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<emphasis id="0292EA9693067F66B183B574FD32B311" bold="true" box="[191,518,1575,1604]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="28">Boreocanthon ateuchiceps</emphasis>
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, restored generic combination
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<figureCitation id="A8DD2A0193067F66B1FCB518FE01B333" box="[192,309,1611,1638]" captionStart-0="Figures 3644" captionStart-1="Figure 45" captionStartId-0="30.[192,279,1732,1758]" captionStartId-1="31.[194,270,1866,1892]" captionTargetBox-0="[206,1426,223,1701]" captionTargetBox-1="[192,1440,562,1831]" captionTargetId-0="figure-17@30.[206,1426,213,1702]" captionTargetId-1="figure-149@31.[192,1440,559,1831]" captionTargetPageId-0="30" captionTargetPageId-1="31" captionText-0="Figures 3644. Boreocanthon and Canthon spp. 3642) Boreocanthon ateuchiceps (Bates). 36) Habitus, dorsal view. 37) Dorsal view of head and pronotal margin. 38) Dorsolateral view of pronotum. 39) Dorsolateral view of anterior portion of left elytron. 40) Ventral view of left hypomeron (arrow indicates hypomeral carina). 41) Lateral view of genital capsule. 42) Apical view of parameres. 43) Canthon floridanus Brown (= Canthon imitator auct.). a) Lateral view of genital capsule. b) Apical view of parameres. 44) Canthon (Bajacanthon) obliquus (Horn). a) Lateral view of genital capsule. b) Apical view of parameres." captionText-1="Figure 45. Approximate distributions of Boreocanthon melanus (Robinson), B. forreri (Bates) and B. ateuchiceps (Bates)." figureDoi-0="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7399244" figureDoi-1="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7399250" httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/7399244/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/7399250/files/figure.png" pageId="29" pageNumber="28">Fig. 3645</figureCitation>
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<emphasis id="0292EA9693067F66B1DCB527FE98B3D9" box="[224,428,1652,1676]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="28">Canthon ateuchiceps</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="0292EA9693067F66B1DCB5C1FEEBB3FF" box="[224,479,1682,1706]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="28">Boreocanthon ateuchiceps</emphasis>
(Bates)
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<emphasis id="0292EA9693067F66B1DCB5E2FE03B39C" box="[224,311,1713,1737]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="28">Canthon</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="0292EA9693067F66B079B5E2FEFAB39C" box="[325,462,1713,1737]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="28">Boreocanthon</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="0292EA9693067F66B0E0B5E2FD78B39C" box="[476,588,1713,1737]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="28">ateuchiceps</emphasis>
Bates
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<emphasis id="0292EA9693067F66B1DCB59CFEEBB3B2" box="[224,479,1743,1767]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="28">Boreocanthon ateuchiceps</emphasis>
(Bates)
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,
<emphasis id="0292EA9693067F66B30BB59CFC59B3B2" bold="true" box="[567,877,1743,1767]" pageId="29" pageNumber="28">restored generic combination</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="0292EA9693067F66B1FCB5A4FE5DB244" bold="true" box="[192,361,1783,1809]" pageId="29" pageNumber="28">Type material.</emphasis>
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(sex undetermined). The Natural History Museum, London. Not examined.
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locality.
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Acapulco (
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).
