Copella, Myers, 1956

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COPELLA Myers, 1956

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Copella Myers, 1956:12 . Type species: Copeina compta Myers, 1927 . Type by original designation. Gender: Feminine.

Copella arnoldi (Regan, 1912)

Copeina arnoldi Regan, 1912b:393 . Type locality: Amazon. [ lower Amazon basin, Brazil]. Syntypes: BMNH 1909.4.2.25–26 (2).

Copeina carsevennensis Regan, 1912b:394 . Type locality: Carsevenne. [ Rio Calçoene , now coastal drainages of Amapá, Brazil]. Syntypes: BMNH 1899.7.26.1–5 (5). Taxonomic status discussed by Marinho, Menezes, 2017:15.

Distribution: 304, 309, 311, 315*, 323 ( Weitzman, Weitzman, 2003; Marinho, Menezes, 2017:12).

Remarks: Redescribed in Marinho, Menezes, 2017:6. Fowler (1950:344) considered Copeina carsevennensis a junior synonym of Copeina arnoldi , thus acting as first reviser in establishing priority.

Copella callolepis (Regan, 1912)

Copeina callolepis Regan, 1912b:393 . Type locality: Amazon. Lectotype: BMNH 1909.4 .2.27. [Designated by Zarske, Géry (2006d)].

Nannostomus stigmasemion Fowler, 1913b:523 , fig. 4. Type locality: Tributary of the Madeira River near Porto Velho, Brazil. Holotype: ANSP 39188. [Juvenile specimen in poor condition]. Not listed by Weitzman, Weitzman (2003). Treated as Pyrrhulina by Sarmiento et al. (2014). Proposed as a synonym of Copella callolepis (Regan, 1912) by Marinho, Menezes, 2017:18.

Pyrrhulina nigrofasciata Meinken, 1952:115 , figs. 1–3. Type locality: Oberen Amazonenstromgebiet, wie mit Sicherheit anzunehmen ist, aus dem peruanischen Amazonas. [Aquarium specimens imported from the Upper rio Amazonas, said to be from the Peruvian Amazon]. Syntypes: (3) ZMH H1211 (1), 1212 (3). [Marinho, Menezes, 2017:23]. Taxonomic status discussed by Marinho, Menezes, 2017:24.

Distribution: 314, 316 ( Zarske, Géry, 2006d; Marinho, Menezes, 2017:21).

Remarks: Redescribed in Marinho, Menezes, 2017:16.

Copella compta (Myers, 1927)

Copeina compta Myers, 1927:110 . Type locality: Brazil: Creek above São Gabriel Rapids, Rio Negro. Holotype: CAS 60496.

Distribution: 314 ( Weitzman, Weitzman, 2003; Marinho, Menezes 2017:27).

Remarks: Redescribed in Marinho, Menezes, 2017:24.

Copella eigenmanni (Regan, 1912)

Copeina eigenmanni Regan, 1912b:393 . Type locality: Para; R. Aruka, Brit. Guiana; Lama , Brit. Guiana; Bogota. [Lectotype locality: Bogotá, probably collected near Villavicencio on the rio Meta, Colombia ( Weitzman, Weitzman, 2003)]. Lectotype: BMNH 1869.7 .25.6. [Designated by Zarske (2011a), but see Marinho, Menezes, 2017:35.

Copeina metae Eigenmann, 1914a:229 . Type locality: Barrigona, Rio Meta, Colombia. [Probably at Puerto Barrigón, rio Meta, Colombia]. Holotype: CAS 60494. [Marinho, Menezes, 2017:36]. Taxonomic status discussed by Marinho, Menezes, 2017:35.

Distribution: 304, 306, 307, 308, 309, 313, 314 ( Weitzman, Weitzman, 2003; Zarske, 2011a; Marinho, Menezes, 2017:21).

Remarks: Redescribed in Marinho, Menezes, 2017:29.

Copella nattereri (Steindachner, 1876)

Pyrrhulina nattereri Steindachner, 1876a:8 [8], Pl. 2 (figs. 5–6a). Type locality: Mündung des Rio negro; Obidos in einem Nebenarme des Amazonenstromes. [Lectotype locality: Óbidos, in a tributary of the rio Amazonas, Brazil ( Zarske, Géry, 2006d)]. Lectotype: NMW 95055. [Designated by Zarske, Géry (2006d)].

Copella meinkeni Zarske, Géry, 2006d:27 , figs. 12–15, 18, Pl. 1. Type locality: Rio Negro , Klarwasserbach am südl. bzw. Westlichen rio-Negro-Ufer ca. 5 km unterhalb (südl.) von Novo Airao. [Rio Negro, clear water stream on Southwestern bank of rio Negro, about 5 km donwstream Novo Airão, Brazil]. Holotype: MTD F 30587 . Taxonomic status discussed by Marinho, Menezes, 2017:42.

Distribution: 307, 308, 314, 315, 316 ( Weitzman, Weitzman, 2003; Marinho, Netto-Ferreira, 2013; Marinho, Menezes, 2017:12).

Remarks: Taxonomic status discussed by Marinho, Menezes, 2017:42.

Copella vilmae Géry, 1963

Copella vilmae Géry, 1963c:25 , figs. 1–2. Type locality: Igarapé Préto, collatéral de l’Amazone supérieure près de Belem, à environ 60 km en aval de Leticia . [ Igarapé Preto , affluent of the Upper rio Amazonas near Belem (= probably village of Belém do Solimões, Amazonas, Brazil), about 60 km downstream Letícia, Colombia]. Holotype: SMF 5931 . [Marinho, Menezes, 2017:49].

Distribution: 316 (Géry, 1963c; Marinho, Menezes, 2017:27.).

Remarks: Redescribed in Marinho, Menezes, 2017:44.