The Middle American species of Embates Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Baridinae)
Author
Prena, Jens
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Zootaxa
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https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1100.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.1100.1.1
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Embates polymorphus fortunensis
Prena
ssp. n.
Holotype
male, Panama, labeled: “
PANAMA
, Chir., Res./
For. La Fortuna
, Quebra/ da Aleman,
7–21–1995
/
C.W. & L.B. O’Brien
”, “C.W. O’BRIEN/ COLLECTION” (
CASC
, presently as longterm loan in
CWOB
)
.
Paratypes
6 (
2 males
,
4 females
),
Panama, labeled: “
PANAMA
:
Chiriqui
/ La Fortuna, Co. Dv. Tr./
8° 45' N
,
82° 14' W
/
1100m
;
9V1995
/
H.P. Stockwell
”, “on stem/
Piper sp.
” (
HPSC
); “
PANAMA
,
Chiriquí
: Res./ La Fortuna,
1100 m
,/
8° 44' N
82° 14' W
,/ 21.–
25.3.2001
, lg. Prena” (
JPPC 2
); “
PANAMA
:
Chiriqui
/ Continental Divide Trail/
3–8 July 1997
/
J. Huether
” (
CMNC
); “
PANAMA
Chiriqui
Prv/ Cont'l Divide Trail/ 3600' 16,
17 May 1996
/ Wappes Huether & Morris” (
CMNC
); “
PANAMA
:
CHIRIQUI
/
Bocas del Toro
Border/ La Fortuna,
0.5 km
N./ Contin. divide trail,
1100m
/
23.V9.VI.1995
,
J. Ashe
&/
R. Brooks
, ex: f.i.t. (155)” (
CMNC
)
.
Diagnosis. Basic vestiture sparse; elytron with four markings of orange and yellow scales at base, apex and in two fasciae (Fig. 183c), metepisternal marking separate; colorpattern disintegrated and fuzzy in
two male
paratypes
.
Plant association.
Piper fimbriculatum
(Prena 1),
P. pittieri
(Prena 1),
Piper
sp.
(Stockwell 1).
Distribution.
Panama
, La Fortuna Reserve (Fig. 247).
Subspecific epithet. A Latin adjective referring to the Reserva La Fortuna and modified by suffix.