Taeniotes orbignyi Guérin-Méneville, 1844

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Taeniotes orbignyi Guérin-Méneville, 1844: 243 .

Taeniotes dorbignyi ab. suturalis Aurivillius, 1919: 4.

Remarks. Taeniotes orbignyi was described based on syntypes from Bolivia. Guérin-Méneville (1844) did not indicate the number of specimens. Santos-Silva & Tavakilian (2017) designated lectotype. According to Aurivillius (1919) on the two females from Brazil (Manaus) examined by him: one specimen differs as result of an aberration, in that the elytral suture has an almost continuous row of yellow spots, like amazonum . I call this form as ab. suturalis.” Therefore, although “aberrations” has no nomenclatural value, there is a holotype and not two syntypes as reported by Tavakilian & Chevillotte (2023). Furthermore, the description by Aurivillius (1919) suggests that the aberration is T. cayennensis Thomson, 1859, and not T. orbignyi . Unfortunately, we have no photographs of the “ holotype ” of T. d’orbignyi ab. suturalis to be sure. Currently, it is known from Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil (Amazonas and Rondônia), Peru, and Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz) (Monné 2024b; Tavakilian & Chevillotte 2023).

Material examined. BRAZIL, Mato Grosso do Sul (new state record): Bonito, Estância Recanto das Águas, trilha margem rio Mimoso, 20°59’19.1”S 56°31’45.5”W, 407 m, 1 female (ZUFMS-COL-01407), 30.IX.2023, R.S. Olivier & P.J. Costa-Pinto leg. (ZUFMS) .