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<emphasis id="0292EA9693067F66B1FCB419FE08B231" bold="true" box="[192,316,1866,1892]" pageId="29" pageNumber="28">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="0292EA9693067F66B07DB419FE48B231" box="[321,380,1866,1892]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="28">Head</emphasis>
: Rugose anteriorly, coarsely punctured posteriorly, punctures denser centrally (
<figureCitation id="A8DD2A0193067F66B5D9B419FA01B230" box="[1253,1333,1866,1893]" captionStart="Figures 3644" captionStartId="30.[192,279,1732,1758]" captionTargetBox="[206,1426,223,1701]" captionTargetId="figure-17@30.[206,1426,213,1702]" captionTargetPageId="30" captionText="Figures 3644. Boreocanthon and Canthon spp. 3642) Boreocanthon ateuchiceps (Bates). 36) Habitus, dorsal view. 37) Dorsal view of head and pronotal margin. 38) Dorsolateral view of pronotum. 39) Dorsolateral view of anterior portion of left elytron. 40) Ventral view of left hypomeron (arrow indicates hypomeral carina). 41) Lateral view of genital capsule. 42) Apical view of parameres. 43) Canthon floridanus Brown (= Canthon imitator auct.). a) Lateral view of genital capsule. b) Apical view of parameres. 44) Canthon (Bajacanthon) obliquus (Horn). a) Lateral view of genital capsule. b) Apical view of parameres." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7399244" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7399244/files/figure.png" pageId="29" pageNumber="28">Fig. 37</figureCitation>
). Clypeus quadridentate; paraocular notch conspicuous, setting off salient, rounded angle of paraocular area. Labio-gular fimbria broadly, shallowly V-shaped, apex followed by loose field of coarse, setose punctures.
<emphasis id="0292EA9693047F64B5EAB385FA77B5A5" box="[1238,1347,214,240]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="30">Prothorax</emphasis>
: Pronotum evenly covered by variable-sized, sharp, well-spaced punctures on highly shiny background, background shagreen largely effaced (
<figureCitation id="A8DD2A0193047F64B0E6B24AFD1FB466" box="[474,555,281,307]" captionStart="Figures 3644" captionStartId="30.[192,279,1732,1758]" captionTargetBox="[206,1426,223,1701]" captionTargetId="figure-17@30.[206,1426,213,1702]" captionTargetPageId="30" captionText="Figures 3644. Boreocanthon and Canthon spp. 3642) Boreocanthon ateuchiceps (Bates). 36) Habitus, dorsal view. 37) Dorsal view of head and pronotal margin. 38) Dorsolateral view of pronotum. 39) Dorsolateral view of anterior portion of left elytron. 40) Ventral view of left hypomeron (arrow indicates hypomeral carina). 41) Lateral view of genital capsule. 42) Apical view of parameres. 43) Canthon floridanus Brown (= Canthon imitator auct.). a) Lateral view of genital capsule. b) Apical view of parameres. 44) Canthon (Bajacanthon) obliquus (Horn). a) Lateral view of genital capsule. b) Apical view of parameres." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7399244" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7399244/files/figure.png" pageId="31" pageNumber="30">Fig. 38</figureCitation>
); anterior angles only weakly upturned, posterior portion of circumnotal ridge entire, not serrate, posteromedian angle not depressed. Hypomeral carina present, reaching one-fifth distance to lateral prothoracic margin (
<figureCitation id="A8DD2A0193047F64B32EB20FFD57B423" box="[530,611,348,374]" captionStart="Figures 3644" captionStartId="30.[192,279,1732,1758]" captionTargetBox="[206,1426,223,1701]" captionTargetId="figure-17@30.[206,1426,213,1702]" captionTargetPageId="30" captionText="Figures 3644. Boreocanthon and Canthon spp. 3642) Boreocanthon ateuchiceps (Bates). 36) Habitus, dorsal view. 37) Dorsal view of head and pronotal margin. 38) Dorsolateral view of pronotum. 39) Dorsolateral view of anterior portion of left elytron. 40) Ventral view of left hypomeron (arrow indicates hypomeral carina). 41) Lateral view of genital capsule. 42) Apical view of parameres. 43) Canthon floridanus Brown (= Canthon imitator auct.). a) Lateral view of genital capsule. b) Apical view of parameres. 44) Canthon (Bajacanthon) obliquus (Horn). a) Lateral view of genital capsule. b) Apical view of parameres." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7399244" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7399244/files/figure.png" pageId="31" pageNumber="30">Fig. 40</figureCitation>
).
<emphasis id="0292EA9693047F64B34AB20FFDC3B423" box="[630,759,348,374]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="30">Pterothorax</emphasis>
: Mesoventrite coarsely punctured medially, smooth laterally. Metaventrite evenly, sparsely covered by multi-sized, sharp, fine punctures.
