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<emphasis id="B96A2443FFAFFF8623B2FF52FE9340A0" bold="true" box="[151,363,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Oosternum latum</emphasis>
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(
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, 41, 45, 54–55, 63, 69, 75, 78, 84)
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locality
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:
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(Windward Islands),
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island.
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material
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:
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.
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male (
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): “
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<collectingCountry id="F309B8C1FFAFFF8621E9FE90FCB7417E" box="[716,847,341,367]" name="Saint Vincent and the Grenadines" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">St. Vincent</collectingCountry>
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/ W.I. / H. H. Smith / 6”.
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<emphasis id="B96A2443FFAFFF86275BFE90FD6D4184" bold="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">
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(18).
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:
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</emphasis>
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, 2 unsexed specimens (
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<collectionCode id="ED0F6094FFAFFF862738FEB9FB864187" box="[1053,1150,380,406]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">BMNH</collectionCode>
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,
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<collectionCode id="ED0F6094FFAFFF8627AEFEB9FB104187" box="[1163,1256,380,406]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/hj12-2xm7" name="National Museum Prague" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">NMPC</collectionCode>
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): same data as
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<typeStatus id="54A546F3FFAFFF8623B2FE67FEFD41AD" box="[151,261,418,444]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
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; 2 unsexed specimens (
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<collectionCode id="ED0F6094FFAFFF862106FE67FD7C41AD" box="[547,644,418,444]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">BMNH</collectionCode>
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): “
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<collectingCountry id="F309B8C1FFAFFF862180FE67FCD541AD" box="[677,813,418,444]" name="Saint Vincent and the Grenadines" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">St. Vincent</collectingCountry>
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/ W. I. / H. H. Smith / 263.”; 5 unsexed specimens (
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<collectionCode id="ED0F6094FFAFFF8623BAFE0CFF0441F2" box="[159,252,457,483]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">BMNH</collectionCode>
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,
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<collectionCode id="ED0F6094FFAFFF86222DFE0CFE9941F2" box="[264,353,457,483]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/hj12-2xm7" name="National Museum Prague" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">NMPC</collectionCode>
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): “
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<collectingCountry id="F309B8C1FFAFFF8622A5FE0CFDFB41F2" box="[384,515,457,483]" name="Saint Vincent and the Grenadines" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">St. Vincent</collectingCountry>
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/ W. I. / H. H. Smith / 47.”; 1 unsexed specimen (
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<collectionCode id="ED0F6094FFAFFF86276AFE0CFB5241F2" box="[1103,1194,457,483]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/hj12-2xm7" name="National Museum Prague" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">NMPC</collectionCode>
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): “
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<collectingCountry id="F309B8C1FFAFFF8627EDFE0CFAB441F2" box="[1224,1356,457,483]" name="Saint Vincent and the Grenadines" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">St. Vincent</collectingCountry>
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/ W. I. / H. H. Smith / 41.”; 1 unsexed specimen (
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<collectionCode id="ED0F6094FFAFFF8621ADFE35FD1F421B" box="[648,743,496,522]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">BMNH</collectionCode>
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): “41. [refers most probably to same locality as in previous specimen]”; 1 unsexed specimen (
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<collectionCode id="ED0F6094FFAFFF86210FFDD3FD714221" box="[554,649,534,560]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">BMNH</collectionCode>
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): “Leeward side /
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<collectingCountry id="F309B8C1FFAFFF862045FDD3FC1A4221" box="[864,994,534,560]" name="Saint Vincent and the Grenadines" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">St. Vincent</collectingCountry>
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W. I. / H. H. Smith / 34.”; 1 unsexed specimen (
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<collectionCode id="ED0F6094FFAFFF862233FDF8FE8D4246" box="[278,373,573,599]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">BMNH</collectionCode>
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): “Windward side /
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<collectingCountry id="F309B8C1FFAFFF862145FDF8FD1D4246" box="[608,741,573,599]" name="Saint Vincent and the Grenadines" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">St. Vincent</collectingCountry>
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, W. I. / H. H. Smith”; 1 unsexed specimen (
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<collectionCode id="ED0F6094FFAFFF8627C8FDF8FABD4246" box="[1261,1349,573,599]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">KSEM</collectionCode>
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): “12. / Windward side /
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<collectingCountry id="F309B8C1FFAFFF862278FDA1FE19426F" box="[349,481,612,638]" name="Saint Vincent and the Grenadines" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">St. Vincent</collectingCountry>
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, W. I. / H. H. Smith”; 2 unsexed specimens (
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<collectionCode id="ED0F6094FFAFFF8620C2FDA1FBBC426F" box="[999,1092,612,638]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">BMNH</collectionCode>
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.
