Poptella, Eigenmann, 1908

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POPTELLA Eigenmann, 1908

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Fowlerina Eigenmann, 1907:771 . Type species: Tetragonopterus compressus Günther, 1864 . Type by monotypy. Gender: Feminine. Additional comments: Preoccupied by Fowlerina Pelseneer, 1906 in Mollusca, replaced by Ephippicharax Fowler, 1913 . Name first appeared in Eigenmann, McAtee, Ward, 1907:153.

Poptella Eigenmann, 1908:106 . Type species: Tetragonopterus longipinnis Popta, 1901 . Type by original designation. Gender: Feminine.

Ephippicharax Fowler, 1913a:51 . Type species: Tetragonopterus compressus Günther, 1864 . Type by being a replacement name. Gender: Masculine. Additional comments: Replacement for Fowlerina Eigenmann, 1908 , preoccupied by Fowlerina Pelseneer, 1906 in Mollusca.

Poptella actenolepis Garcia-Ayala, Benine, 2019

Poptella actenolepis Garcia-Ayala, Benine, 2019 :e180149[2], figs. 1–4. Type locality: Brazil, Amazonas , Apuí , Rio Juma , tributary of the Rio Aripuanã, Rio Madeira basin, igarapé Mutum, nearby the bridge on road BR 230 between Vicinal Brasília and Nova Esperança, 07°14’56”S, 59°58’42.744”W. Holotype: MZUSP 124423 .

Distribution: 321 (Garcia-Ayala, Benine, 2019).

Poptella brevispina Reis, 1989

Poptella brevispina Reis, 1989:37 , fig. 22. Type locality: Igarapé Apeu , Boa Vista , Castanhal, Pará, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 38562 .

Distribution: 310, 311, 315, 323, 324 (Reis, 1989).

Poptella compressa (Günther, 1864)

Tetragonopterus compressus Günther, 1864:319 . Type locality: Essequibo [ Guyana]. Lectotype: BMNH 1864.1 .21.67. [Designated by Reis (1989:23)].

Distribution: 307, 308, 309, 310, 316, 318, 319, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325 (Reis, 1989).

Poptella fuscata Garcia-Ayala, Benine, 2021

Poptella fuscata Garcia-Ayala, Benine, 2021:2 , figs. 1–5. Type locality: Peru, Loreto, Putumayo, Río Putumayo , Subbasin Bufeo, Quebrada Campamento Satélite EO 4, 02°22’29”S, 71°35’35”W. Holotype: MUSM 69465 .

Distribution: 316 (Garcia-Ayala, Benine, 2021).

Poptella longipinnis (Popta, 1901)

Tetragonopterus longipinnis Popta, 1901:85 , figure. Type locality: Beneden-Nickerie, entre le Manilie-kreek et l’Arrawarra [ Suriname]. Lectotype: RMNH 13033 . [Designated by Reis (1989:28)].

Gymnocorymbus nemopterus Fowler, 1914a:247 , fig. 8. Type locality: Rupununi River , British Guiana. [ Guyana]. Holotype: ANSP 39332 .

Distribution: 307, 309, 311, 323, 324 (Reis, 1989).

Poptella paraguayensis (Eigenmann, 1907)

Fowlerina paraguayensis Eigenmann , in Eigenmann, McAtee, Ward, 1907:153. Type locality: Descalvados. Lectotype: BMNH 1895.5.17.200. [Designated by Reis (1989:33)].

Distribution: 343, 345 (Reis, 1989).