Download full text (PDF 4.5 MB) - University of Nebraska State ...

in apical half. Protarsomere 4 without apical
stridulatory ridge. Protarsomere 5 without
internal tooth. Modified protarsal claw elongate,
with ventral tooth, not thickened.
VARIATION. Male (n=1). Length 23.3-23.5
mm, width 12.9-13.4 mm. Female (n=14).
Length 18.9-23.2 mm, width 11.3-13.7 mm
(Fig. 44). The paratypes differ from the holotype
and allotype in the following respects.
Color sometimes yellow to dark yellow.
ETYMOLOGY. Platycoelia meridensis is
named after the region of Venezuela to which
it is endemic.
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;
protibia with 2 prominent teeth;
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). Mérida province
in Venezuela.
LOCALITY DATA. 18 specimens examined
from ABTS, CBAC, CMNC, MIZA, UCDC,
ZMHB.
VENEZUELA (17). MÉRIDA (17): La Mucuy,
Mucuchíes, Tabay, No Data.
NO DATA (1).
One female specimen at ZMHB was labeled
“Borneo.” I excluded this specimen from
the type series because of the erroneous label
data.
TEMPORAL DATA. May (2). June (1), July
(6), August (7), November (1).
MONOGRAPHIC REVISION OF PLATYCOELIA 57
6. Platycoelia selanderi Martínez
and Martínez, 1994
(Figs. 45, 46)
Platycoelia selanderi Martínez and Martínez,
1994 (valid name)
CATALOG. Platycoelia selanderi, Martínez
and Martínez 1994:545 [original description].
TYPE SPECIMENS. Platycoelia selanderi
Martínez and Martínez holotype male at
MACN labeled a) “ARGENTINA SALTA Do
Capital San Lorenzo Coll. Martínez Ene.-948”
(handwritten), b) “HOLOTYPUS” (orange label,
typeface), c) “Platycoelia selanderi M sp.
nov. Adrian y A.MARTINEZ-DET.1992” (red
label, handwritten and typeface), d) “Platycoelia
limbata Ohs R. Gutiérrez-Det.50”
(handwritten and typeface), e) “PLATYCOE-
LIA SELANDERI MARTÍNEZ & MARTÍNEZ
M HOLOTYPE” (red label, handwritten and
typeface). Allotype female at MACN labeled a)
“ARGENTINA SALTA Do La Caldera El
Ucumar, 1550 m. Coll. Martínez Dic.-985”
(handwritten), b) “ALLOTYPUS” (orange label,
typeface), c) “Platycoelia selanderi F sp.
nov. Adrian y A.MARTINEZ-DET.1992” (red
label, handwritten and typeface), d) “PLATY-
COELIA SELANDERI MARTÍNEZ &
MARTÍNEZ F ALLOTYPE” (red label, handwritten
and typeface). One male paratype at
HAHC labeled a) “ARGENTINA JUJUY Do
Capital Yala Prosen-leg. Coll-Martínez”
(handwritten), b) “H. & A. HOWDEN COL-
LECTION ex. A. Martinez coll.” (typeface), c)
“PARATIPO” (typeface), d) “Platycoelia
selanderi M sp. nov. Adrian y A.MARTINEZ-
DET.1992” (handwritten and typeface), e)
“PLATYCOELIA SELANDERI MARTÍNEZ
& MARTÍNEZ M PARATYPE” (yellow label,
handwritten and typeface). One female
paratype at HAHC labeled a) “ARGENTINA
SALTA Do La Caldera El Ucumar Coll.
Martínez Feb.-982” (handwritten), b) “H. & A.
HOWDEN COLLECTION ex. A. Martinez
coll.” (typeface), c) “PARATIPO” (typeface), d)
“Platycoelia selanderi F sp. nov. Adrian y
A.MARTINEZ-DET.1992” (handwritten and
typeface), e) “PLATYCOELIA SELANDERI
MARTÍNEZ & MARTÍNEZ F PARATYPE”
(yellow label, handwritten and typeface).