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Figs 4-5, 8, 9-13, 16-17, 18, 23, 26
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Soula, 2008: 21 (original combination)
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<paragraph id="A67513C52886D6148F4F2AB845863FF6" pageId="8" pageNumber="69">Type material.</paragraph>
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Holotype male, allotype female, and eight paratypes (four male, four females. Holotype male at CCECL with label data: a) &quot;Tena (E), 9/91, (750m)&quot; (handwritten), b) male genitalia card mounted c) &quot;Holotype, 2007,
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S., Soula&quot; (typeset and handwritten on red label). Allotype female at CCECL with label data: a) &quot;Tena (E), 9/91, (750m)&quot; (handwritten), b) &quot;Allotype, 2007,
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S., Soula&quot; (typeset and handwritten on red label). Paratype male at CCECL with label data: a) &quot;Tena (E), 9/91, (750m)&quot; (handwritten), b) male genitalia card mounted, c) &quot;Paratype, 2007,
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S., Soula&quot; (typeset and handwritten on red label). Paratypes (2 females) at CCECL with label data: a) &quot;Tena (E), 9/91, (750m)&quot; (handwritten), b) &quot;Paratype, 2007,
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S., Soula&quot; (typeset and handwritten on red label). Paratypes (2 males) at CCECL with label data: a) &quot;Misahuali (E.), 5/91&quot; or &quot;Misahuali (Eq.), 5/91&quot; (handwritten), b) male genitalia card mounted, c) &quot;Paratype, 2007,
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S., Soula&quot; (typeset and handwritten on red label). Paratype male at CCECL with label data: a) &quot;EQUATEUR: Prov. NAPO, MISAHUALLI ile ANACONDA, Alt. 350 m.; 17-22.9.1990, Leg. Joss&quot; (typeset), b) male genitalia card mounted, c) &quot;Paratype, 2007,
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S., Soula&quot; (typeset and handwritten on red label). Paratypes (2 females) at CCECL with label data: a) &quot;Misahuali (E.), 5/91&quot; (handwritten), b) &quot;Paratype, 2007,
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S., Soula&quot; (typeset and handwritten on red label).
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<paragraph id="0A03BA96173C12A42D79F1E913AF08B2" pageId="8" pageNumber="69">Description</paragraph>
<paragraph id="D61478F995932F9A567693DDC44B2099" pageId="8" pageNumber="69">(based on 50 males and 19 females). Length from apex of clypeus to apex of pygidium 18.0-20.0 mm (♂) and 21.0-24.0 mm (♀); width at mid-elytra 10.0-11.0 mm (♂) and 12.0-14.0 mm (♀). Legs: Protarsomere 2 of male lacking well-defined striae at ventral apex (Fig. 26). Male genitalia (Figs 23): Parameres with elongate, narrow projection (=stem) and with nearly obsolete impressed longitudinal fissure (Fig. 23a); stem broad, not narrowed toward apex, subapex lacking paired, spinose projections; ventral sclerite of phallobase with surface concave, apex quadrate (Fig. 23c); lateral view diagnostic (Fig. 23b).</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="FEE64672F17E8B68F842DBDF026FC333" pageId="8" pageNumber="69">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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males are differentiated from other
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species by the following combination of characters: Protarsomere 2 of male ventrally with striated region poorly defined or lacking at apex (striated in
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; lacking in
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sp. n.; [Figs 25-27]) and parameres, and ventral sclerite of phallobase (Fig. 23 versus Fig. 24 in
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and Fig. 22 in
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sp. n.).
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females can only be confidently determined when associated with male specimens from the same collecting event.
