Eupogonius longipilis Bates, 1880 (Figs. 9, 10A–C)

Eupogonius longipilis Bates 1880: 117; Monné 2023b: 623

Remarks. When Bates (1880) described E. longipilis, he did not indicate the type locality. Bates (1885) reported, “The localities of this species were accidentally omitted; the species was described from a Guatemalan example. Hab. Mexico, Jalapa, Paso del Macho (Höge), Playa Vicente (Sallé); Guatemala, San Gerónimo [= San Jerónimo], Chacoj (Champion).” The first sentence in Bates (1885) about E. longipilis also includes an error: in the first clause, he said that “The localities of this species were,” but then he stated that there was only one specimen from Guatemala. Therefore, the species was described based on a holotype. However, Monné (2023b) and Tavakilian and Chevillotte (2023) reported that the species was described based on syntypes. Monné (2023b) reported only that the syntypes were from Guatemala. Tavakilian and Chevillotte (2023) reported that the syntypes were from Guatemala, Baja Verapaz, San Jéronimo and were collected by G.C. Champion. We do not know if Gérard L. Tavakilian saw the holotype at the BMNH. Even if there were syntypes and not only a holotype, it would not be possible to say that they were all from San Jerónimo. This is because Bates (1885) recorded two different places in Guatemala. According to Selander and Vaurie (1962): “San Gerónimo = San Jerónimo, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala. Town in the highlands about 10 km southeast of Salama: 15°08 0, 90°11 0. This locality is listed erroneously at least once in the ‘Biologia’ for México ”; “Chacoj, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. Settlement (formerly called La Hamaca) on the Rio Polochic just west of La Tinta; shown on “Biologia” Map 8 at about 15° 19 0 N, 89° 56 0 W.” Fortunately, Keita Matsumoto (Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom) sent us photographs of the holotype (Fig. 10A) and its labels (Fig. 10B). Based on those, we now can affirm that the type locality is San Jerónimo in the Guatemalan state of Baja Verapaz.

Currently, E. longipilis is known from Mexico (Veracruz), Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama (Bezark 2023; Monné 2023b; Tavakilian and Chevillotte 2023).

Material examined. MEXICO, Chiapas (new state record): MX190, 5 km S of Ososingo [sic, Ocosingo], 1 male, 1 female, 8.vi.2009, Skillman and Hildebrandt (FWSC); Ocozocoautla, 3 km W Laguna Bélgica, 16º 53 0 31.5 0 0 N, 93º 27 0 09.5 0 0 W, 956 m, atraído a la luz, 1 male, 4-vi-2005., V.H. Toledo (CIUM) .