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Amphelictus fortunensis Eya & Chemsak 2003

Description

Amphelictus fortunensis Eya & Chemsak, 2003

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Amphelictus fortunensis Eya & Chemsak, 2003a: 14, figs. 2, 3; Monné, 2005; Swift et al., 2010: 12. Amphelictus jumerim Martins & Monné, 2005: 48, fig. 47; Swift et al., 2010: 12 syn. nov.

Amphelictus jumerim was described from Pichincha, Ecuador and A. fortunensis from Chiriquí, Panama. The comparison of the holotype and paratype, both males, of A. jumerim and the original description and figures of A. fortunensis allow us to propose the new synonymy.

Specimens examined. PANAMA, Chiriquí: El Hato del Volcán, Quebrada Tisinga, (1400 m), male, 10.V.1980, Porion-Bertrand. leg. (paratype of A. jumerim, MNRJ); ECUADOR, Pichincha: Tinalandia (Road Quito-Santo Domingo, 650m), male, 18.II.1980, Porion-Bertrand leg. (holotype of A. jumerim, MNRJ).

Geographical distribution. Costa Rica, Panama and Ecuador.

Notes

Published as part of Monné, Miguel A. & R, Juan Pablo Botero, 2011, Synonymical notes on Neotropical Cerambycidae (Insecta, Coleoptera), pp. 64-68 in Zootaxa 2928 on page 65, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.278005

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Eya & Chemsak
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Cerambycidae
Genus
Amphelictus
Species
fortunensis
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Amphelictus fortunensis Eya, 2003 sec. Monné & R, 2011

References

  • Eya, B. K. & Chemsak, J. A. (2003 a) Review of the genus Amphelictus Bates, part 1. (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). Les Cahiers Magellanes, 21, 1 - 24.
  • Swift, I. P., Bezark, L. G., Nearns, E. H., Solis, A. & Hovore, F. T. (2010) Checklist of the Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of Costa Rica. Insecta Mundi, 131, 1 - 68.
  • Martins, U. R. & Monne, M. A. (2005) Tribo Cerambycini, pp. 1 - 218. In: Martins, U. R. (org.) Cerambycidae Sul-Americanos (Coleoptera) Taxonomia. Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia, Sao Paulo, 5, 284 pp.