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<paragraph id="639E4161354C86CD8906A3E8D1BED0D0" pageId="8" pageNumber="69">Distribution</paragraph>
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(Fig. 18). Known from western (lowland) Amazonia in Ecuador and Colombia (new country record). The species occurs in apparent sympatry with
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sp. n. A record of '
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species 1' from Napo Province in
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probably represents a record of
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. Records of
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from Ecuador (
<bibRefCitation id="485E0D933C6273EE1BA9EE4D511C454B" author="Blackwelder, RE" journalOrPublisher="United States National Museum Bulletin" pageId="14" pageNumber="75" pagination="189 - 265" title="Checklist of the Coleopterous Insects of Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America." volume="185" year="1944">Blackwelder 1944</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation id="1FE8DB9D53F9496DC34E49790FBD4A1E" author="Ohaus, F" journalOrPublisher="Coleopterorum Catalogus" pageId="16" pageNumber="77" pagination="1 - 241" title="Scarabaeidae: Euchirinae, Phaenomerinae, Rutelinae." volume="20" year="1918">Ohaus 1918</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation id="313C09B79F45A4D0154EA0114E115D59" author="Ohaus, F" journalOrPublisher="Genera Insectorum Fasc" pageId="16" pageNumber="77" pagination="1 - 172" title="Coleoptera lamellicornia, Fam. Scarabaeidae, Subfam. Rutelinae. T. 1: Tribus Rutelini" volume="199 A" year="1934">1934</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation id="148755E15B88887ADEEB153F1667ADEC" pageId="8" pageNumber="69">1952</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation id="F413A559421837EB359A7C2B7BCE0491" author="Machatschke, JW" journalOrPublisher="Coleopterorum Catalogus Supplementa" pageId="16" pageNumber="77" pagination="1 - 361" title="Scarabaeoidea: Melolonthidae, Rutelinae." volume="66" year="1972">Machatschke 1972</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation id="2A64FBF761B5B37B66219D2692895873" author="Moore, MR" journalOrPublisher="ZooKeys" pageId="16" pageNumber="77" pagination="1 - 349" title="Synopsis of the pelidnotine scarabs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini) and annotated catalog of the species and subspecies." url="https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.666.9191" volume="666" year="2017">Moore et al. 2017</bibRefCitation>
,
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) are records for either
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or
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sp. n.
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<paragraph id="D0F66D69FF2CFD3089A6C426E80B4289" pageId="8" pageNumber="69">Locality data</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BF2CE1B66830B9B90733ED4AE2D29E7E" pageId="8" pageNumber="69">(Suppl. material 1). 69 specimens from 12 collections.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="466BC66A255CBA1F769AF97B19DB86E6" pageId="8" pageNumber="69">COLOMBIA: Putumayo</paragraph>
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ECUADOR: Napo, Orellana,
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<paragraph id="367752EBD6254E4A704BA86D6795D8F8" pageId="8" pageNumber="69">Temporal data.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="A2C256A6B16620BE1D4E84C09B02B961" pageId="8" pageNumber="69">Based on label data, this species is known to be active in the months of February, May, June, August, September, October, and November.</paragraph>
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history.
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Based on label data, adult
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are found associated with lights at night. Immature stages are unknown.
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<paragraph id="4FE88FA7FCCE9CF02FABEE6EC95A1786" pageId="9" pageNumber="70">Remarks.</paragraph>
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<bibRefCitation id="44805F1D49D1481B92DC17CEA4C07492" author="Soula, M" journalOrPublisher="AECFT, Saintry" pageId="16" pageNumber="77" title="Les coleopteres du nouveau monde. Volume 2: Rutelini 2. Revision des Pelidnotina 2. Revision des genres: Parhoplognathus, Chipita n. gen., Heteropelidnota, Homothermon, Hoplopelidnota, Mesomerodon, Mecopelidnota, Patatra n. gen. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae, Rutelini). Besoiro: Supplement au Bulletin de liaison de l'Association Entomologique pour la Connaissance de la Faune Tropicale." year="2008">Soula (2008)</bibRefCitation>
named this species based on twelve specimens, dedicating the species to Conrad Gillett (then at the BMNH) who provided specimens for
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study. In overall appearance,
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was not discernable from
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except for the &quot;parameres that are different enough to justify the status of the species in its own right&quot; (
<bibRefCitation id="4B31060BF51C1A5E7FF176F85359A217" author="Soula, M" journalOrPublisher="AECFT, Saintry" pageId="16" pageNumber="77" title="Les coleopteres du nouveau monde. Volume 2: Rutelini 2. Revision des Pelidnotina 2. Revision des genres: Parhoplognathus, Chipita n. gen., Heteropelidnota, Homothermon, Hoplopelidnota, Mesomerodon, Mecopelidnota, Patatra n. gen. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae, Rutelini). Besoiro: Supplement au Bulletin de liaison de l'Association Entomologique pour la Connaissance de la Faune Tropicale." year="2008">Soula 2008</bibRefCitation>
).
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