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Dorsal, lateral, and angled posterior views of the declivities of four species of
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. For sources of photos, see plates for the respective species; for sizes of species, see Table 1.
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. Identifiable as a male
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addition to the genus-defining large spines on ventrite 3.
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shorter; has interstriae 3 not ending in a prominent horizontal tooth; has the posterolateral angles of the elytra bending more strongly downwards than in
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(viewed from the side) but not reaching the level of the sutural apex (viewed from above). The spines on ventrite 4 of
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<emphasis id="B91FE077DF21FFA02FF9F95F0548F95E" box="[1213,1395,1679,1705]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">M. quadricornis</emphasis>
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are smaller than those on ventrite 3 but clearly visible; in
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<emphasis id="B91FE077DF21FFA029B8F97B039AF93A" box="[764,929,1715,1741]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">M. brevicornis</emphasis>
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males, the spines on ventrite 4 are quite low and not always present.
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<emphasis id="B91FE077DF22FFA32BD3FA560129FA46" bold="true" box="[151,274,1433,1457]" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B91FE077DF22FFA32A5CFA5601D3FA46" box="[280,488,1433,1457]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">Myoplatypus petrovi</emphasis>
Kirkendall
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, male holotype.
<emphasis id="B91FE077DF22FFA32845FA56031EFA46" bold="true" box="[769,805,1433,1457]" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">(A)</emphasis>
dorsal view.
<emphasis id="B91FE077DF22FFA328EDFA5603F0FA46" bold="true" box="[937,971,1433,1457]" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">(B)</emphasis>
Lateral view; white arrow points to one of the two large, backward-pointing spines on ventrite 3.
<emphasis id="B91FE077DF22FFA329E5FA7202FFFA22" bold="true" box="[673,708,1469,1493]" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">(C)</emphasis>
Frontal view.
<emphasis id="B91FE077DF22FFA3281DFA720347FA22" bold="true" box="[857,892,1469,1493]" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">(D)</emphasis>
Underside of abdomen, showing position and tips of the spines on ventrite 3 (white arrows). Photos by T.H. Atkinson.
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<paragraph id="8BD43C65DF22FFA32B83F9840164F97D" blockId="6.[151,1436,1611,1781]" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">
<emphasis id="B91FE077DF22FFA32B83F98401BBF992" bold="true" box="[199,384,1611,1637]" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">Similar species.</emphasis>
Among
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<emphasis id="B91FE077DF22FFA32AA5F9840249F992" box="[481,626,1611,1637]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">Myoplatypus</emphasis>
species
</taxonomicName>
, only the much larger
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<emphasis id="B91FE077DF22FFA3288DF9830455F992" box="[969,1134,1611,1637]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">M. brevicornis</emphasis>
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has spines on ventrite 4 as well as ventrite 3.
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<paragraph id="8BD43C65DF22FFA32B83F95C00EEF902" blockId="6.[151,1436,1611,1781]" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">
<emphasis id="B91FE077DF22FFA32B83F95C0184F959" bold="true" box="[199,447,1683,1710]" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">Description of male.</emphasis>
Total body length
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; net body length (pronotum length plus elytra length)
<quantity id="4C939180DF22FFA32E3DF95C00FEF925" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.5" pageId="6" pageNumber="307" unit="mm" value="3.5">3.5 mm</quantity>
, 3.4 × as long as wide. Pronotum length
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, 1.2 × as long as wide. Elytra length
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, 2.2 × as long as wide.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BD43C65DF23FFA22BD3FA560459FA22" blockId="7.[151,1437,1433,1493]" pageId="7" pageNumber="308">
<emphasis id="B91FE077DF23FFA22BD3FA560129FA46" bold="true" box="[151,274,1433,1457]" pageId="7" pageNumber="308">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B91FE077DF23FFA22A5CFA560214FA46" box="[280,559,1433,1457]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="308">Myoplatypus nicaraguensis</emphasis>
Kirkendall
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, male holotype.
<emphasis id="B91FE077DF23FFA2280CFA560357FA46" bold="true" box="[840,876,1433,1457]" pageId="7" pageNumber="308">(A)</emphasis>
dorsal view.
<emphasis id="B91FE077DF23FFA228B4FA560429FA46" bold="true" box="[1008,1042,1433,1457]" pageId="7" pageNumber="308">(B)</emphasis>
Lateral view; one of the medium-sized spines on ventrite 3 can be seen.
<emphasis id="B91FE077DF23FFA22AA1FA720233FA22" bold="true" box="[485,520,1469,1493]" pageId="7" pageNumber="308">(C)</emphasis>
Frontal view.
