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Leptocnemus sulphureus (Perty, 1833) is a species of K92 from lowland rainforest in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. It has only subtle sexual dimorphism shown in the development of dorso-apical apophysis of Cx IV. It shows UV-induced bioluminescence (glows when exposed to black light).
Logonymy from WCO[]
• Goniosoma sulphureum Perty 1833: 202. UNI-ID 00084.
Goniosoma sulphureum – Lucas 1840: 456; Gervais 1844: 108 (French vernacular “Goniosome soufré”).
Leptocnemus sulphureus: C.L. Koch 1839b: 92, pl. 243, fig. 578.
Leptocnemus sulphureus – Roewer 1913: 297, fig. 119; Soares & Soares 1949b: 232.
Leptocnema sulphurea: C.L. Koch 1839c: 19.
Leptocnema sulphurea – Roewer 1923: 514, fig. 643; Mello-Leitão 1932: 411, fig. 277; Kury 1994a: 94, figs 1–9 (redescr.); Kury 2003a: 197 (cat.).
Asarcus sulphureus: Simon 1879a: 236.
“Leptocnemus sulfureus”: Mello-Leitão 1923c: 167. ‡ Incorrect subsequent spelling.
“Leptocnema sulfurea”: Mello-Leitão 1932: 411, fig. 277. ‡ Incorrect subsequent spelling.
Type data[]
Unspecified number of syntypes (ZSM, lost); 1 syntype (ZMB); 2 syntypes (NHMW), from BRAZIL, without further locality data [but circumstantial evidence for Magé, Fazenda da Mandioca].
Records[]
BRAZIL, RIO DE JANEIRO, Guapimirim (Kury 2003a).
Distribution[]
BRAZIL, RIO DE JANEIRO, Duque de Caxias*; Guapimirim; Magé; Nova Iguaçu*.
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