 mm. Color olive
green or brownish-yellow; elytral intervals 3
and 5 sometimes with weak, yellow, longitudinal
stripe; elytron with yellow margin;
metasternum with medial, light brown patch;
abdominal sternites olive green to brownishyellow.
Body ovate, convex. Head: Dorsal surface
glabrous. Frons rugopunctate, clypeus
rugose, punctures moderate. Frons not depressed.
Frontoclypeal suture complete.
Clypeal apex broadly rounded. Eyes separated
by approximately 3.8 transverse eye-widths.