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(habitus), 116 (aedeagus), 128 (map)
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:
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, seasonal forest, black light,
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.
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<emphasis id="8CDC9E5A9E179377A3F8F85DFEE6DDBD" bold="true" box="[151,292,1977,2000]" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">FIGURE 116</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="8CDC9E5A9E179377A25EF85EFDEFDDA2" box="[305,557,1977,1999]" italics="true" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">Epimetopus clandestinus</emphasis>
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, aedeagus of holotype.
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<emphasis id="8CDC9E5A9E169376A3A8FF73FE13DADD" bold="true" box="[199,465,151,176]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">Differential Diagnosis.</emphasis>
This species is very similar externally to
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<emphasis id="8CDC9E5A9E169376A0CFFF7DFBE5DADD" box="[928,1063,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">E. trogoides</emphasis>
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(
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,
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); it is smaller (ca. 2.50 vs.
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) and the pronotal lateral lobes are shaped slightly differently. Reliable determinations will require dissection of males. The aedeagus is superficially similar to that of
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(
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,
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). It differs in several respects, including the following: 1) the parameres apically are less pointed, subapically are narrower, and the medial margin is distinctly bisinuate; 2) the dorsal processes are shorter and more arcuate; 3) the distance from the apex of the dorsal processes to the tip of the median lobe is much shorter; 4) the apex of the paramere does not attain the level of the tip of the dorsal process; 6) the basal piece is more arcuate; and 7) the oriface of the basal piece is smaller.
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.
</emphasis>
Size:
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(length/width, mm): body (length from anterior margin of pronotum to elytral apices) 2.50/1.26; head (width) 0.72; pronotum 0.80/1.06; elytra 1.70/1.26. 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; venter and legs dark brown. Pronotum with hood carinae straight, converging and very narrowly separated anteriorly; secondary lateral lobe moderately large. Elytron with four strong granulate carinae, third interrupted anteriorly for distance of ca. 34 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 moderately wide, ca. 10 granules along base, shallow.
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<subSubSection id="F6B211C39E169376A3A8FD1FFF24D9AA" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="BE1742489E169376A3A8FD1FFECCD95A" blockId="79.[151,1436,151,967]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">
<emphasis id="8CDC9E5A9E169376A3A8FD1FFEA2D979" bold="true" box="[199,352,763,788]" inLineHeading="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" reason="1">Distribution.</emphasis>
Currently known from the
<typeStatus id="6113FCEA9E169376A1CDFD18FD10D979" box="[674,722,764,788]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">type</typeStatus>
locality in
<collectingCountry id="C6BF02D89E169376A036FD18FC62D979" box="[857,928,764,788]" name="Brazil" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">Brazil</collectingCountry>
, and one questionable locality in
<collectingCountry id="C6BF02D89E169376A646FD18FA5ED979" box="[1321,1436,764,788]" name="Venezuela" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">Venezuela</collectingCountry>
(
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BE1742489E169376A3A8FCA0FF24D9AA" blockId="79.[151,1436,151,967]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">
<emphasis id="8CDC9E5A9E169376A3A8FCA0FED3D931" bold="true" box="[199,273,836,860]" inLineHeading="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" reason="1">Notes.</emphasis>
The one record from
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is based on a male. The aedeagus of this specimen does not significantly differ from that of the specimens from
<collectingCountry id="C6BF02D89E169376A1B2FC83FCE7D912" box="[733,805,871,895]" name="Brazil" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">Brazil</collectingCountry>
. However, the distance separating these two populations is so great that one must question whether the specimen was mislabeled. More material is needed to verify this record.
</paragraph>
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