Taphrospilus
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I contacted Prof Dr. Gerardo Lamas. His reply was the following:
Unfortunately, I have not been able to find any reliable biographical data on John Hauxwell. Even the dates of birth (1827) and death (1919) given for him appear to be spurious. The only true facts about him seem to be that he was an Englishman living for about 30 years in the small town of Pebas, in Loreto, Peru, and collecting mammals, birds, herpetological specimens, butterflies, snails, etc. there and in several other places along the upper Amazon riven and some of its tributaries, sending those specimens to Europe (mainly England) and the USA. Before settling in Pebas he spent some time (in the 1850's) in Manuas, Brazil. Several naturalists passing through Pebas (like Orton, Steere, etc.) met him there, and Darwin was in correspondence with him. My guess is that Hauxwell stayed in Pebas and died there, and he may have started a Peruvian family, as the surname Hauxwell is not all that rare in the Loreto area of Peru...