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 can touch, forming one spot. The variation discussed below 



appears to be clinal, with spot size and amount of 



connection varying over the known geographic range. 



The Belize and Mexican specimens (Fig. 70) (2 males, 3 

 females dissected) , including the type, lack the pronotal 

 anterior and basal spots; lack the apical sutural swelling; 

 have the lateral elytral spot anterior to the central spot; 

 have the elytral epipleural fold orange basally; and the 

 abdominal coxal lines surpass the coxae. 



One specimen from Panama is similar to the Mexican 

 specimens. Most Panamanian specimens (Fig. 71) (1 male, 10 

 females dissected) have pronotum with weak basal and 

 anterior spots; sutural mark near apex, variable in size; 

 central and lateral elytral spots at equal setting; 

 epipleural fold of elytra solid black (orange in teneral 

 specimens); and the abdominal coxal lines do not surpass the 

 coxae. 



The Colombian specimen (1 female dissected) has 

 pronotum with weakly developed anterior and basal spots (2 

 each) ; apical sutural swelling large, connected to central 

 spot; central and lateral elytral spots at equal setting; 

 solid black epipleural fold of elytral; and the abdominal 

 coxal lines surpass the coxa. 



Type . The holotype (by monotypy) of Ischyrus 

 scutellaris Gorham label data: "/ [red circle on white 

 paper] Type/ Type, sp. figured/ Bugaba Panama, Champion/ 



