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Family PLATYDESMIDAE 



Genus DESMETHUS Chamberlin 1922, p. 6. 



TYPE SPECIES: Desmethus setifer Chamberlin, by original designa- 

 nation. 

 Desmethus chiriquensis Loomis 1964a, p. 126. 



TYPE: Chicago Nat. Hist. Mus. 



TYPE LOCALITY: Cerro Punta, Chiriquf Prov., Panama. 

 Desmethus setifer Chamberlin 1922, p. 6. 



TYPE: U.S. Nat. Mus., no. 814. 



TYPE AND PARATYPE LOCALITY: San Rafael, Guatemala 



Genus PLATYDESMUS Lucas 1843, p. 51. 



Piestodesmus Lucas 1849, p. 598; Pocock 1903, p. 42. 

 TYPE SPECIES: Platydesmus polydesmoides Lucas, by monotypy. 

 Platydesmus analis Pocock 1903, p. 46. 

 TYPE: British Mus. 



TYPE LOCALITY: ?Guatemala City, Guatemala. 

 Platydesmus calus Chamberlin 1952b, p. 30. 

 TYPE: Collection of R. V. Chamberiin. 

 TYPE LOCALITY: Veracruz Penuela, Veracruz, Mexico. 

 PARATYPE LOCALITIES: Same, and El Fortm, Veracruz, Mexico. 

 Platydesmus cerrobius Chamberlin 1942a, p. 57. 

 TYPE: Collection of R. V. Chamberlin. 



TYPE AND PARATYPE LOCALITY: Cerro Tancitaro, Michoacan, 

 Mexico. 



Platydesmus corzoi Chamberlin 1943b, p. 10. 

 TYPE: Collection of R. V. Chamberiin. 

 TYPE LOCALITY: Rio Frio, D. F., Mexico. 



PARATYPE LOCALITIES: Same, and Desierto de los Leones, D.F.; 

 Rio Frio, Puebla, Mexico. 

 Platydesmus crucis Chamberiin 1952b, p. 31. 

 TYPE: Collection of R. V. Chamberiin. 



TYPE AND PARATYPE LOCALITY: Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico. 

 Platydesmus exeisus Chamberiin 1952b, p, 31. 

 TYPE: Collection of R. V. Chamberiin. 

 TYPE LOCALITY: Sierra Santa Elena, Guatemala. 

 PARATYPE LOCALITIES: Same and Tecpan, Guatemala. 

 Platydesmus guatemalensis Brolemann 1900, p. 13. 

 Platydesmus guatemalae Chamberlin 1922, p. 6. 

 TYPE: Mus. Nat. Hist. Natur., Paris (H). 

 TYPE LOCALITY: Guatemala. 

 Platydesmus hirudo Pocock 1903, p. 46. 

 TYPE: British Mus. 

 TYPE AND PARATYPE LOCALITY: Omilteme, Guerrero, Mexico. 