<emphasis id="0292EA9693047F64B2C2B22DFB75B4CD" box="[1022,1089,382,408]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="30">Elytra</emphasis>
: Interstriae (
<figureCitation id="A8DD2A0193047F64B5F3B22DFA29B4CD" box="[1231,1309,382,408]" captionStart="Figures 3644" captionStartId="30.[192,279,1732,1758]" captionTargetBox="[206,1426,223,1701]" captionTargetId="figure-17@30.[206,1426,213,1702]" captionTargetPageId="30" captionText="Figures 3644. Boreocanthon and Canthon spp. 3642) Boreocanthon ateuchiceps (Bates). 36) Habitus, dorsal view. 37) Dorsal view of head and pronotal margin. 38) Dorsolateral view of pronotum. 39) Dorsolateral view of anterior portion of left elytron. 40) Ventral view of left hypomeron (arrow indicates hypomeral carina). 41) Lateral view of genital capsule. 42) Apical view of parameres. 43) Canthon floridanus Brown (= Canthon imitator auct.). a) Lateral view of genital capsule. b) Apical view of parameres. 44) Canthon (Bajacanthon) obliquus (Horn). a) Lateral view of genital capsule. b) Apical view of parameres." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7399244" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7399244/files/figure.png" pageId="31" pageNumber="30">Fig. 39</figureCitation>
) very shiny, smooth, bright, 2
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and 3
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not swollen anteriorly; discal interstriae with ill-defined, scattered, minute punctures, shagreen background largely effaced. Striae superficial, lateral margins weakly defined; subhumeral (8
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) stria finely carinulate; epipleural (9
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) stria usually weakly evident at least anteriorly.
<emphasis id="0292EA9693047F64B576B2B0FB4DB4A9" box="[1098,1145,483,508]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="30">Legs</emphasis>
: Inner margin of protibia not offset; spur sexually dimorphic, acute apically in female, bifurcate in male. Hind femur lacking anterior row of conspicuous setae.
<emphasis id="0292EA96933B7F5BB086B3ABFD10B447" box="[442,548,248,274]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="31">Abdomen</emphasis>
: Pygidium with sparse, shallow punctures on shagreen background. Last (6
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) ventrite punctate medially; ventrites 15 smooth.
<emphasis id="0292EA96933B7F5BB3C6B249FC95B461" box="[762,929,282,308]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="31">Genital capsule</emphasis>
: Distal portion of parameres triangular (
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), lower apical angles in form of elongate, rounded knobs (
<figureCitation id="A8DD2A01933B7F5BB250B26EFC8AB402" box="[876,958,317,343]" captionStart="Figures 3644" captionStartId="30.[192,279,1732,1758]" captionTargetBox="[206,1426,223,1701]" captionTargetId="figure-17@30.[206,1426,213,1702]" captionTargetPageId="30" captionText="Figures 3644. Boreocanthon and Canthon spp. 3642) Boreocanthon ateuchiceps (Bates). 36) Habitus, dorsal view. 37) Dorsal view of head and pronotal margin. 38) Dorsolateral view of pronotum. 39) Dorsolateral view of anterior portion of left elytron. 40) Ventral view of left hypomeron (arrow indicates hypomeral carina). 41) Lateral view of genital capsule. 42) Apical view of parameres. 43) Canthon floridanus Brown (= Canthon imitator auct.). a) Lateral view of genital capsule. b) Apical view of parameres. 44) Canthon (Bajacanthon) obliquus (Horn). a) Lateral view of genital capsule. b) Apical view of parameres." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7399244" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7399244/files/figure.png" pageId="32" pageNumber="31">Fig. 42</figureCitation>
).
<emphasis id="0292EA96933B7F5BB2F3B26EFB11B402" box="[975,1061,317,343]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="31">General</emphasis>
: Dorsum bright metallic green or yellow-green; venter colored similarly except ventrites 15, which are black. Length: 4.57.0 mm.
<emphasis id="0292EA96933B7F5BB418B20CFE74B4CE" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="31">Geographic distribution</emphasis>
:
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del Sur,
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? (
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, see Comments below).
