Cerion (Strophiops) malonei Clench, 1937

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Synonymy

Cerion (Strophiops) malonei Clench, 1937a: 20-21, pl. 3, fig. 6; Woodruff & Gould, 1980: 402; Woodruff, 1981.

Cerion malonei Clench, 1940:13.

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Geographic Distribution: Long Island, Bahama Islands.

Type Locality: 3� mi. SE. of Simms, Long Id., Bahamas

3½ miles SE of Simms, Long Island, Bahamas. [July, 1936]

Type Material: Holotype, MCZ 112706

Additional Records

LI-68 2 � km ENE of Bains Settlement, Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 27.557' N, 75° 12.238' W]. On rocks and grass in road (sample A) and on roadside grass and shrubs to 1.5 m above ground (sample B). Harasewych, Wise, Villacampa, Carpentero December 7, 2004

LI-75 Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 27.663' N, 75° 11.555' W]. On lillies, driftwood, , on exposed rocks and sand. Harasewych & Carpentero December 8, 2004

LI-9 USNM 1002335, Long Island, Bahamas, Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 27.615' N, 75° 11.631' W]. November 19, 1998

LI-12 Long Island, Bahamas, Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 27.652' N, 75° 11.59' W]. November 19, 1998

LI-39 Long Island, Bahamas, Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 27.708' N, 75° 11.597' W]. December 12, 2001

LI-11 Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 27.324' N, 75° 11.495' W]. November 19, 1998

LI-9a Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 27.505' N, 75° 11.518' W]. December 8, 2001

LI-11a Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 27.348' N, 75° 11.438' W]. December 12, 2001

Remarks

Clench (1937) notes parallelism with C. dimidiatum Pfr. and G. proteus Pfr. of Gibara, Cuba. He notes relationship to the C. regina group of lower Bahamas, through C. fernandina, which he considered intermediate between C. malonei and C. regina.

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