Mecopelidnota mezai Soula, 2008

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Mecopelidnota mezai Soula, 2008

Mecopelidnota mezai Soula, 2008: 28 [original combination].

Distribution.

PERU: Lambayeque, Piura ( Soula 2008, Ratcliffe et al. 2015).

Types.

The following specimens are deposited at CCECL. 1 ♂ holotype, 1 ♀ allotype, 9 ♂ paratypes, 12 ♀ paratypes: "Abra Porculla, Dt. Piura N-W Pérou; 1800m II/2007//Holotype 2007 Mecopelidnota mezai S. Soula" (47031076); "Abra Porculla, Dt. Piura N-W Pérou; 1800m II/2007//Allotype 2007 Mecopelidnota mezai S. Soula" (47031077); Six paratypes with identical label data: "Abra Porculla, Dt. Piura N-W Pérou; 1800m II/2007//Paratype 2007 Mecopelidnota mezai S. Soula" (47031078 to 47031083); "Abra Porculla Piura - Pérou coll. - SOULA [obverse] XI/2000 ~1000m//Paratype 2007 Mecopelidnota mezai S. Soula" (47031084); Eight paratypes with identical label data: "Penachi, 1800m Dto. Lambayeque N.W. Pérou, III/2007//Paratype 2007 Mecopelidnota mezai S. Soula" (47031085 to 47031091, exch60); "Penachi Dt Lambayeque Pérou M. SOULA det 19 [obverse] 2000 III/2007//Paratype 2007 Mecopelidnota mezai S. Soula" (47031093); "Huasmaca Piura 1700 m M. SOULA det 19 [obverse] N-W-Pérou 5-6/2006//Paratype Mecopelidnota mezai S. 2007 Soula" (47031094). Two paratypes with identical label data "Penachi, 1800m Dto. Lambayeque N. W. Pérou, III/2007//Paratype 2007 Mecopelidnota mezai S. Soula" (47031095 and 47031096). Genitalia card-mounted underneath the male holotype, the female allotype, one female paratype and four male paratypes. Box 4618691 SOULA.