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(habitus), 121 (aedeagus), 126 (map)
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N.
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(33):
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:
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data as holotype (29
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;
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,
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, elev.
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,
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,
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,
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(1
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;
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,
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,
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,
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(2
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)
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;
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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(1
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)
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.
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<emphasis id="8CDC9E5A9E169376A3A8FADEFE1ADF3E" bold="true" box="[199,472,1338,1363]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">Differential Diagnosis.</emphasis>
This species differs from all others in the
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group by the entirely dull, shagreened dorsal surface. It is otherwise similar in dorsal habitus to
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(
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,
<figureCitation id="26935ECD9E169376A79DFABAFADDDF1B" box="[1266,1311,1374,1398]" captionStart="FIGURE 119" captionStartId="82.[151,250,1994,2017]" captionTargetBox="[276,1322,509,1981]" captionTargetId="figure-169@82.[247,1339,489,2001]" captionTargetPageId="82" captionText="FIGURE 119. Epimetopus fimbriatus holotype, dorsal and lateral habitus, and perpendicular to pronotum." pageId="79" pageNumber="80">119</figureCitation>
). It differs therefrom in some subtle characters, such as the less denticulate pronotal lateral lobes, and a slightly narrower body form. The aedeagi of the two species differ markedly, especially the shape of the apex of the median lobe, and the fact that the dorsal processes of
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<emphasis id="8CDC9E5A9E169376A292FA2FFD76DF8E" box="[509,692,1483,1507]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">E. venezuelensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
fit into grooves in the median lobe (
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). The aedeagus shows some very weak superficial similarity to that of
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<emphasis id="8CDC9E5A9E169376A067FA0BFC48DC6B" box="[776,906,1518,1542]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">E. deceptus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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); however, the parameres and dorsal processes are shaped very differently in the two species.
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="F6B211C39E169376A3A8F9D2FB63DD03" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" type="description">
<paragraph id="BE1742489E169376A3A8F9D2FB63DD03" blockId="79.[151,1436,1158,1975]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">
<emphasis id="8CDC9E5A9E169376A3A8F9D2FE9ADC23" box="[199,344,1590,1615]" inLineHeading="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" reason="1">
<emphasis id="8CDC9E5A9E169376A3A8F9D2FE93DC22" bold="true" box="[199,337,1590,1615]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">Description</emphasis>
.
</emphasis>
Size:
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(length/width, mm): body (length from anterior margin of pronotum to elytral apices) 3.50/1.79; head (width) 0.94; pronotum 1.18/1.44; elytra 2.41/1.79. Habitus as illustrated (
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). Head dark brown to piceous, maxillary palpi light brown; dorsum dark brown with lighter fascia at about midlength of elytra and another, less distinct, at posterior declivity; venter and coxae piceous, remainder of legs reddish brown. Entire dorsal surface dull, matt. Pronotum with hood carinae straight, converging and narrowly separated anteriorly; secondary lateral lobe moderately large; smaller, third lateral lobe near base. Elytron with four strong granulate carinae, third interrupted anteriorly for distance of ca. 3 punctures; punctures round or oval, large, each with small granule at anterior margin, non-carinate intervals without granules. Protibiae slightly emarginate on inner margin, outer margin arcuate. Metaventral depression small, ca. 7 granules along base.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="F6B211C39E169376A3A8F89EFC56DDFF" box="[199,916,1914,1939]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="BE1742489E169376A3A8F89EFC56DDFF" blockId="79.[151,1436,1158,1975]" box="[199,916,1914,1939]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">
<emphasis id="8CDC9E5A9E169376A3A8F89EFEA2DDFE" bold="true" box="[199,352,1914,1939]" inLineHeading="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" reason="1">Distribution.</emphasis>
Currently known only from
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(
<figureCitation id="26935ECD9E169376A04AF89EFC45DDFF" box="[805,903,1914,1938]" captionStart="FIGURE 126" captionStartId="86.[151,250,1870,1893]" captionTargetBox="[283,1304,337,1849]" captionTargetId="figure-105@86.[283,1304,337,1849]" captionTargetPageId="86" captionText="FIGURE 126. Geographical distributions of Epimetopus species." pageId="79" pageNumber="80">Fig. 126</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="F6B211C39E169376A3A8F87BFC5CDDDB" box="[199,926,1950,1975]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="BE1742489E169376A3A8F87BFC5CDDDB" blockId="79.[151,1436,1158,1975]" box="[199,926,1950,1975]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">
<emphasis id="8CDC9E5A9E169376A3A8F87BFE8FDDDA" bold="true" box="[199,333,1951,1975]" inLineHeading="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" reason="1">Etymology.</emphasis>
Named in reference to the geographical distribution.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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