Charaphloeus gounellei (Grouvelle, 1896), 2025

Charaphloeus gounellei (Grouvelle, 1896) comb. nov.

Fig. 2 A – C View Figure 2

Laemophloeus gounellei Grouvelle, 1896: 190 (original combination); Kessel 1926: 89 (checklist); 1923: 93 (incorrect subsequent spelling to L. grouvellei); Hetschko 1930: 31 (checklist); Blackwelder 1945: 419 (checklist).

Type material.

Lectotype • male (here designated) deposited at MNHN, labelled: “ S Antonio / Bresil ” (light brown, handwritten) // “ Type ” (light brown, handwritten) // “ Laemophloeus / gounellei / Grouv ” (light brown, handwritten) // “ Muséum Paris / 1915 / coll. A. Grouvelle ” (white, printed) // “ SYNTYPE ” (red, printed) // “ SYNTYPE / Laemophloeus / gounellei Grouvelle, 1896 ” (white, printed) // “ MNHN, Paris / EC 51927 ” (white, printed with QR code) . Paralectotype • at MNHN, labelled: “ S Antonio / Bresil ” (light brown, handwritten) // “ Type ” (light brown, handwritten) // “ Muséum Paris / 1915 / coll. A. Grouvelle ” (white, printed) // “ SYNTYPE ” (red, printed) // “ SYNTYPE / Laemophloeus / gounellei Grouvelle, 1896 ” (white, printed) // “ MNHN, Paris / EC 51927 ” (white, printed with QR code) .

Distribution.

BRAZIL. Bahia: Condeúba (formerly known as Santo Antônio da Barra).

Remarks.

This species is very similar to C. deletus comb. nov., with which it may be conspecific, as both were described from the same locality and exhibit no conspicuous morphological differences. However, a detailed morphological study including male genitalia is required to clarify the identity of both species. Charaphloeus gounellei comb. nov. also closely resembles C. convexus (Grouvelle, 1876) from Guatemala (see Bremer (2023: fig. 12 )) in the general body shape and colouration, but C. gounellei comb. nov. has shorter mandibles and longer antennomeres than C. convexus .

The original description of Laemophloeus gounellei Grouvelle, 1896 lists “ Cidade de Condeúba ( Bahia) ” as the type locality. Under the type specimens, the labels “ S Antonio ” (Fig. 2 A View Figure 2 ) correspond to the historical name of Condeúba ( Bahia, Brazil), which was formerly known as “ Santo Antônio da Barra ” prior to the proclamation of the Republic in 1889, the same period in which these specimens were likely collected by Pierre Emile Gounelle during his travel to the Brazilian state of Bahia (Condeúba) ( Millot 1920). The two specimens are thus recognised as composing part of the type series, the male of which is here designated as the lectotype of this species (Fig. 2 A – C View Figure 2 ).