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<collectionCode id="ED0F6094FFAFFF86276AFDA1FB5E426F" box="[1103,1190,612,638]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">KSEM</collectionCode>
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): “
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<collectingCountry id="F309B8C1FFAFFF8627E0FDA1FABF426F" box="[1221,1351,612,638]" name="Saint Vincent and the Grenadines" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">St. Vincent</collectingCountry>
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/ H. H. Smith / 99-37”.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BA1F851FFAFFF8623E3FD75FE5C439D" blockId="33.[151,1437,341,2030]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">
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<emphasis id="B96A2443FFAFFF8623E3FD75FE2142DB" bold="true" box="[198,473,688,714]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Differential diagnosis.</emphasis>
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Body widest at junction of pronotum and elytra; pronotum highly convex; pronotal punctation moderately dense, consisting of minute punctures; pronotal interstices with microsculpture; median carina of prosternum with anterior tooth; preepisternal elevation of mesothorax 2.0× longer than wide; median portion of metaventrite without intersticial microsculpture; eyes large, separated by 5.0× of one eye; parameres with moderately large inner projections; lateral projections of median lobe wide, developed in apical 0.3 of median lobe.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BA1F851FFAFFF8623E3FC5CFB594436" blockId="33.[151,1437,341,2030]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">
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The species is easily recognizable by wide body-shape, body widest at junction of pronotum and elytra (
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<figureCitation id="1325E4D4FFAFFF8623BAFC05FEF943CB" box="[159,257,960,986]" captionStart="FIGURES 32 – 35" captionStartId="14.[151,269,1967,1991]" captionTargetBox="[186,1396,199,1922]" captionTargetId="figure@14.[177,1402,194,1931]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURES 32 – 35. Habitus of the representatives of O. aequinoctiale group. 32: O. aequinoctiale; 33: O. gibbicolle; 34: O. holosericeum; 35: O. latum." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/186673/files/figure.png" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Figs. 35</figureCitation>
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, 41) and microsculptured pronotum (Figs. 54–55). By the combination of the mentioned characters it differs from all remaining species of
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<emphasis id="B96A2443FFAFFF86217FFC22FCDB4411" box="[602,803,999,1024]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">O. aequinoctiale</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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species group. It is also unique by prosternal carina producing into small tooth anteriorly (this character is best seen in lateral view,
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<figureCitation id="1325E4D4FFAFFF862719FBC8FB6B4436" box="[1084,1171,1037,1063]" captionStart="FIGURES 78 – 83" captionStartId="31.[151,270,1703,1727]" captionTargetBox="[166,1421,194,1680]" captionTargetId="figure@31.[164,1421,194,1680]" captionTargetPageId="31" captionText="FIGURES 78 – 83. Prosternal plate in lateral view (78 – 79), elytral intervals (80 – 81) and median portion of metaventrite (82 – 83). 78: O. latum; 79 – 80, 82: O. aequinoctiale; 81, 83: O. holosericeum." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/186676/files/figure.png" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Fig. 78</figureCitation>
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).