<emphasis id="0292EA96933B7F5BB536B2D2FA02B4CE" box="[1034,1334,385,411]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="31">Ecogeographic environment</emphasis>
: Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forest biome?
<emphasis id="0292EA96933B7F5BB33BB2F7FDDDB4EB" box="[519,745,420,446]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="31">Specimens examined</emphasis>
: 4.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="3059368493057F65B1FCB597FCE1B2D2" blockId="30.[192,1441,1732,1927]" pageId="30" pageNumber="29">
<emphasis id="0292EA9693057F65B1FCB597FE59B38B" bold="true" box="[192,365,1732,1758]" pageId="30" pageNumber="29">Figures 3644.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="F7E64D0793057F65B04AB597FD3AB38B" authorityName="Halffter" authorityYear="1958" box="[374,526,1732,1758]" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Boreocanthon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="30" pageNumber="29" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="0292EA9693057F65B04AB597FD3AB38B" box="[374,526,1732,1758]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="29">Boreocanthon</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="0292EA9693057F65B376B597FD9EB38B" box="[586,682,1732,1758]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="29">Canthon</emphasis>
spp.
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="0292EA9693057F65B3D5B597FC0DB38B" bold="true" box="[745,825,1732,1758]" pageId="30" pageNumber="29">3642)</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="F7E64D0793057F65B27EB597FB8DB38B" authority="(Bates)" baseAuthorityName="Bates" baseAuthorityYear="1887" box="[834,1209,1732,1758]" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Boreocanthon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="30" pageNumber="29" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ateuchiceps">
<emphasis id="0292EA9693057F65B27EB597FB6BB38B" box="[834,1119,1732,1758]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="29">Boreocanthon ateuchiceps</emphasis>
(Bates)
</taxonomicName>
.
<emphasis id="0292EA9693057F65B5F9B597FBDFB38B" bold="true" box="[1221,1259,1732,1758]" pageId="30" pageNumber="29">36)</emphasis>
Habitus, dorsal view.
<emphasis id="0292EA9693057F65B03CB5B6FE12B3AA" bold="true" box="[256,294,1765,1791]" pageId="30" pageNumber="29">37)</emphasis>
Dorsal view of head and pronotal margin.
<emphasis id="0292EA9693057F65B22FB5B6FC0DB3AA" bold="true" box="[787,825,1765,1791]" pageId="30" pageNumber="29">38)</emphasis>
Dorsolateral view of pronotum.
<emphasis id="0292EA9693057F65B591B5B6FBE7B3AA" bold="true" box="[1197,1235,1765,1791]" pageId="30" pageNumber="29">39)</emphasis>
Dorsolateral view of anterior portion of left elytron.
<emphasis id="0292EA9693057F65B37BB454FD58B274" bold="true" box="[583,620,1799,1825]" pageId="30" pageNumber="29">40)</emphasis>
Ventral view of left hypomeron (arrow indicates hypomeral carina).
<emphasis id="0292EA9693057F65B440B454FA95B274" bold="true" box="[1404,1441,1799,1825]" pageId="30" pageNumber="29">41)</emphasis>
Lateral view of genital capsule.
<emphasis id="0292EA9693057F65B31DB47BFD73B217" bold="true" box="[545,583,1832,1858]" pageId="30" pageNumber="29">42)</emphasis>
Apical view of parameres.
<emphasis id="0292EA9693057F65B244B47AFCA7B216" bold="true" box="[888,915,1833,1859]" pageId="30" pageNumber="29">43</emphasis>
)
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<emphasis id="0292EA9693057F65B298B47AFB4FB216" box="[932,1147,1833,1859]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="29">Canthon floridanus</emphasis>
Brown
</taxonomicName>
(=
<taxonomicName id="F7E64D0793057F65B5CBB47AFFEBB231" authorityName="Brown" authorityYear="1946" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Canthon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="30" pageNumber="29" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="imitator">
<emphasis id="0292EA9693057F65B5CBB47AFFEBB231" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="29">Canthon imitator</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
auct.).
