Canthon septemmaculatus subsp. linearis Schmidt 1920

Canthon septemmaculatus linearis Schmidt, 1920 Fig. 17A Canthon septemmaculatus linearis Schmidt, 1920: 115 (original description). Type locality: Colombia. Name-bearing type: lectotype (NHRS), designated by Vaz-de-Mello & Cupello (2018). Canthon septemmaculatus maculicollis Schmidt, 1920: 115 (original description). Type locality: Peru. Name-bearing type: lectotype (NHRS), designated by Vaz-de-Mello & Cupello (2018). Canthon septemmaculatus niger Schmidt, 1920: 116 (original description). Type locality: Suriname. Name-bearing type: lectotype (NHRS), designated by Vaz-de-Mello & Cupello (2018). Canthon septemmaculatus lineatus – Schmidt 1922: 80 (distribution). Canthon septemmaculatus linearis – Balthasar 1939a: 197 (key). — Pessôa & Lane 1941: 419 (catalogue). — Blackwelder 1944: 201 (checklist). — Vaz-de-Mello 2000: 191 (checklist). Canthon septemmaculatus maculicollis – Balthasar 1939a: 197 (key). — Pessôa & Lane 1941: 419 (catalogue). — Blackwelder 1944: 201 (checklist). — Vaz-de-Mello 2000: 191 (checklist). Canthon septemmaculatus niger – Balthasar 1939a: 197 (key). — Pessoa & Lane 1941: 419 (catalogue). — Blackwelder 1944: 201 (checklist). Canthon septemmaculatus lineare – Roze 1955: 43 (checklist for Venezuela). Canthon linearis – Ferrer-Paris et al. 2013: 108 (list). Material examined VENEZUELA ‒ Táchira • 1 spec.; Libertador, San Joaquín de Navay; 7°46′26.93″ N, 71°40′3″ W, [7.6, -71.71667]; 537 m a.s.l.; 23 Aug. 2008; T. Good et al. leg.; in human faeces; CEMT • 1 spec.; same locality data as for preceding; 655 m a.s.l.; 26 Aug. 2006; T. Good et al. leg.; in human faeces; CEMT • 5 specs; same locality data as for preceding; 7.7741° N, 71.6675° W; 550 m a.s.l.; Aug. 2006; T. Good leg.; CEMT. ‒ Anzoátegui • 1 spec.; Anaco; 8 Aug. 1992; Hornburg leg.; CEMT. ‒ Cojedes • 1 spec.; Hato Pinero, road to Reserva Natural La Candelaria; 15 Aug. 1990; G.C. McGavin leg.; CEMT. ‒ Bolívar • 3 specs; Piratepui [Ptari-tepuí]; 12 Aug. 1992; Hornburg leg.; CEMT. Distribution Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana, and Brazil. Subregions of Venezuela Plains, Andes mountains, Central Coast Mountain Range, and Guiana Shield. Literature records Schmidt 1922: 80 (Venezuela). — Blackwelder 1944: 201 (Venezuela). — Roze 1955: 43 (Venezuela: D.F: Cerro Ávila). — Ferrer-Paris et al. 2013: 108 (Venezuela: Aragua [actually, Guárico]: Altagracia de Orituco; Bolívar: Isla de Anacoco; Miranda: Altos de Pipe). Remarks The validity of C. septemmaculatus linearis, as pointed out decades ago by Halffter & Martínez (1977), is still dubious and some authors have treated the name as invalid under the nominotypical subspecies (e.g., Vaz-de-Mello & Cupello 2018).