<emphasis id="B91FE077DF23FFA229DEFA720286FA22" bold="true" box="[666,701,1469,1493]" pageId="7" pageNumber="308">(D)</emphasis>
Posterior view. Photos by T.H. Atkinson.
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<paragraph id="8BD43C65DF23FFA22B83F9E800D5F8CA" blockId="7.[151,1437,1575,1853]" pageId="7" pageNumber="308">
Typical
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<emphasis id="B91FE077DF23FFA22A61F9E8018DF9B6" box="[293,438,1575,1601]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="308">Myoplatypus</emphasis>
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male in overall appearance. No mycangial pores on pronotum. Anterior margin of the metanepisternal-metaventrite impression with three tiny spines above, one slightly larger spine below. Spines on ventrite 3 large, black-tipped, separated by about 2 × the basal width of a spine. Spines on ventrite 4 black-tipped, prominent but smaller than those on ventrite 3, separated by about 4 × the basal width of a spine. Declivity finely reticulate (dull), short, strongly rounded. Interstriae 3 extending slightly onto declivity, the extension a sharp, low, black carina. Posterolateral margin anterior to angle with three teeth, margin ending in a small posterolateral tooth that does not project beyond the sutural apex. Apical margin of declivity with a small tooth near the suture on each elytron.
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<paragraph id="8BD43C65DF2CFFAD2BD3F901038BF8A5" blockId="8.[151,1436,1742,1874]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">
<emphasis id="B91FE077DF2CFFAD2BD3F9010128F911" bold="true" box="[151,275,1742,1766]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C6B47E6DF2CFFAD2A5EF90102A6F911" authority="Kirkendall" authorityName="Kirkendall" authorityYear="2023" box="[282,669,1742,1766]" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Myoplatypus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="quadricornis">
<emphasis id="B91FE077DF2CFFAD2A5EF901021CF911" box="[282,551,1742,1766]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">Myoplatypus quadricornis</emphasis>
Kirkendall
</taxonomicName>
, male holotype.
<emphasis id="B91FE077DF2CFFAD2801F9010353F911" bold="true" box="[837,872,1742,1766]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">(A)</emphasis>
dorsal view.
<emphasis id="B91FE077DF2CFFAD28B4F9010429F911" bold="true" box="[1008,1042,1742,1766]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">(B)</emphasis>
Lateral view; medium-sized spines on ventrite 3 can be readily seen, but those on ventrite 4 cannot.
<emphasis id="B91FE077DF2CFFAD2846F93D031EF8FD" bold="true" box="[770,805,1778,1802]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">(C)</emphasis>
Frontal view.
<emphasis id="B91FE077DF2CFFAD28F2F93D03E1F8FD" bold="true" box="[950,986,1778,1802]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">(D)</emphasis>
Posterior view, showing declivity; the large, backward-pointing spines originating on ventrite 3 are visible.
<emphasis id="B91FE077DF2CFFAD2860F8D9037DF8D9" bold="true" box="[804,838,1814,1838]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">(E)</emphasis>
Venter, showing
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position of the large spines on ventrite 3 and the much smaller spines on ventrite 4. Photos by T.H. Atkinson.
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</caption>
<subSubSection id="C3716FEEDF2DFFAC2B83FF59032DFF0E" pageId="9" pageNumber="310" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BD43C65DF2DFFAC2B83FF59032DFF0E" blockId="9.[151,1437,150,357]" pageId="9" pageNumber="310">
<emphasis id="B91FE077DF2DFFAC2B83FF59015AFF47" bold="true" box="[199,353,150,176]" pageId="9" pageNumber="310">Distribution.</emphasis>
Known only from the locality of the Honduran
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. Elevations in the La Muralla National Refuge range from 800 to nearly
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(https://asidehonduras.org/la-muralla/): similar to
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<emphasis id="B91FE077DF2DFFAC2FD0FF740503FF22" box="[1172,1336,187,213]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="310">M. brevicornis</emphasis>
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, the new species has been collected from middle elevation forests.
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<emphasis id="B91FE077DF2DFFAC2B83FECD011CFEEB" bold="true" box="[199,295,258,284]" pageId="9" pageNumber="310">Biology.</emphasis>
Unknown other than that
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was taken from a middle elevation tropical forest.
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</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3716FEEDF2DFFAC2B83FEE80247FE92" pageId="9" pageNumber="310" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BD43C65DF2DFFAC2B83FEE80247FE92" blockId="9.[151,1437,150,357]" pageId="9" pageNumber="310">
<emphasis id="B91FE077DF2DFFAC2B83FEE80173FEB6" bold="true" box="[199,328,295,321]" pageId="9" pageNumber="310">Etymology</emphasis>
. The species epithet highlights the presence of four prominent spines on the venter, where two such spines is the norm for the genus. Adjective.
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