<emphasis id="0292EA9693057F65B00BB419FE7AB231" bold="true" box="[311,334,1866,1892]" pageId="30" pageNumber="29">a)</emphasis>
Lateral view of genital capsule.
<emphasis id="0292EA9693057F65B387B419FDE7B231" bold="true" box="[699,723,1866,1892]" pageId="30" pageNumber="29">b)</emphasis>
Apical view of parameres.
<emphasis id="0292EA9693057F65B535B419FB1BB231" bold="true" box="[1033,1071,1866,1892]" pageId="30" pageNumber="29">44)</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="F7E64D0793057F65B509B419FE26B2D3" authority="(Horn)" baseAuthorityName="Horn" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Canthon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="30" pageNumber="29" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="obliquus" subGenus="Bajacanthon">
<emphasis id="0292EA9693057F65B509B419FBA1B231" box="[1077,1173,1866,1892]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="29">Canthon</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="0292EA9693057F65B59BB419FA06B231" box="[1191,1330,1866,1892]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="29">Bajacanthon</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="0292EA9693057F65B478B419FA94B231" box="[1348,1440,1866,1892]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="29">obliquus</emphasis>
(Horn)
</taxonomicName>
.
<emphasis id="0292EA9693057F65B021B43FFE07B2D3" bold="true" box="[285,307,1900,1926]" pageId="30" pageNumber="29">a)</emphasis>
Lateral view of genital capsule.
<emphasis id="0292EA9693057F65B3A9B43FFD9AB2D3" bold="true" box="[661,686,1900,1926]" pageId="30" pageNumber="29">b)</emphasis>
Apical view of parameres.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="3059368493047F64B1FEB419FE23B2D3" blockId="31.[194,1442,1866,1926]" pageId="31" pageNumber="30">
<emphasis id="0292EA9693047F64B1FEB419FE0CB231" bold="true" box="[194,312,1866,1892]" pageId="31" pageNumber="30">Figure 45.</emphasis>
Approximate distributions of
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<emphasis id="0292EA9693047F64B3B0B419FCB1B231" box="[652,901,1866,1892]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="30">Boreocanthon melanus</emphasis>
(Robinson)
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="0292EA9693047F64B525B418FB1DB231" box="[1049,1065,1867,1892]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="30">B</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="0292EA9693047F64B50AB418FB48B230" box="[1078,1148,1867,1893]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="30">forreri</emphasis>
(Bates)
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="0292EA9693047F64B435B418FA2DB231" box="[1289,1305,1867,1892]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="30">B</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="0292EA9693047F64B41AB419FA96B231" box="[1318,1442,1866,1892]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="30">ateuchiceps</emphasis>
(Bates)
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="30593684933B7F5BB1FCB29DFD99B4BD" blockId="32.[192,685,462,488]" box="[192,685,462,488]" pageId="32" pageNumber="31">
<emphasis id="0292EA96933B7F5BB1FCB29DFE85B4BD" bold="true" box="[192,433,462,488]" pageId="32" pageNumber="31">Collection localities.</emphasis>
See Comments below.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="78FC650F933B7F5BB1FCB2ABFCCCB129" pageId="32" pageNumber="31" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="30593684933B7F5BB1FCB2ABFEE8B7EB" blockId="32.[191,1442,504,1148]" pageId="32" pageNumber="31">
<emphasis id="0292EA96933B7F5BB1FCB2ABFE7CB747" bold="true" box="[192,328,504,530]" pageId="32" pageNumber="31">Comments.</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="54774B75933B7F5BB072B2ABFEC9B747" author="Howden HF" box="[334,509,504,530]" pageId="32" pageNumber="31" pagination="725 - 741" refId="ref51385" refString="Howden HF. 1966. Notes on the Canthonini of the &quot; Biologia Centrali-Americana &quot; and description of new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). The Canadian Entomologist 98: 725 - 741." type="journal article" year="1966">Howden (1966)</bibRefCitation>
likened this species to
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<emphasis id="0292EA96933B7F5BB3C1B2AAFC39B747" box="[765,781,505,530]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="31">B</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="0292EA96933B7F5BB226B2ABFC54B747" box="[794,864,504,530]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="31">forreri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, while
<bibRefCitation id="54774B75933B7F5BB28CB2AAFB0EB747" author="Bates HW" box="[944,1082,504,531]" pageId="32" pageNumber="31" pagination="417 - 432" refId="ref49742" refString="Bates HW. 1887. Tribe Lamellicornia. p. 25 - 160. In: Bates HW. 1886 - 1890. Biologia Centrali-Americana, vol. 2, pt. 2. Taylor and Francis; London. 432 p. (Published serially: 1886: 1 - 24; 1887: 25 - 160; 1888: 161 - 336; 1889: 337 - 416; 1890: 417 - 432.)." type="book chapter" year="1887">Bates (1887)</bibRefCitation>
placed it near
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<emphasis id="0292EA96933B7F5BB5E1B2ABFA94B747" box="[1245,1440,504,530]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="31">Canthon deyrollei</emphasis>
Harold. I
</taxonomicName>
do not consider it particularly close to
