Amphicnaeia lineata Bates, 1866

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Amphicnaeia lineata Bates, 1866

( Fig. 27–28 )

Amphicnaeia lineata Bates 1866: 33 ; Lacordaire 1872: 708; Gemminger 1873: 3133 (cat.); Aurivillius 1922: 293 (cat.); Blackwelder 1946: 598 (checklist); Breuning 1960: 173 (cat.); 1971: 218; Monné 1994: 4 (cat., syn.); Monné and Giesbert 1994: 185 (checklist); Monné 2005: 288 (cat.); Wappes et al. 2006: 24 (distr.); Morvan and Roguet 2013: 21 (distr.); Lagos and Barrios 2014: 20 (distr.); Martins et al. 2015: 103 (distr.); Monné 2018: 392 (cat.).

Amphicnaeia plurivittis Belon 1903: 65 ; Aurivillius 1922: 293 (cat.).

Amphicnaeia lineata m. plurivittis ; Breuning 1960: 173 (cat.); 1971: 219; Blackwelder 1946: 598 (checklist).

Amphicnaeia affinis Breuning 1940a: 41 ; Blackwelder 1946: 598 (checklist); Breuning 1960: 173 (cat.); Galileo and Martins 2001: 39 (reval.); 2006: 222; Monné 2005: 286 (cat.); Rodrigues et al. 2010: 317 (distr.); Wappes et al. 2011: 5 (distr.); Monné 2018: 390 (cat.). New synonym.

Bates (1866) described Amphicnaeia lineata from Brazil (Amazonas), based on a single specimen ( Fig. 28 ). Subsequently, Belon (1903) described A. plurivittis based on a series of specimens from Bolivia. Finally, Breuning (1940a) described A. affinis from Brazil (São Paulo), based on a single specimen ( Fig. 27 ).

Breuning (1960) listed A. plurivittis as a morph of A. lineata ; Breuning (1971) considered A. affinis a junior synonym of A. sexnotata Melzer, 1933 ; and Monné (1994) synonymized A. plurivittis with A. lineata . Later, Galileo and Martins (2001) revalidated A. affinis .

The study of a considerable number of specimens of A. lineata in the MZSP indicates that A. affinis is a junior synonym of this species. As occurs in other species of the genus, the elytral pubescent pattern is somewhat variable, as is the body width. Unfortunately, lacking access to photographs of the types of Amphicnaeia plurivittis it is not possible to confirm or deny its synonymy with A. lineata .

The type locality of A. affinis was originally described as being Santos city (Santo Amaro Island). However, the insular area of Santos is located in São Vicente Island, which is separated from Santo Amaro Island by less than 500 meters. It is Guarujá city that is located on Santo Amaro Island, which was already incorporated into the city of Santos. Thus, it is not possible to know if the specimen was collected in the insular area of Santos ( São Vicente Island), or if it was collected in the Santo Amaro Island, in the city of Guarujá.

Material examined (all from the MZSP collection, nearly all glued to a card). BRAZIL, Minas Gerais: Mar de Espanha, 1 specimen, 19.XI.1909, J.F. Zikán col. São Paulo: Amparo , 1 specimen, no date and collector indicated; São Sebastião , 1 specimen, IX.1920, name of the collector illegible ; Guarujá , 1 specimen, 11.XII.1920, name of the collector illegible ; Ubatuba , 11.VI.1955, F. Lane col. ; São Paulo, 1 specimen, 12.X.1919, no collector indicated ; São Paulo ( Saúde ), 1 specimen, 15.XI.1921, no collector indicated ; 1 specimen, 28.XI.1915, no collector indicated ; 1 specimen, I.1916, no collector indicated; 1 specimen, 25.XII.1943, no collector indicated ; 1 specimen, 2.XI.1921, no collector indicated ; 4 specimens, 11.XII.1921, no collector indicated ; 1 specimen, 7.XII.1918, no collector indicated ; São Paulo ( Jabaquara ), 1 specimen, 6.X.1946, Nick col. ; São Paulo ( Jabaquara ), 1 specimen, 18.XI.1945, Nick col. ; São Paulo ( Cantareira ), 1 specimen, 12.I.1947, Nick col. ; São Paulo ( Morumbi ), 1 specimen, 1.XI.1942, Nick col. ; Itú ( Fazenda pau d’alho), 2 specimens, 27.XII.1958, Martins col. ; 1 specimen, 1.XI.1960, Martins col. ; Ferraz de Vasconcelos , 1 specimen, 28.X.1976, Ferraciolli col. ; Ilha dos Búzios, 1 specimen, 16.X–4.XI.1963, Expedição Departamento de Zoologia col. Santa Catarina: Nova Teutônia , 2 specimens, 14.XII.1937, F. Plaumann col. ; 1 specimen, data illegible, F. Plaumann col. ; BR 470 (Navegantes-Indaial), 1 specimen, 3.V.2009, A. Ulysséa col. Rio Grande do Sul: Triunfo ( Parque Copesul ), 1 specimen, 24.XI.1999, Galileo col.

Geographical distribution (Monné 2018): Panama ( Panama), Peru (Loreto), French Guiana, Brazil (Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, Minas Gerais (New state record), Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul), Bolivia (Cochabamba, Santa Cruz).

Figures

Figures 22–28. Amphicnaeia spp. 22–26) Amphicnaeia rileyi. 22) Dorsal habitus, holotype male. 23) Ventral habitus, holotype male. 24) Lateral habitus, holotype male. 25) Head, frontal view, holotype male. 26) Dorsal habitus, paratype female. 27) Amphicnaeia affinis, holotype, dorsal habitus. 28) Amphicnaeia lineata, holotype, dorsal habitus.