Conognatha (Conognatha) splendens Waterhouse, 1912

Pineda, Cristian & Matsumoto, Keita, 2021, Types of the New World Stigmoderini (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) deposited in Natural History Museum, London Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Stigmoderini, Zootaxa 4964 (3), pp. 443-470 : 448

Conognatha blairi Hoscheck, 1934:272 . [ Figure 10A & 10B ]

Holotype: “Holo-type // Typus // Conognatha Blairi. m. TYP. Det. Hoscheck 1931. // 2 // Jatahy Pujol // biocularis Thoms // Kerremans. 1903-59. // NHMUK 014380339 // Conognatha blairi Hoscheck, 1934 HOLOTYPE det. Pineda & Matsumoto, 2020”. Holotype here recognized .

Current status: Synonym of Conognatha (Conognatha) splendens Waterhouse, 1912 ( Moore & Lander, 2010).

Comments: Hoscheck (1934:272) indicate that the type specimen measures 21,8 mm in length and 7 mm in width and bears the following information: “Jatahy (leg. Pujol)”. Original description also mentions that the type specimen comes from the British Museum, and that it was previously identified as C. biocularis Thomson by C. Kerremans. We recognized this specimen as holotype of Conognatha blairi Hoscheck, 1934 since it matches exactly the above-mentioned information, as well as its original description and photos of the type.

Figures

FIGURES 9–12. 9) Conognatha bifasciata Waterhouse, 1882; 10) Conognatha blairi Hoscheck, 1934; 11) Conognatha brevicollis Saunders, 1869; 12) Pithiscus bruchi Kerremans, 1903. A = Dorsal habitus, B = Labels, Scale bars = 5.0 mm.