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<emphasis id="0292EA96933B7F5BB3E2B148FDDAB761" box="[734,750,539,564]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="31">B</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="0292EA96933B7F5BB3C6B148FC74B760" box="[762,832,539,565]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="31">forreri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; it is an outlier species both morphologically and geographically, but, given especially the form of the clypeus and genital capsule, definitely a
<taxonomicName id="F7E64D07933B7F5BB5A0B16EFA07B702" authorityName="Halffter" authorityYear="1958" box="[1180,1331,573,599]" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Boreocanthon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="32" pageNumber="31" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="0292EA96933B7F5BB5A0B16EFA07B702" box="[1180,1331,573,599]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="31">Boreocanthon</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
<taxonomicName id="F7E64D07933B7F5BB47CB16EFE29B72C" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Canthon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="32" pageNumber="31" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="deyrollei">
<emphasis id="0292EA96933B7F5BB47CB16EFE29B72C" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="31">Canthon deyrollei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is a Central American species only remotely related to
<taxonomicName id="F7E64D07933B7F5BB2A7B10CFB04B72C" authorityName="Halffter" authorityYear="1958" box="[923,1072,607,633]" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Boreocanthon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="32" pageNumber="31" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="0292EA96933B7F5BB2A7B10CFB04B72C" box="[923,1072,607,633]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="31">Boreocanthon</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
<taxonomicName id="F7E64D07933B7F5BB503B10CFA6EB72C" baseAuthorityName="Bates" baseAuthorityYear="1887" box="[1087,1370,607,633]" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Boreocanthon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="32" pageNumber="31" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ateuchiceps">
<emphasis id="0292EA96933B7F5BB503B10CFA6EB72C" box="[1087,1370,607,633]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="31">Boreocanthon ateuchiceps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is the only brightly metallic-colored member of the genus; the color of
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.
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(q.v.) is much darker, approaching black in some specimens.
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My knowledge of this species is very limited. I have been able to directly examine only
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labeled “Matamoros Pue. Tlacotli 8-ix-
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Islas” collected almost 80 years ago by
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have not been able to identify “Tlacotli” nor confirm that “Pue” means
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, and I can only guess that
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reference to “Matamoros” is to the
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city or municipality of
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mentioned seeing specimens from the states of
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and
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in
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(
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); I have confirmed their presence there thanks to photographs provided by Max Barclay. Most are labeled “Tejupilco, Mex., Temascaltepec” and “Bejucos, Mex., Temascaltepec”. Each of these two towns is the seat of its own eponymous municipality in the state of
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, and both are located on the same highway (No. 134) descending southwest from the city of Temascaltepec into the
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basin in southern
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. The
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, also in
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, bears the label “Acapulco,
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Höge.”
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there bear the same
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label as those accompanying specimens I have seen courtesy of Gonzalo Halffter.
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himself cited it from “tierra caliente de
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,” with no mention of any
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locality or Acapulco. Given what little I know, my best guess is that this species is a scarce denizen of the
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del
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, perhaps descending into the
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.
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