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(
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,
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)
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC1859FFB5FF189D04CE4CFBA9" bold="true" box="[151,337,1063,1086]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="304">Othnius fasciatus</emphasis>
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: 253
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. Type locality: “Virginia”.
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: 132
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, 133;
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: 1
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: 152
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;
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: 210
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;
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: 329
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.
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.
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indicated a range in sizes among the specimens he examined to describe
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC1859FFB5FB629DA9CA1CFB36" box="[1261,1281,1162,1185]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="304">O</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B900EAEC1859FFB5FA809DAACA6EFB36" box="[1295,1395,1161,1185]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="304">fasciatus</emphasis>
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; he clearly examined at least two specimens. I have been able to locate three specimens, at least two of which are
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. The third specimen, from
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(ex. Ulke Collection, mentioned below, in “Material examined”), though not labeled as a
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, has exactly the same “Va” locality label; it is impossible to determine whether or not Bland had it in his possession when he wrote the description. The specimen from
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has a
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label, and is considered to be the
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC1859FFB5FE8C9C1ECEB2FAC1" bold="true" box="[259,431,1341,1366]" pageId="3" pageNumber="304">LECTOTYPE</emphasis>
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; it is labeled as follows: “Va // [red label]
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3325 // [large red label] T Y P E
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”. The male specimen is mounted on a point; the legs are intact, but both antennae are missing. Among specimens received on loan from
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, there was a specimen of
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC1859FFB5FC669CA5CCE7FA0A" box="[1001,1018,1414,1437]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="304">E</emphasis>
.
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in a tray that was labeled “Horn C Cab 20/25
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”. This female specimen is here designated as a
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of
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC1859FFB5FA829C89CA3CFA56" box="[1293,1313,1450,1473]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="304">O</emphasis>
.
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, and is labeled as follows: “Va // [blue label] PARA-TYPE 3325”. The specimen is labeled and mounted exactly the same as the
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; its left antenna is missing, as is most of the left elytron.
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC1859FFB5FF489F36CE27F9B9" bold="true" box="[199,314,1557,1582]" pageId="3" pageNumber="304">Diagnosis</emphasis>
. Upper surface shining, with sparse punctation and relatively inconspicuous setation; elytra dark, with characteristic yellow markings, including transverse band near midlength and isolated subpical spot (
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); legs yellow, distinctly contrasting dark dorsal body color.
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. TL
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; GEW
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; TL/GEW (n=2) 3.063.15.
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC1859FFB5FF489F86CE17F929" bold="true" box="[199,266,1701,1726]" pageId="3" pageNumber="304">Color</emphasis>
. Body reddish-brown dorsally, elytra with distinctive light yellow pattern (
<figureCitation id="134F2A7B1859FFB5FBC29F86CB93F929" box="[1101,1166,1701,1726]" captionStart="FIGURES 16" captionStartId="4.[151,264,1846,1869]" captionTargetBox="[164,1404,242,1745]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1436,193,1825]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURES 16. Dorsal habitus of Elacatis spp. 1. Elacatis fasciatus (Bland) [“Va.”], female, TL = 5.2 mm; 2. Elacatis immaculatus (Champion) [AZ: Pinal Co.], male, TL = 4.2 mm; 3. Elacatis senecionis (Champion) [TX: La Salle Co.], male, TL = 5.1 mm; 4. Elacatis umbrosus (LeConte) dark form [AZ: Coconino Co.], male, TL = 5.5 mm; 5. Elacatis umbrosus dark form [AZ: Coconino Co.], female, TL = 5.6 mm; 6. Elacatis umbrosus light form [CA: San Bernardino Co.], male, TL = 4.8 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1455309/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="304">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
): several irregular basal spots, transverse band near midlength (widest at suture), not reaching lateral margin, and isolated, round subapical spot; antennae, mouthparts and legs yellow, similar in color to light elytral color.
