Bdelyrus genieri Cook, 1998

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Bdelyrus genieri Cook, 1998 Plate 5A

Bdelyrus genieri Cook, 1998: 646 (original description. Type locality: Ecuador, Napo Jatun Sacha, Biological Station).

Bdelyrus genieri : Cook 2000: 553-554 (characters in key); Carvajal et al. 2011: 318-319 (cited for Ecuador); Krajcik 2012: 52 (complete list of species); Chamorro et al. 2018: 91 (cited for Ecuador).

Type specimens.

Bdelyrus genieri Cook, 1998. The holotype (♂) is deposited at the FGIC ( Cook 1998: 647, [= currently deposited at the CMNC]). Locality: Napo Jatun Sacha, Biological Station, not examined.

Distribution.

Only known from Ecuador.

Records examined.

NAPO: Cotundo, 1100 m (1 specimen MUTPL). ORELLANA: Dayuma Río Rumiyacu, 290 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Onkone Gare Bloque 16 km 38.5, Parque Nacional Yasuni (1 specimen MUTPL); Pozo Záparo, 10 km NE road to Maxus Parque Nacional Yasuní (1 specimen MUTPL); road to Maxus km 80 Reserva Étnica Huaorani, 250 m, Parque Nacional Yasuní (1 specimen MUTPL); road to Maxus km 117 Iro, 250 m, Parque Nacional Yasuní (1 specimen MUTPL); Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Parque Nacional Yasuni, 220 m (1 specimen CEMT). PASTAZA: Bosque Protector Oglán Alto, 570 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Cuenca Villano, Río Villano, cabeceras, 800 m, Oleoducto km 25 (1 specimen MUTPL); Chuyayacu, río Acaro Oñampare, 515 m (1 specimen MUTPL); La Independencia (1 specimen MUTPL). SUCUMBÍOS: Cascales Rio Bermejo comuna Etza, 350 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Cuyabeno Tarapoa, Pueblo Aguas Negras 240 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Pacayacu Campo Libertador, Tapi 265 m (1 specimen MUTPL).

Literature records.

NAPO: Jatun Sacha, Biological Station, 21 km east of Puerto Napo ( Cook 1998: 646).

Temporal data.

Collected in January, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, and December.

Remarks.

Inhabits the lowland evergreen forests and the foothill evergreen forests of the Amazon region from 240-1100 m a.s.l. Collected using both beat-sheet and canopy fogging methods.