Pelidnota labyrinthophallica Solis & Moron , 1994

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Pelidnota labyrinthophallica Solis & Moron, 1994

Pelidnota (Odontognathus) labyrinthophallica Solís & Morón, 1994: 31-35 [original combination].

Strigidia labyrinthophallica ( Solís and Morón) [new combination by Soula 2006: 49-50].

Pelidnota (Strigidia) labyrinthophallica Solís and Morón [revised combination and new subgeneric combination by Özdikmen 2009: 145].

Pelidnota labyrinthophallica Solís and Morón [removal of subgeneric classfication by Soula 2009: 115].

Distribution.

COSTA RICA: Puntarenas ( Solís and Morón 1994, Soula 2006, Krajcik 2008).

Types.

1 ♂ holotype, 1 ♀ allotype and 2 paratypes of Pelidnota (Odontognathus) labyrinthophallica at MNCR ( Solís and Morón 1994); 3 paratypes at MXAL ( Solís and Morón 1994); 1 ♂ and 1 ♀ paratypes at CMNC; 2 paratypes at ZMHB ( Solís and Morón 1994).

Remarks.

Solís and Morón (1994) placed this species in the P. (Odontognathus) pulchella group based on distribution of members between Nicaragua, Brazil, and Peru. They commented that the species was similar to P. glaberrima , P. xanthopyga , and P. belti , but the form of the genitalia easily separated the new species. They also compared P. labyrinthophallica with P. dubia ("from Colombia"), but color and genitalia serve to separate the species. The etymology is derived from the Greek “labyrinthos” (=a tortuous passage) and “phallus” (=penis), alluding to the male genitalia of the species. They described the species from southwestern Costa Rica (Puntarenas Province) in Parque Nacional Corcovado and the Coto Brus region. Soula (2006) maintained species status of P. labyrinthophallica . Based on comparison of specimens (including type specimens), it is possible that P. labyrinthophallica is conspecific with P. gabrielae .