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64 BULLETIN OF THE UNIVERSITYOF NEBRASKA STATE MUSEUM
9. Platycoelia abdominalis Ohaus,
1904
(Figs. 5, 18, 34, 47)
Platycoelia abdominalis Ohaus, 1904 (valid
name)
CATALOG. Platycoelia abdominalis, Ohaus
1904b:276, 297, 299, 338 [original description];
Ohaus 1905:167 [illustration]; Ohaus
1918:176 [catalog listing]; Blackwelder
1944:246 [checklist]; Ohaus 1952:8 [distribution];
Machatschke 1965:57 [catalog listing];
Machatschke 1972:302 [catalog listing].
TYPE SPECIMENS. Platycoelia abdominalis
Ohaus lectotype male at ZMHB labeled
a) “Callanga Peru” (typeface), b) “Typus!” (red
label, typeface), c) “Pl. abdominalis Ohaus”
(red label, handwritten), d) “PLATYCOELIA
ABDOMINALIS OHAUS M DET: A.B.T.
SMITH 2001 LECTOTYPE” (red label, handwritten
and typeface). Lectotype here designated.
See Methods and Materials section
for a statement of taxonomic purpose. One
male paralectotype at ZMHB labeled a)
“Callanga Peru” (typeface), b) “M” (typeface),
c) “Platycoelia abdominalis Cotype Ohs.” (orange
label, handwritten), d) “PLATYCOELIA
ABDOMINALIS OHAUS M PARALECTO-
TYPE A.B.T. SMITH 2001” (yellow label,
handwritten and typeface). One male
paralectotype at MNHN labeled a) “Bolivie
Ocobamba G. Garlepp” (typeface), b) “Ohaus
determ. Pl. abdominalis Ohaus M” (typeface
and handwritten), c) “Dr Ohaus Vidit 1903.”
(typeface), d) “PLATYCOELIA ABDOMIN-
ALIS OHAUS M PARALECTOTYPE A.B.T.
SMITH 2001 LECTOTYPE” (yellow label,
handwritten and typeface). One female
paralectotype at ZMHB labeled a) “Callanga
Peru” (typeface), b) “F” (typeface), c) “Typus!”
(red label, typeface), d) “Pl. abdominalis
Ohaus” (red label, handwritten), e) “PLATY-
COELIA ABDOMINALIS OHAUS F PARA-
LECTOTYPE A.B.T. SMITH 2001” (yellow
label, handwritten and typeface). One female
paralectotype at ZMHB labeled a) “Peru”
(typeface), b) “F” (typeface), c) “Platycoelia
abdominalis Cotype Ohs.” (orange label, handwritten),
d) “PLATYCOELIA ABDOMINALIS
OHAUS F PARALECTOTYPE A.B.T. SMITH
2001” (yellow label, handwritten and typeface).
One female paralectotype at MNHN labeled
a) “Perou Chanchamayo Thamm”
(typeface), b) “Ohaus determ. abdominalis
Ohaus F” (typeface and handwritten), c) “Dr
Ohaus Vidit 1903.” (typeface), d) “PLATY-
COELIA ABDOMINALIS OHAUS F PARA-
LECTOTYPE A.B.T.SMITH 2001” (yellow
label, handwritten and typeface). One female
paralectotype at MNHN labeled a) “Chanchamayo”
(handwritten), b) “pomacea Erichs.”
(handwritten), c) “Ex. Musæo H.W.BATES
1892” (typeface), d) “Ohaus determ.
abdominalis Ohaus F” (typeface and handwritten),
e) “Dr Ohaus Vidit 1903.” (typeface),
f) “PLATYCOELIA ABDOMINALIS OHAUS
F PARALECTOTYPE A.B.T.SMITH 2001”
(yellow label, handwritten and typeface). One
female paralectotype at MNHN labeled a)
“Chanchamayo. Peru.” (handwritten), b) “Ex.
Musæo D.SHARP 1890” (typeface), c) “Ohaus
determ. abdominalis Ohaus F” (typeface and
handwritten), d) “Dr Ohaus Vidit 1903.” (typeface),
e) “PLATYCOELIA ABDOMINALIS
OHAUS F PARALECTOTYPE A.B.T.SMITH
2001” (yellow label, handwritten and typeface).
The existence and location of other
specimens from Ohaus’ original type series
are unknown. Type locality: Callanga, Lima,
Perú.
DESCRIPTION. Male (n=17). Length 19.5-
24.5 mm, width 12.0-14.3 mm. Color dorsally
light green with yellow scutellum, thick
elytral suture, head margins. Ventrally reddish-brown
abdominal sternites, metacoxa,
medial metasternum, mesothoracic process;
light green lateral metasternum (Fig. 34); yellowish-brown
legs, thoracic pleura, prothorax,
head. Body ovate, strongly convex. Head: Dorsal
surface glabrous. Frons and clypeus
sparsely punctate, punctures moderate. Frons
not depressed. Frontoclypeal suture complete.
Clypeal apex rounded. Eyes separated by approximately
4.0 transverse eye-widths. Labrum
with microsculpturing; sparsely
punctate, with moderately large, setose punctures,
setae tawny. Apex of labrum with triangular
medial tooth, extending past apex of