Stiretrus laticornis Blanchard 1844
Abstract
Stiretrus laticornis Blanchard, 1844 (Fig. 10 F-H) Stiretrus laticornis Blanchard, 1844: 220, pl. 30, fig. 9. TYPE SPECIMENS. — Lectotype, here designated. Bolivia • 1 ♂; 8867 34; 615; Stiretrus laticornis; type; Museum Paris Guarayos D’Orbigny 1834; Discocera laticornis typ. Blanch. MNHN-EH-EH 30835. Paralectotypes. Bolivia • 1 ♂; 8867 34; MNHN-EH-EH33315 • 1 ♀; 8867 34; 615; MNHN-EH-EH33316 • 1 ♀; 8873; 621; MNHN-EH-EH33317. DISTRIBUTION GIVEN BY BLANCHARD. — Guarayos, Bolivia. D’ORBIGNY’S CATALOGUE NOTES. — Forests inhabited by the Guarayos Indians, between Chiquitos and Mojos, December 1831. On the leaves and branches of trees and bushes in the forest, it is not very agile. VALID NAME. — Discocera coccinea (Fabricius, 1798) (Thomas 1992). REMARKS The handwritten label “ Discocera laticornis Blach, Typ. ” matches that of the proceeding species (Fig. 10E, H), and together with the red-printed “ TYPE ” label, that should have been added by Gapud, who in his 1991 paper stated that he studied more than 8000 pinned adult specimens loaned from various museums.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
Hemiptera Insect Studies
Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
Publication details
- Publication date
- 25 February 2026
- Language
- EN