Nickimerus setosus Guérin, 1948

Biffi, Gabriel, Defraia, Marcia Marise & Campaner, Carlos, 2021, Illustrated catalogue of type specimens of Megalopodidae (Coleoptera) deposited at the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 61, pp. 1-19 : 16-18

Nickimerus setosus Guérin, 1948

( Fig. 11 D-F)

Nickimerus setosus Guérin, 1948: 71 , fig. 3; Rodríguez- Mirón, 2018: 285; Botero, 2020.

Holotype: “ALOTIPO // S. Amaro. / S. Paulo. / 1.944 // Coll. J. Guerin / S. Paulo Brasil. / 17203 // Morumbi / São Paulo Capital / Dr. Nick. 21.1.44. // Nickimerus / setosus. J. Guér / J. Guerin. det. 1947”.

Comments: The specimen labelled as “alotipo” (allotype) from the MZUSP is actually the holotype of Nickimerus setosus . All the locality data, dates and accession number given in the labels match with the data provided in the original description for the single holotype specimen.

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Figure 11. Megalopodidae type specimens,habitus and labels. (A-C) Megalopus vittatus Guérin, 1943, holotype;(D-F) Nickimerus setosus Guérin,1948, holotype (not“allotype”).