Hypotelus micans Sharp, 1876

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Hypotelus micans Sharp, 1876

( Figs. 109, 110, 111 , 113 )

Hypotelus micans Sharp, 1876: 409 (original description, type locality: “Ega”); Bernhauer & Schubert, 1910: 9 (catalog); Herman, 2001: 1785 (distribution).

Type material. Examined by photograph. Holotype deposited in BMNH, sex undetermined. The holotype is framed on cardboard with transparent cover and handwritten: “ Hypotelus / micans / Amazonas./ Type / D.S. ”; and bears the follows labels: (1) “ Type ” [white and red label, printed in black]; (2) “ Ega ” [green label, handwritten]; (3) “ S.America:/ Brazil.” [old white label, printed in black]; (4) “ Sharp Coll /1905–313.” [old white label, printed in black]; (5) “ Holotype / Hypotelus / micans Sharp, 1876 /det. R.G. Booth 2016” [white label, handwritten, last line printed in black]; (6) “ NHMUK 010582765 ” [white label, printed in black]. Figs. 109–111 , images by Keita Matsumoto, copyright Natural History Museum, London.

Note: In the original description Sharp (1876) specified "a single individual". Geographical records. Brazil (Amazonas) ( Fig. 113 ).

Biological notes. No data.

Remarks. Sharp described the specimen as having the antennae with “3rd joint much shorter than 2nd”. We examined the type material only via photographs and it was not possible to confirm that diagnostic character. By the photos, the type material is very similar to H. pusillus , and since the type of H. micans is not dissected it was not possible to determine whether this name is a synonym or not. So, we prefer to maintain H. micans as valid species waiting further studies.

Figures

FIGURE 113. Geographical records of Hypotelus. Hypotelus laevis, Bolivia and Peru; H. micans, Brazil; H. praecox, Colombia and Ecuador; H. castaneus sp. nov., Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela and Peru; H. scheerpeltzi sp. nov., Peru. Countries without dots but colored represent the occurrence but no locality given.

FIGURES 109 – 111. Hypotelus micans. 109 – 110, holotype, habitus, dorsal view; 111, labels