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92 BULLETIN OF THE UNIVERSITYOF NEBRASKA STATE MUSEUM<br />
dinal striae weakly punctate, punctures moderate<br />
with dark coloration; intervals densely<br />
punctate, punctures small. Suture angled<br />
apically, without spine. Pygidium: Width approximately<br />
2.8 times length medially. Surface<br />
weakly convex, densely punctate;<br />
punctures small or moderate, setose; setae<br />
short, cream colored. Venter: Thorax densely<br />
setose (except glabrous medially), setae white.<br />
Mesothoracic process strongly produced, projecting<br />
anteriorly to protrochanter; shape<br />
conical-elongate, apex rounded; ventrally flattened.<br />
Abdomen sparsely setose laterally, setae<br />
white. Apical spiracles not extruding.<br />
Legs: Protibia with 2 large teeth in apical<br />
quarter; third, short tooth sometimes apparent<br />
(<strong>of</strong>ten obsolete). Mesotibia and metatibia<br />
widest medially. Protarsomeres 2-4 wider<br />
than long, cup-shaped. Protarsomere 3-4 with<br />
internoapical stridulatory ridge. Protarsomere<br />
5 with internobasal stridulatory ridge.<br />
Mesotarsomere and metatarsomere 5 with<br />
internobasal tooth or swelling. Unguitractor<br />
plate cylindrical, with 2 apical setae. Modified<br />
protarsal claw with length greater than<br />
protarsomere 5, thickened and elongate when<br />
compared with other claw, laterally flattened,<br />
apex unevenly bifurcate. Modified mesotarsal<br />
and metatarsal claws elongated with ventral<br />
tooth, not thickened. Male Genitalia:<br />
Phallobase approximately 1.5 times longer<br />
than length <strong>of</strong> parameres (Fig. 29). Parameres<br />
dorsoventrally flattened, apicomedially<br />
acute (Fig. 21).<br />
Female (n=142). Length 22.8-30.1 mm,<br />
width 14.1-17.9 mm. As male except in the following<br />
respects. Head: Antennal club slightly<br />
longer than segments 2-7. Legs: Protibia with<br />
3 teeth in apical half, third tooth short.<br />
Protarsomere 3-4 without internoapical<br />
stridulatory ridge. Protarsomere 5 without<br />
internal tooth. Modified protarsal claw with<br />
ventral tooth, not thickened.<br />
DIAGNOSIS. This species is distinguished<br />
from all other species in the genus Platycoelia<br />
by the following combination <strong>of</strong> characters:<br />
labrum with a well-developed, truncate apical<br />
tooth strongly overlapping the mentum;<br />
mentum with a distinct tooth curved into the<br />
oral cavity; pronotum surface densely punc-<br />
tate with a mix <strong>of</strong> small and moderate punctures;<br />
scutellum disc usually green; elytron<br />
with well-defined, yellow, longitudinal lines<br />
on striae 1-7; elytral apices capable <strong>of</strong> completely<br />
covering the pygidium; pygidium entirely<br />
setose; metasternum and abdominal<br />
sternites green; protibial spur noticeably<br />
shorter than the adjacent tibial apex;<br />
mesotarsomere 4 and metatarsomere 4 in<br />
males with an apical stridulatory ridge;<br />
mesotarsomere 5 and metatarsomere 5 with<br />
an internobasal tooth; parameres with the<br />
apex dorsoventrally flattened.<br />
DISTRIBUTION (Fig. 58). Most specimens<br />
are from the Andes Mountains from western<br />
Venezuela to central Colombia. A few specimens<br />
are from widely scattered localities<br />
along the eastern slope <strong>of</strong> the Andes Mountains<br />
from Ecuador to northern Argentina.<br />
More collecting needs to be done before any<br />
conclusions can be drawn about the exact<br />
range <strong>of</strong> this species south <strong>of</strong> Colombia.<br />
LOCALITY DATA. 260 specimens examined<br />
from ABTS, AMNH, BMNH, CASC, CBAC,<br />
CMNH, DEIC, DJCC, FGIC, FMNH, FSCA,<br />
HAHC, HNHM, LACM, LEMQ, MCZC, MGFT,<br />
MIZA, MNHN, MNNC, SLTC, SMFD, SMTD,<br />
UCDC, UNSM, USNM, ZMHB, ZMUH.<br />
VENEZUELA (213). ARAGUA (95): Carretera<br />
Maracay – Choroní, Carretera Maracay –<br />
Ocumare de la Costa, Choroní, El Limón,<br />
Estación Biológica Rancho Grande, La Tiara,<br />
Maracay, Pico Guacamaya, Portapan, Puerto<br />
Portochuelo (Parque Naciónal Henri Pittier),<br />
Tejerias, Tiara, No Data. DISTRITO FED-<br />
ERAL (1): Antímano. MÉRIDA (32): Mérida.<br />
MIRANDA (16): Los Alpes, Los Charros.<br />
TÁCHIRA (48): Carretera Bramón – Delicias,<br />
Carretera Rubio – Delicias, Palmira, Rubio.<br />
NO DATA (21).<br />
COLO<strong>MB</strong>IA (31). BOYACÁ (10): Muzo.<br />
CAUCA (2): No Data. CUNDINAMARCA (1):<br />
Monterredondo. DISTRITO CAPITAL (2):<br />
Bogotá. HUILE (1): Gigante. MAGDALENA<br />
(2): Cincinati, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.<br />
NO DATA (13).