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tarsomere and metatarsomere 5 with or without
internal tooth. Unguitractor plate cylindrical,
with 2 apical setae. Modified protarsal
claw approximately equal in length to
protarsomere 5, thickened and elongate when
compared with other claw, diagonally flattened,
apex unevenly bifurcate. Modified
mesotarsal and metatarsal claw elongate,
with ventral tooth, not thickened. Male Genitalia:
Phallobase approximately 1.1 times
longer than length of parameres. Parameres
with apex rounded, setose, expanded.
Female (n=167). Length 19.0-29.4 mm,
width 10.2-15.5 mm (Fig. 43). As male except
in the following respects. Legs: Protibia with
3 distinct teeth in apical half. Protarsomere 4
without internoapical stridulatory ridge.
Protarsomere 5 without internal tooth. Modified
protarsal and mesotarsal claw with ventral
tooth, not thickened.
DIAGNOSIS. This species is distinguished
from all other species in the genus Platycoelia
by the following combination of characters:
labrum with a broad, triangular apical
tooth strongly overlapping the mentum; antenna
9-segmented; mesothoracic process cylindrical;
metasternum brown to black;
abdominal sternites dark brown to black (at
least medially); protibia with 1 prominent
tooth; protibial apical tooth acuminate;
protarsomere 5 with an internoapical stridulatory
tooth; modified mesotarsal claw with a
ventral tooth; paramere with apex distinctly
expanded.
DISTRIBUTION (Fig. 42). Eastern slope of
the Andes Mountains from western Venezuela
to northern Perú.
LOCALITY DATA. 501 specimens examined
from ABTS, AJRC, AMNH, ANSP, BMNH,
CASC, CMNC, CMNH, CNCI, DCCC, DEIC,
DJCC, FGIC, FMNH, FSCA, HAHC, HNHM,
HSIC, ISNB, LACM, LEMQ, MGFT, MIZA,
MLUH, MNHN, QCAZ, RACC, SEMC, SLTC,
SMFD, SMTD, UNSM, USNM, VMCP,
ZMHB.
VENEZUELA (281). MÉRIDA (259): Chachopo,
Culata, La Mucuy, Mérida, Santo Domingo,
MONOGRAPHIC REVISION OF PLATYCOELIA 53
Timotes, Valle Grande. TÁCHIRA (2):
Betania. TRUJILLO (8): Boconó, Escora, Teta
de Niquitao. NO DATA (12).
COLOMBIA (24). BOYACA (1): Villa de Leiva.
CAUCA (1): No Data. CUNDINAMARCA (3):
Cordillera de Veraguas, Monterredondo.
DISTRITO CAPITAL (7): Bogotá. HUILA (2):
Gigante. NORTE DE SANTANDER (1):
Pamplona (13 km SW). QUINDÍO (1):
Salento. NO DATA (8).
ECUADOR (187). AZUAY (3): Cuenca, Valle de
Yunguilla. CARCHI (6): Maldonado (18 km
SE), Tufiño (50 km W), Tulcán.
CHIMBORAZO (2): Ríobamba. COTOPAXI
(5): Otongo. IMBABURA (26): Atuntaquí,
Chachimbiro, Cotacachi, Ibarra, Lago San
Pablo, Otavalo, Peguche. LOJA (9): Loja,
Rocafuerte, San Lucas. NAPO (50): Baeza,
Cosanga, Hacienda San Isidro, Las Palmas,
Papallacta (11 km W), Puente Azuela, Río
Chapli Grande, Río Salado, Sarayacu,
Sierrazul. PASTAZA (2): Canelos. PICHIN-
CHA (70): Alóag, Argelia, Chiriboga,
Conocoto, Guayllabamba, Hacienda La
Esperie, La Armenia, La Virgen, Las
Laureles, Machachi (26 km WNW), Nayón,
Quito, Palmeras, Puerto Quito, Río Guajalito,
San Antonio de Pichincha, San Rafael,
Tandapi, Tinalandia, Toachi, Valle de los
Chillos. SUCUMBÍOS (10): Dureno,
Lumbaqui, Reventador, Santa Bárbara,
Sebundoy. TUNGURAHUA (1): Baños.
ZAMORA CHINCHIPE (2): Zamora. NO
DATA (1).
PERÚ (5). AMAZONAS (1): Chachapoyas (70
km E). CAJAMARCA (2): Hacienda Taulis.
SAN MARTÍN (2): Almirante (55 km W of
Rioja), Huallaga.
NO DATA (4).
TEMPORAL DATA. January (18), February
(37), March (15), April (13), May (26), June
(13), July (3), August (3), September (10), October
(28), November (36), December (10).