Ectinogonia (Ectinogonia) melichari rufimarginata Cobos, 1969:30

Pineda, Cristian & París, Mercedes, 2022, Types of species of Ectinogonia (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) described by Antonio Cobos Sánchez deposited in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid, Zootaxa 5175 (4), pp. 478-486 : 479

Ectinogonia (Ectinogonia) melichari rufimarginata Cobos, 1969:30

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Holotype: “40 Mi.E. of Abancay. PERU. III-5-51 // Ross and Michelbacher Collectors // cincta Kerr. // EX COLECCION Dr. A. Cobos // HOLOTYPUS A. COBOS // Ectinogonia melichari ssp. rufimarginata nov. Holotypus A. Cobos det. 1.965. // MNCN Cat. Tipos N° 7945 // MNCN _Ent 88445”.

Current status: Ectinogonia (Kheiliella) melichari rufimarginata Cobos, 1969 ( Bellamy, 2008; Giraldo-Mendoza, 2019).

Comments: The original description of Cobos (1969:30) indicate that this subspecies was described from two male specimens (holotype and paratype), that were previously determined as “cincta Kerr.”. Original description also mentions that this taxon measures 17 mm in length and that its type locality is “ Perú: 40 mi. E. Abancay, 5-III-1951 (Ross y Michelbacher leg.)”. We recognized this specimen as holotype of Ectinogonia (Ectinogonia) melichari rufimarginata Cobos, 1969 since it matches exactly the above-mentioned information, as well as its original description and bears Cobos holotype labels.

Figures

FIGURES 1–18. Type specimens of Ectinogonia spp. 1–3) Holotype of Ectinogonia (Ectinogonia) melichari rufimarginata Cobos, 1969: Dorsal and lateral view, and labels. 4–18) Syntypes of Ectinogonia buqueti gutierrezi Cobos, 1954: Dorsal and lateral view, and labels. Scale bars: 5 mm.