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<subSubSection id="C304ABDAFFAFFF8523E0FBF6FA6842DE" lastPageId="34" lastPageNumber="35" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" type="description">
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<paragraph id="8BA1F851FFAFFF8623E0FBF6FDA6448A" blockId="33.[151,1437,341,2030]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">
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<emphasis id="B96A2443FFAFFF8623E0FBF6FE9D445C" bold="true" box="[197,357,1075,1101]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Description.</emphasis>
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HABITUS: Body widely oval, widest on base of elytra, highly convex in lateral view, strongly narrowing posteriad; TL/TW ratio = 1.5. Length:
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, length of HT:
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; width:
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<quantity id="4CE655B4FFAFFF8623B2FB44FEBC448A" box="[151,324,1153,1179]" metricMagnitude="-4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.75" metricValueMax="9.5" metricValueMin="8.0" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" unit="mm" value="0.875" valueMax="0.95" valueMin="0.8">0.80–0.95 mm</quantity>
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, width of HT:
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.
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<paragraph id="8BA1F851FFAFFF8623E0FB6DFEBC451E" blockId="33.[151,1437,341,2030]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">COLORATION. Coloration of dorsal side reddish brown. Ventral side rusty brown, ventral surface of head reddish, epipleuron yellow. Femora, tibiae and antennal club pale reddish brown, tarsi and antennomeres 1–6 yellowish.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BA1F851FFAFFF8623E0FAD9FAFC4655" blockId="33.[151,1437,341,2030]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">HEAD. Clypeus with moderately dense punctation, consisting of minute, nearly indistinct punctures, lacking setae; interstices with fine microsculpture; anterior margin slightly concave. Frons with moderately dense punctation, consisting of minute, indistinct setiferous punctures, punctures of same shape medially and laterally; interstices with fine mesh-like microsculpture. Eyes moderately large, separated by 6.0× of width of one eye. Mentum 2.8× wider than long, anterior margin deeply emarginate; punctation consisting of minute, nearly indistinct punctures bearing minute setae; interstices with very fine microsculpture, opaque. Submentum with poriferous disc-like fields. Maxillary palpus palpomere 4 ca. 1.3× longer than palpomeres 2 and 3. Scapus ca. as long as antennomeres 2–6 combined; antennal club ca. 2× longer than wide.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BA1F851FFAFFF8623E0F994FDD54717" blockId="33.[151,1437,341,2030]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">PROTHORAX. Pronotum apparently more convex than elytra, punctation consisting of small, rasp-like, weakly impressed punctures, similar on whole surface of pronotum; interstices with microsculpture. Median carina of prosternum with anterior portion elevated into small tooth in lateral view. Median portion of prosternum 1.2× wider than long, postero-mesal projection with shallow notch, pits laying next to ridges delimiting prosternal plate minute.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BA1F851FFAFFF8523E0F8D6FC8240C9" blockId="33.[151,1437,341,2030]" lastBlockId="34.[151,1437,152,835]" lastPageId="34" lastPageNumber="35" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">MESOTHORAX. Scutellar shield bearing a few small punctures, interstices with fine mesh-like microsculpture. Elytral series 1–6 arising basally, series 7–8 subbasally, series 9 abbreviated anteriorly, undetectable in ca. basal 0.2. Elytral series 7 and 8 markedly closer to each other than to other series. Serial punctures fine and sparse. Elytral intervals weakly convex at suture; intervals 5, 7 and 9 distinctly higher than adjacent intervals; punctation irregular on all intervals, consisting of sparsely arranged, minute punctures. Elytral interstices opaque, with very fine microsculpture. Epipleuron narrowing posteriad, reaching elytral apex. Preepisternal plate suboval, 2.0× longer than wide; median part concave, bearing sparsely arranged coarse setiferous punctures; interstices without microsculpture.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BA1F851FFACFF8523E0FF20FDB5415D" blockId="34.[151,1437,152,835]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">METATHORAX. Punctation of median portion of metaventrite consisting of small, sharply impressed, slightly rasp-like punctures becoming indistinctly smaller laterally, interstices without microsculpture, shiny. Anepisternum 7.2× longer than wide.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BA1F851FFACFF8523E0FE9CFCA24162" blockId="34.[151,1437,152,835]" box="[197,858,345,371]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">LEGS. Tarsi with short and sparse pubescence ventrally.