Plekocheilus (Aeropictus) succineoides zilchi Breure, 1977

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Plekocheilus (Aeropictus) succineoides zilchi Breure, 1977

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Plekocheilus (Aeropictus) zilchi Breure 1977: 260 , figs 2, 21–22. Type locality: Dept. Boyacá, SW Labranza Grande, Quebrada Comijoque. Holotype SMF 245387. Plekocheilus zilchi Breure ; Richardson 1995: 325 (references); Neubert & Janssen, 2004: 235, pl. 1 fig. 5.

Material. Boyacá, SW Labranza Grande, Quebrada Comijoque (05°32' N 072°40' W, 2800 m, type locality).?, Bogotá: USNM 124663 (partim); UMMZ 242812 (Marsh Colln).

Remarks. This taxon was differentiated by Breure (1977) using both conchological and anatomical characters. It occurs on the eastern escarpments of the Cordillera Oriental, ca. 90 km from the nearest record of the nominate subspecies.

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FIGURE 9. Plekocheilus distribution. A. P. (Aeropictus) cathcartiae, P. (A.) calliostoma, P. (A.) species, P. (A.) delicatus and P. (A.) guentheri. B. P. (A.) s. succineoides, P. (A.) s. cleeforum and P. (A.) s. zilchi. C. P. (Eurytus) episcopalis corticosus, P. (E.) e. auriformis, P. (E.) plectostylus, P. (E.) dalmasi (type locality “ Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta ” not shown) and P. (E.) subglandiformis. D. P. (P.) bigener, P. (P.) glandiformis and P. (P.) taquinensis.