Odontocroton flavicauda ( Bates, 1873 ), 2018

Odontocroton flavicauda ( Bates, 1873) View in CoL , n. comb.

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Odontocera flavicauda Bates 1873: 40 View in CoL ; Monné 2017: 443 (cat.).

Odontocera flavicauda var. notatisternis Gounelle 1911: 40 View in CoL .

Species concept. Based on Bates (1873) original description and photograph of the male holotype ( Fig. 1 View Figures 1–6 ) made available on Bezark (2017), which compares well with those taken by the author ( Fig. 2-6 View Figures 1–6 ).

Comment. Having studied Gounelle (1911) description and photographs of his Odontocera flavicauda var. notatisternis , the author does not believe it to be a variety of Bates’ O. flavicauda for the following reasons: they don’t look like each other and they come from disjunct geographical areas, Gounelle’s from the humid Mata Atlântica of east-central Brazil ( MG), Bates’s from the wet forests of southern Brazil ( PR). However, as the author has not had access to the type material, nor a topotype to extract the genitalia, the true status of Gounelle’s subspecies will remain in doubt.

Measurements (mm). 9 males / 2 females: total length, 11.85–13.50/12.70–14.25; length of prothorax, 1.75–1.95/1.85–2.05; width of prothorax, 1.40–1.60/1.70–1.85; length of elytra, 6.30–7.50/7.20–8.25; width at humeri, 1.70–2.00/1.95–2.30.

Specimens analyzed. BOLIVIA, Tarija, 21°18 ʹ S / 63°30 ʹ W, 7 km W Villamontes, 600–700m, 3–4 km San Antonio Road , Foothill Chaco Forest , flying to/on flowers of Croton sp. A , male 5.I.2008, female, 16.XII.2007, Clarke and Zamalloa col. ( RCSZ). GoogleMaps

Specimens examined. (all collected by Clarke and Zamalloa). BOLIVIA, Santa Cruz, 10 km S Abapo, 19°00 ʹ S / 63°14 ʹ W, 762m, Santa Cruz-Yacuiba Hwy , Foothill Chaco Forest , on flowers of Croton sp. A , male, 2.I.2008, ( RCSZ). GoogleMaps Tarija, 21°18 ʹ S / 63°30 ʹ W, 7 km W Villamontes, 600–700m, 3–4 km San Antonio Road , Foothill Chaco Forest , on flowers of Croton sp. A , 2 males, 14-16.XII.2007 ( RCSZ), GoogleMaps same data: male ( CMNH), male ( EMEC).

Distribution. Bates stated that his specimen came from Paraná, Brazil. The author considers the distribution of this species to be centered on the forests of southern Brazil ( PR, SC), Bolivia (TA), Paraguay and Argentina (MI, CH, CO, ER) as recorded by Di Iorio (2005); and records from east central Brazil and Uruguay require verification.