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC1859FFB5FF489E32CE1AF8BD" bold="true" box="[199,263,1809,1834]" pageId="3" pageNumber="304">Head</emphasis>
with eyes relatively large, distinctly convex; dorsal punctation relatively sparse, shallow, punctures separated by greater than diameter of single puncture; areas among punctures smooth, shining; setae relatively long, directed anteriorly and medially (especially between eyes), unicolorous yellow; antennae moderately elongate (TL/AL 3.40); antennomeres 48 moniliform/subfiliform; antennomeres 910 relatively elongate (
<figureCitation id="134F2A7B1859FFB5FAE09E5ECFA8F82D" captionStart="FIGURES 1527" captionStartId="7.[151,264,1337,1360]" captionTargetBox="[378,1216,199,1301]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[340,1247,195,1316]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURES 1527. Distal antennomeres of Elacatis spp. 15. Elacatis fasciatus (Bland), female; 16. Elacatis immaculatus (Champion), male; 17. Elacatis immaculatus, female; 18. Elacatis senecionis (Champion), male; 19. Elacatis senecionis, female; 20. Elacatis umbrosus (LeConte), male; 21. Elacatis umbrosus (LeConte), female; 22. Elacatis longicornis Horn, male; 23. Elacatis longicornis, female; 24. Elacatis larsoni, n. sp. (male holotype); 25. Elacatis larsoni, n. sp. (female allotype); 26. Elacatis stephani, n. sp. (male holotype); 27. Elacatis stephani, n. sp. (female allotype)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1455315/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="304">Fig. 15</figureCitation>
), each as long as wide (only female examined).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC185EFFB2FF189E15CE25F8DB" bold="true" box="[151,312,1846,1869]" pageId="4" pageNumber="305">FIGURES 16</emphasis>
. Dorsal habitus of
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC185EFFB2FD849E15CD43F8DB" box="[523,606,1846,1868]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="305">Elacatis</emphasis>
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spp. 1.
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC185EFFB2FD349E15CC6EF8DB" box="[699,883,1846,1868]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="305">Elacatis fasciatus</emphasis>
(Bland)
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[“Va.”], female, TL = 5.2 mm; 2.
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC185EFFB2FAC69E15CE04F8FC" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="305">Elacatis immaculatus</emphasis>
(Champion)
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[AZ: Pinal Co.], male, TL = 4.2 mm; 3.
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC185EFFB2FCA09E76CCECF8FC" box="[815,1009,1877,1899]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="305">Elacatis senecionis</emphasis>
(Champion)
</taxonomicName>
[TX: La Salle Co.], male, TL = 5.1 mm; 4.
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC185EFFB2FE919E57CEC5F81D" box="[286,472,1908,1930]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="305">Elacatis umbrosus</emphasis>
(LeConte)
</taxonomicName>
dark form [AZ: Coconino Co.], male, TL = 5.5 mm; 5.
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC185EFFB2FBF89E57CA2FF81D" box="[1143,1330,1908,1930]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="305">Elacatis umbrosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
dark form [AZ: Coconino Co.], female, TL = 5.6 mm; 6.
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC185EFFB2FDE09EB1CC36F83F" box="[623,811,1938,1960]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="305">Elacatis umbrosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
light form [CA: San Bernardino Co.], male, TL = 4.8 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC185FFFB3FF189E15CE5FF8DB" bold="true" box="[151,322,1846,1869]" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">FIGURES 712</emphasis>
. Dorsal habitus of
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC185FFFB3FD829E15CD7DF8DB" box="[525,608,1846,1868]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">Elacatis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
spp. 7.
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC185FFFB3FD399E15CC98F8DB" box="[694,901,1846,1868]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">Elacatis longicornis</emphasis>
Horn
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[CA: Riverside Co.], male, TL = 4.3 mm; 8.
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC185FFFB3FF189E76CE79F8FC" box="[151,356,1877,1899]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">Elacatis longicornis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
[CA: San Bernardino Co.], female, TL 5.1 mm; 9.
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC185FFFB3FCF89E76CB59F8FC" box="[887,1092,1877,1899]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">Elacatis longicornis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
[CA: Riverside Co.], male, TL = 3.7 mm; 10.
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC185FFFB3FE969E57CEFAF81D" box="[281,487,1908,1930]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">Elacatis longicornis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
[CA: Riverside Co.], female, TL = 4.2 mm; 11.
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC185FFFB3FC599E57CB65F81D" box="[982,1144,1908,1930]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">Elacatis larsoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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[NE: Box Butte Co.], male holotype, TL = 5.0 mm. 12.
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC185FFFB3FE629EB1CD92F83F" box="[493,655,1938,1960]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">Elacatis larsoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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[KS: Rooks Co.], female allotype, TL = 4.4 mm.
