Cymatodera parallela Gorham, 1882 : 132

Leavengood, John M. & Garner, Beulah H., 2014, Nomenclatural notes on some checkered beetle (Coleoptera: Cleridae) types of the Natural History Museum, London (BMNH), Zootaxa 3760 (3), pp. 301-335 : 333

Cymatodera parallela Gorham, 1882: 132

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Types. Gorham indicated “a series of this species” from Cerro Zunil and one specimen from San Gerónimo. There may be additional syntypes.

Series locality. Cerro Zunil and San Gerónimo, Guatemala.

Type locality. Cerro Zunil, Guatemala.

LECTOTYPE (here designated): Type [round, red-bordered label], C. Zunil, Cymatodera parallela Gorham, B. C. A. Col. III (2) Cymatodera parallela Gorham ( BMNH; 1). PARALECTOTYPES: Cerro Zunil, 4-5000 ft, Champion, B. C. A. Col. III (2) Cymatodera parallela Gorham ( BMNH; 8, including three pairs of specimens sharing card mounts and a single specimen with an additional [male] label above the locality label); Cerro Zunil, 4000 ft, Champion, Museum Paris Coll. Gorham 1914 ( MNHN; 3, one of which also has a “ C. parallela Gorh. ” label); Cerro Zunil, 4000 ft, Champion, Cym. 13 sent to Chv, C. parallela G., Museum Paris Coll. Gorham 1914 ( MNHN; 1, this specimen has another small beetle on the card mount).

Figures

FIGURES 66 – 71. Fig. 66) Cymatodera grandis (Gorham), Lectotype (BMNH); Fig. 67) C. nitida (Gorham), Lectotype (BMNH); Fig. 68) C. parallela (Gorham), Paralectotype (BMNH); Fig. 69) C. grossa (Gorham), Lectotype (BMNH); Fig. 70) C. valida (Gorham), Lectotype (BMNH); Fig. 71) C. saturata (Gorham), Lectotype (BMNH).