Deltochilum (Deltohyboma) barbipes Bates, 1870

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Deltochilum (Deltohyboma) barbipes Bates, 1870 Plate 22A

Deltochilum barbipes Bates, 1870: 177 (original description. Type locality: Upper Amazons).

Deltochilum barbipes : Gillet 1911a: 35 (complete list of species); Paulian 1938: 271 (characters in key); Paulian 1939: 4 (redescription); Blackwelder 1944: 202 (list of species from Latin America).

Deltochilum (Deltohyboma) barbipes : Vulcano and Pereira 1964: 653 (catalog of species, distribution); Vulcano and Pereira 1967: 560 (characters in key); Vaz-de-Mello, 2000: 192 (cited for Brazil); Carvajal et al. 2011: 316-317 (cited for Ecuador); Krajcik 2012: 88 (complete list of species); Chamorro et al. 2018: 94 (cited for Ecuador).

Type specimens.

Deltochilum barbipes Bates, 1870. Two syntypes examined deposited at the MNHN (ex coll. HW Bates and ex coll. R Oberhür). Lectotype to be designated in a future work on this species group.

Distribution.

Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Records examined.

MORONA SANTIAGO: Nuevo Israel, Cordillera del Kutukú, 1290 m (1 specimen MUTPL). PASTAZA: Bosque Protector Oglán, 600 m (1 specimen CEMT; 2 specimens MUTPL).

Temporal data.

Collected in January, June, and December.

Remarks.

Inhabits the foothill evergreen forests of the Amazon region from 600-1290 m a.s.l. Collected with pitfall traps baited with carrion and/or dead chilopods.