Myoplatypus sicarius (Wood, 1972)

Species Taxonomy

Platypodinae > Platypodini > Myoplatypus

Synonyms

  • Platypus sicarius Wood, 1972

Taxonomy Comments

Wood (1993) did not cite this in his generic reassignments, but it belongs here based on his description

Hosts

  • Sapotaceae > Pouteria > anibaefolia
  • trap > Malaise
  • trap > flight intercept
  • trap > flight intercept > window

References

  • Text Code: Wood 1972b | Author: Wood, S.L. | Year: 1972 | Source: Great Basin Nat. 31(4)

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Locations

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Summary

Countries and Occurrance Count
  • Venezuela: 4
  • Peru: 3
  • Ecuador: 1

All Locations

CountryStateDescriptionLatitudeLongitude
VenezuelaPortuguesaMiri, 10 km SE 8.66037-69.507
VenezuelaPortuguesaMiri, 10 km SE 8.66037-69.507
VenezuelaPortuguesaMiri, 10 km SE 8.66037-69.507
VenezuelaBarinasEl Canton, 40 km E7.51287-71.0045
EcuadorOrellanaSacha Lodge-0.5-76.5
PeruLoreto1.5 km N Teniente Lopez,-2.5943-76.1153
PeruJunin15 km NW Satipo, Rio Venado-11.1931-74.7686
PeruJunin15 km NW Satipo, Rio Venado-11.1931-74.7686

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