Homonyx planicostatus Blanchard, 1851

Moore, Matthew R., Jameson, Mary L., Garner, Beulah H., Audibert, Cedric, Smith, Andrew B. T. & Seidel, Matthias, 2017, Synopsis of the pelidnotine scarabs (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae, Rutelini) and annotated catalog of the species and subspecies, ZooKeys 666, pp. 1-349 : 1

Homonyx planicostatus Blanchard, 1851

Homonyx planicostatus Blanchard, 1851: 214 [original combination].

Distribution.

ARGENTINA: Mendoza, Tucumán ( Ohaus 1913, 1934b, Blackwelder 1944, Gutiérrez 1952, Machatschke 1972). BOLIVIA ( Blanchard 1851, Burmeister 1855, Ohaus 1913, 1934b, Blackwelder 1944, Gutiérrez 1952, Machatschke 1972, Krajcik 2008, Soula 2010a).

Types.

1 ♀ syntype at MNHN ( Soula 2010a). An exemplar specimen identified by Ohaus and compared with Blanchard’s type specimen is figured (Fig. 31 ).

Remarks.

CCECL contains a H. planicostatus specimen labeled as a male ♂ alloréférent with the following data: "Vaccaguzman [arrow] Camiri coll. - SOULA [obverse] 1615m// Alloréférent ♂ de Homonyx planicostatus Bl. M. SOULA det 19 (47030995). Genitalia card-mounted underneath specimen. Box 4618689 SOULA.

Figures

Figure 31. Homonyx planicostatus Blanchard (male specimen compared [by Ohaus] with Blanchard's type from MNHN). A Dorsal habitus B Lateral habitus C Specimen labels and male genitalia D Male genitalia, lateral view E Male parameres, caudal view.