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MONOGRAPHIC REVISION OF PLATYCOELIA 161
designated. See Methods and Materials section
for a statement of taxonomic purpose.
One male paralectotype at MNHN labeled a)
“Bolivie Prov.Cochabamba P.Germain 1889”
(typeface), b) “ Oberthüri Ohaus” (red label,
handwritten), c) “Dr Ohaus Vidit 1903.” (typeface),
d) “PLATYCOELIA RUFOSIGNATA
OHAUS M PARALECTOTYPE DET: A.B.T.
SMITH 2002” (yellow label, handwritten and
typeface). Two male paralectotypes at MNHN
labeled a) “Bolivie Prov. Cochabamba P.
Germain 1889” (typeface), b) “Dr Ohaus Vidit
1903.” (typeface), c) “Ohaus determ. Pl.
Oberthüri Ohs. M. Type.” (typeface and handwritten),
d) “PLATYCOELIA RUFOSIGNATA
OHAUS M PARALECTOTYPE DET: A.B.T.
SMITH 2002” (yellow label, handwritten and
typeface). Two female paralectotypes at
MNHN labeled a) “Bolivie Prov. Cochabamba
P.Germain 1889” (typeface), b) “Dr Ohaus
Vidit 1903.” (typeface), c) “Ohaus determ. Pl.
Oberthüri Ohs. F. Type.” (typeface and handwritten),
d) “PLATYCOELIA RUFOSIGNATA
OHAUS F PARALECTOTYPE DET: A.B.T.
SMITH 2002” (yellow label, handwritten and
typeface). The following paralectotypes from
Colombia and Ecuador are specimens of P.
quadrilineata. One female paralectotype at
MNHN labeled a) “R. Macas Equador” (typeface),
b) “Ex-Musæo H.W. BATES 1892” (typeface),
c) “Dr Ohaus Vidit 1903.” (typeface), d)
“Ohaus determ. Pl. Oberthüri Ohs. F. Type.”
(typeface and handwritten), e) “PLATYCOE-
LIA RUFOSIGNATA OHAUS F PARA-
LECTOTYPE DET: A.B.T. SMITH 2002”
(yellow label, handwritten and typeface), f)
“Platycoelia quadrilineata Burmeister, 1844 F
Det:A.B.T.Smith 2002” (typeface). One female
paralectotype at ZMHB labeled a) “ECUA-
DOR Macas 1300m. E. Feyer S.” (typeface), b)
“Platycoelia rufosignata Cotype Ohs.” (orange
label, handwritten), c) “Ecuador Quitoguapula
Pamasqui” (handwritten), d) e)
“PLATYCOELIA RUFOSIGNATA OHAUS F
PARALECTOTYPE DET:A.B.T.SMITH 2002”
(yellow label, handwritten and typeface), f)
“Platycoelia quadrilineata Burmeister, 1844 F
Det: A.B.T.Smith 2002” (typeface). One female
paralectotype at ZMHB labeled a) “O.ECUA-
DOR Macas E. Feyer S.” (typeface), b) “F”
(typeface), c) “Platycoelia rufosignata Cotype
Ohs.” (orange label, handwritten), d) “PLATY-
COELIA RUFOSIGNATA OHAUS F PARA-
LECTOTYPE DET: A.B.T.SMITH 2002”
(yellow label, handwritten and typeface), e)
“Platycoelia quadrilineata Burmeister, 1844 F
Det: A.B.T. Smith 2002” (typeface). One female
paralectotype at ZMHB labeled a) “Ecuador
Baron” (typeface), b) “F” (typeface), c)
“Platycoelia rufosignata Type Ohs.” (orange
label, handwritten), d) “PLATYCOELIA
RUFOSIGNATA OHAUS F PARALECTO-
TYPE DET: A.B.T. SMITH 2002” (yellow label,
handwritten and typeface), e) “Platycoelia
quadrilineata Burmeister, 1844 F Det: A.B.T.
Smith 2002” (typeface). One female paralectotype
at ZMHB labeled a) “Coll.Nonfried
Columbia.” (typeface), b) “F” (typeface), c)
“Platycoelia rufosignata Cotype Ohs.” (orange
label, handwritten), d) “PLATYCOELIA
RUFOSIGNATA OHAUS F PARALECTO-
TYPE DET: A.B.T. SMITH 2002” (yellow label,
handwritten and typeface), e) “Platycoelia
quadrilineata Burmeister, 1844 F Det: A.B.T.
Smith 2002” (typeface). Ohaus (1904b) did not
specify how many specimens were in the type
series. The existence and location of additional
paralectotypes are unknown. One specimen at
ZMHB labeled “Quito Pichincha” also has one
of Ohaus’ orange cotype labels. Since this locality
was not mentioned in the original description,
I consider this specimen not to be
part of the type series. In 1903, Ohaus labeled
all the specimens at MNHN as “Platycoelia
Oberthüri.” He apparently changed his mind
about the name between then and when the
original description was published in 1904.
The name “Platycoelia Oberthüri” has never
been mentioned in any publication. One specimen
(of P. paucarae) at MNHN has the labels
“Equateur Loja Abbé Gaujon” and “Ohaus
determ. Platycoelia Oberthüri Ohaus F Type.”
Since Loja was not mentioned in the original description,
this specimen is not part of the original
type series for P. rufosignata. Type locality:
Cochabamba, Bolivia.
DESCRIPTION. Male (n=6). Length 24.8-
27.5 mm, width 12.6-13.9 mm. Color of dorsal
surface olive green; pronotum often with dark
maculations; elytral intervals 3, 5, and 7 sometimes
with weak, yellow, longitudinal stripe;