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<emphasis id="B91CEA967658FF9EFF1DF9C8DF8A0D36" bold="true" box="[151,447,1538,1564]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="50">Chrysobothris chiriquita</emphasis>
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,
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(
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,
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<emphasis id="B91CEA967658FF9EFF1DF9B0DC720DBB" box="[151,583,1658,1681]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="50">Chrysobothris ichthyomorpha chiriquita</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B91CEA967658FF9EFF1DF909DF8E0DF6" box="[151,443,1731,1756]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="50">Chrysobothris chiriquita</emphasis>
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belongs to a complex of New World tropical species, the best known of which,
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<emphasis id="B91CEA967658FF9EFA0BF909DF7C0C2E" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="50">C. ichthyomorpha</emphasis>
Thomson
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and
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<emphasis id="B91CEA967658FF9EFE7FF921DCB60C2E" box="[501,643,1771,1796]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="50">C. thomsoni</emphasis>
Waterhouse
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, are discussed below.
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described his subspecies from three specimens among a series of eight (NMPC) identically labeled “Chiriqui,
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”, all of which I have examined. At the same time he described from the remaining specimens two “aberrations” of
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<emphasis id="B91CEA967658FF9EFF1DF8A9DF5F0C56" box="[151,362,1891,1916]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="50">C. ichthyomorpha</emphasis>
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(ab.
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and ab.
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). These represent
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<emphasis id="B91CEA967658FF9EFC52F8A9DA5B0C56" box="[984,1134,1891,1916]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="50">C. chiriquita</emphasis>
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. Considering the foregoing, the difficulty of this group, and the unreliability of the literature on these species, designating a
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clearly is warranted. I have selected as
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(NMPC) a specimen measuring
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X
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and labeled as follows: “Chiriqui,
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/
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(red card)/Mus. Nat. Pragae, Inv. 22 905 (orange card)/
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<emphasis id="B91CEA96765FFF99FF1DFF52DF7C0B9B" box="[151,329,152,177]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="51">ichthyomorpha</emphasis>
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ssp.
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<emphasis id="B91CEA96765FFF99FE01FF52DFCA0B9B" box="[395,511,152,177]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="51">chiriquita</emphasis>
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M.,
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, Det. Dr. Obenberger/
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<emphasis id="B91CEA96765FFF99FBB2FF52DF3E0BF3" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="51">Chrysobothris ichthyomorpha chiriquita</emphasis>
Obenberger
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, det. R. L.
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(red card). Two other specimens become
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, so labeled on yellow card stock by me.
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I have compared the aforementioned specimens to the
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of
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<emphasis id="B91CEA96765FFF99FC3CFEDADAB90A03" box="[950,1164,272,297]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="51">C. ichthyomorpha</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B91CEA96765FFF99FB4DFEDADB710A03" box="[1223,1348,272,297]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="51">C. collaris</emphasis>
Thomson
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(now
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<emphasis id="B91CEA96765FFF99FE83FEF2DFA30A7B" box="[265,406,312,337]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="51">C. thomsoni</emphasis>
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) and clearly
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<emphasis id="B91CEA96765FFF99FDA4FEF2DCF60A7B" box="[558,707,312,337]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="51">C. chiriquita</emphasis>
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must be considered a distinct species. Based on the male genitalia (
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) and female last abdominal sternite (
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), it appears most closely related to
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<emphasis id="B91CEA96765FFF99FA89FEAADBA60A53" box="[1283,1427,352,377]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="51">C. thomsoni</emphasis>
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; however, in general appearance it more closely resembles similarly colored specimens of
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<emphasis id="B91CEA96765FFF99FB4CFE42DBA90A8B" box="[1222,1436,392,417]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="51">C. ichthyomorpha</emphasis>
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that occur in
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and northern Central
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. Unlike the southern populations of the latter species, and
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<emphasis id="B91CEA96765FFF99FF1DFE12DF160ADB" box="[151,291,472,497]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="51">C. thomsoni</emphasis>
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, the basolateral portion of the pronotum is not bright red. Otherwise, it is best to rely on the structure of the aedeagus and the female last ventrite.
</paragraph>
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I studied specimens of this poorly known species, heretofore recorded only by the
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series from
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, from:
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, Michoacán, Zamora,
<date id="FFD61044765FFF99FD21FD9ADD240940" box="[683,785,592,618]" pageId="4" pageNumber="51" value="1993-10-22">22-X-93</date>
, maleza, CEAM; Nayarit,
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NE Las Varas,
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, EMEC; Veracruz, Orizaba, BMNH.
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, Capetillo [near
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,
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], BMNH.
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, Puntarenas, San Luís, R.B. Monteverde,
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,
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, UNAM; San Luis, Finca Buen Amigo, Monteverde,
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S la Reserva, Camino a Trapiche,
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,
<date id="FFD61044765FFF99FC4DFD02DA3809C8" box="[967,1037,712,738]" pageId="4" pageNumber="51" value="1994-11">XI-94</date>
&amp;
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;
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N
<collectingCountry id="F37F7614765FFF99FB65FD02DB4C09C8" box="[1263,1401,712,738]" name="Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha" pageId="4" pageNumber="51">Santa Elena</collectingCountry>
de Monte Verde,
<date id="FFD61044765FFF99FEC8FD3ADF9B0820" box="[322,430,752,778]" pageId="4" pageNumber="51" value="1983-07-07">7-VII-83</date>
; Guanacaste, SW side Volcán Cacao, Estación Mengo,
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, malaise trap, 1987; same except Est. Cacao,
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,
<date id="FFD61044765FFF99FDECFCD2DC980818" box="[614,685,792,818]" pageId="4" pageNumber="51" value="1988-03">III-88</date>
; Est. Las Pallas, P.N. Rincón de la Vieja, A. C. Guanacaste,
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,
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, CLBC, INBC, RLWE. An additional specimen from
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: Bocas del Toro,
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NE
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Dam, on dead wood,
<date id="FFD61044765FFF99FE5AFCA2DC2C08A8" box="[464,537,872,898]" pageId="4" pageNumber="51" value="1986-06">VI-86</date>
, CLBC. The specimens range in length from
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. The one from
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was recorded by
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under
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<emphasis id="B91CEA96765FFF99FC94FC5ADDC70883" box="[798,1010,912,937]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="51">C. ichthyomorpha</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. I suggest that the occurrence of
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<emphasis id="B91CEA96765FFF99FA0BFC5ADF3E08FB" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="51">C. chiriquita</emphasis>
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in or near Zamora,
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needs to be confirmed, as that locality is higher (
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), much farther inland, and the habitat is disparate from that of any other specimen in the group that I have examined. However, in general this species does appear to occur at higher elevations than either of its closest relatives,
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<emphasis id="B91CEA96765FFF99FAC6FBC2DF100F63" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="51">C. ichthyomorpha</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B91CEA96765FFF99FED7FBFADFDE0F63" box="[349,491,1072,1097]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="51">C. thomsoni</emphasis>
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.
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