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</caption>
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC185CFFB0FF189D8CCE50FB52" bold="true" box="[151,333,1199,1222]" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">FIGURES 1314</emphasis>
. Dorsal habitus of
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC185CFFB0FD9F9D93CDDDFB51" box="[528,704,1200,1222]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">Elacatis stephani</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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13. Male holotype [AZ: Cochise Co.], TL = 5.1 mm; 14. Female allotype [AZ: Cochise Co.], TL = 5.0 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC185CFFB0FF489C2FCE5DFAB2" bold="true" box="[199,320,1292,1317]" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">Pronotum</emphasis>
. GPW/PL 1.001.04; disc slightly convex; lateral margins slightly sinuate posteriorly, then relatively straight to anterior margin; widest point posterior of midlength, marked by distinct tubercle; lateral carina with 3 tubercles (including distinct hind angle); punctures shallow, sparse, separated by about a single puncture diameter; setae elongate, adpressed, all of a similar (white/yellow) color, directed anteriorly and medially.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BCB36FE185CFFB0FF489CBFCE8CFA6A" blockId="6.[151,1437,1292,2037]" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">
<emphasis id="B900EAEC185CFFB0FF489CBFCE0EFA22" bold="true" box="[199,275,1436,1461]" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">Elytra</emphasis>
. TL/EL 1.701.76; EL/GEW 1.741.85; disc slightly convex, moderately abruptly sloping to lateral margins; punctation shallow, uniform, relatively fine; setae relatively elongate, colors corresponding to lighter and darker areas on elytra.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC185CFFB0FF489F2BCE6FF9B6" bold="true" box="[199,370,1544,1569]" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">Male genitalia</emphasis>
not examined.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC185CFFB0FF489F0FCE8FF9D2" bold="true" box="[199,402,1580,1605]" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">Taxonomic notes</emphasis>
. It seems very likely that the original specimens seen by Bland were mislabeled, and not collected in
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. Three reasons for this supposition include: (1) no additional specimens of
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC185CFFB0FB549F72CBF1F9FF" box="[1243,1260,1617,1640]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">E</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B900EAEC185CFFB0FB749F73CA42F9FF" box="[1275,1375,1616,1640]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">fasciatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have ever been collected from the eastern
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, (2) the geographical distribution of the genus in North America is decidedly western, (3) specimens of
<taxonomicName id="4C744D7D185CFFB0FDF19FBACC14F927" baseAuthorityName="Bland" baseAuthorityYear="1864" box="[638,777,1688,1712]" class="Insecta" family="Salpingidae" genus="Elacatis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="307" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="fasciatus">
<emphasis id="B900EAEC185CFFB0FDF19FBACD92F927" box="[638,655,1689,1712]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">E</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B900EAEC185CFFB0FD2A9FBBCC14F927" box="[677,777,1688,1712]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">fasciatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
resemble closely one of either
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC185CFFB0FB159FBBCA81F927" box="[1178,1436,1688,1712]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">Elacatis sticticopterus</emphasis>
(
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)
</taxonomicName>
or
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC185CFFB0FE0D9F9FCD46F943" box="[386,603,1724,1748]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">Elacatis mexicanus</emphasis>
(
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)
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, both of which are known from
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<collectingCountry id="F363766E185CFFB0FBD99F9FCBB6F942" box="[1110,1195,1724,1749]" name="Mexico" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">Mexico</collectingCountry>
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and Central America (
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). If it is indeed found that
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC185CFFB0FD339FC2CDCDF96F" box="[700,720,1761,1784]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">O</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B900EAEC185CFFB0FD6B9FC3CC55F96F" box="[740,840,1760,1784]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">fasciatus</emphasis>
Bland
</taxonomicName>
is the same species as either of these two Neotropical forms, then the Bland name will obviously have priority. An examination of the
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of
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC185CFFB0FACC9E27CE10F8D7" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">Othnius mexicanus</emphasis>
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(MCZ) reveals a very strong similarity (both color and structure) between this species and
<taxonomicName id="4C744D7D185CFFB0FA809E0ACA88F8D7" box="[1295,1429,1832,1856]" class="Insecta" family="Salpingidae" genus="Elacatis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="307" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="fasciatus">
<emphasis id="B900EAEC185CFFB0FA809E0ACA3EF8D7" box="[1295,1315,1833,1856]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">O</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B900EAEC185CFFB0FABE9E0BCA88F8D7" box="[1329,1429,1832,1856]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">fasciatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The decision on whether or not to synonymize these two names will be reserved for a time after which a more thorough examination of the Neotropical fauna of
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has been done.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="8BCB36FE185CFFB0FF489EB7CD2EF846" blockId="6.[151,1437,1292,2037]" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">
<emphasis id="B900EAEC185CFFB0FF489EB7CE44F83A" bold="true" box="[199,345,1940,1965]" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">Distribution</emphasis>
. Known only from several specimens labeled “Va” (= “
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”). As stated above, the original
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series was probably mislabeled.
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material examined
</emphasis>
.
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.
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<emphasis id="B900EAEC185CFFB0FC5F9EFFCB2EF862" bold="true" box="[976,1075,2012,2037]" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">Virginia</emphasis>
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. State record only, (
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, 1).
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