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BA1F851FFACFF8523E0FE45FBF1418B" blockId="34.[151,1437,152,835]" box="[197,1033,384,410]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">ABDOMEN. Ventrite 1 without additional longitudinal ridges laterally.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BA1F851FFACFF8523E0FE63FAA3421F" blockId="34.[151,1437,152,835]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">MALE GENITALIA. Parameres 1.2× longer than phallobase, with moderately large inner projection, bearing two short setae apically. Phallobase narrow, 1.8× longer than wide. Median lobe nearly parallel-sided basally, narrowing apicad in apical 0.2; lateral projections large, developed in apical 0.3 of median lobe.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BA1F851FFACFF8523E0FDDFFA6842DE" blockId="34.[151,1437,152,835]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">
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<emphasis id="B96A2443FFACFF8523E0FDDFFEBB4225" bold="true" box="[197,323,538,564]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">Variation.</emphasis>
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Anteromedian tooth-like projection of the median carina of the prosternum slightly varies in shape, being lower and less clearly projecting ventrad in some specimens. Fine microsculpture of elytra is only vaguely developed and elytra therefore seem to be more shiny than in
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<typeStatus id="54A546F3FFACFF85277BFDADFB354293" box="[1118,1229,616,642]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
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in two
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<typeStatus id="54A546F3FFACFF852615FDADFA654293" box="[1328,1437,616,642]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
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specimens. In remaining characters, mentioned variable specimens correspond with the
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<typeStatus id="54A546F3FFACFF8527C9FD4BFAA642B9" box="[1260,1374,654,680]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
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. It is probable that the pale coloration of the
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<typeStatus id="54A546F3FFACFF852141FD70FD6F42DE" box="[612,663,693,719]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">type</typeStatus>
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specimens is caused by the teneral character of these specimens.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C304ABDAFFACFF8523E0FD1EFE57430D" pageId="34" pageNumber="35" type="etymology">
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<paragraph id="8BA1F851FFACFF8523E0FD1EFB3F42E7" blockId="34.[151,1437,152,835]" box="[197,1223,731,758]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">
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<emphasis id="B96A2443FFACFF8523E0FD1EFEAA42E4" bold="true" box="[197,338,731,757]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">Etymology.</emphasis>
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Latin
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<emphasis id="B96A2443FFACFF8522BBFD19FE2F42E4" box="[414,471,732,757]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">latus</emphasis>
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= broad, the name refers to the wide body shape of this species.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BA1F851FFACFF8523E0FCC7FE57430D" blockId="34.[151,1437,152,835]" box="[197,431,770,796]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">
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<emphasis id="B96A2443FFACFF8523E0FCC7FED4430D" bold="true" box="[197,300,770,796]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">Habitat.</emphasis>
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Unknown.
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||
</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C304ABDAFFACFF8523E0FCEDFB7C4352" box="[197,1156,808,835]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35" type="distribution">
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<paragraph id="8BA1F851FFACFF8523E0FCEDFB7C4352" blockId="34.[151,1437,152,835]" box="[197,1156,808,835]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">
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<emphasis id="B96A2443FFACFF8523E0FCEDFE9D4353" bold="true" box="[197,357,808,834]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">Distribution.</emphasis>
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So far known only from
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<collectingCountry id="F309B8C1FFACFF8521ABFCECFCD44352" box="[654,812,809,835]" name="Saint Vincent and the Grenadines" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">Saint Vincent</collectingCountry>
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Island in the Lesser Antilles.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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