Mesomerodon gilletti Soula, 2008

Moore, Matthew R., Jameson, Mary L., Garner, Beulah H., Audibert, Cedric, Smith, Andrew B. T. & Seidel, Matthias, 2017, Synopsis of the pelidnotine scarabs (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae, Rutelini) and annotated catalog of the species and subspecies, ZooKeys 666, pp. 1-349 : 1

Mesomerodon gilletti Soula, 2008

Mesomerodon gilletti Soula, 2008: 21 [original combination].

Distribution.

ECUADOR: Napo ( Soula 2008).

Types.

The following specimens are deposited at CCECL (Fig. 39 ). 1 ♂ holotype, 1 ♀ allotype, 4 ♂ paratypes, 4 ♀ paratypes: "Tena (E), 9/91, (750m)//Holotype, 2007, Mesomerodon gilletti S., Soula"; "Tena (E), 9/91, (750m)//Allotype, 2007, Mesomerodon gilletti S., Soula"; Three paratypes with identical label data: "Tena (E), 9/91, (750m)//Paratype, 2007, Mesomerodon gilletti S., Soula"; four paratypes with identical label data: "Misahuali (E.), 5/91" or "Misahuali (Eq.), 5/91//Paratype, 2007, Mesomerodon gilletti S., Soula"; "EQUATEUR: Prov. NAPO, MISAHUALLI ile ANACONDA, Alt. 350 m.; 17-22.9.1990, Leg. Joss//Paratype, 2007, Mesomerodon gilletti S., Soula". Genitalia card-mounted underneath the male holotype and the four male paratypes. An exemplar specimen is figured (Fig. 40 ) showing the lateral view.

Figures

Figure 39. Mesomerodon gilletti Soula holotype male and allotype female from CCECL. A Dorsal habitus holotype B Specimen labels, holotype C Male genitalia, lateral view D Specimen labels, allotype E Dorsal habitus, allotype.

Figure 40. Mesomerodon gilletti Soula male from FSCA. A Dorsal habitus B Lateral habitus C Male genitalia, lateral view D Parameres, caudal view.