16. Phaenithon nigropunctum Fahraeus, 1839 [New Country Record]

Phaenithon nigropunctum Fahraeus in Schoenherr, 1839: 261; Wolfrum, 1929: 90 (catalog); Blackwelder, 1947: 769 (catalog); Rheinheimer, 2004: 72 (catalog). Type locality: French Guiana: Cayenne (type material in NHRS).

Material examined. PANAMA: [PANAMÁ] Cerro Jefe, La Eneida, 2-VII-1971, [col.] H.A. Hespenheide, det. B.D. Valentine, B.D. Valentine BEQUEST (1, NMNH); [PANAMÁ OESTE] C.Z. BCI 9°10’N 79°50’W, 3-VI- 1977, [col.] H.A. Hespenheide, det. B.D. Valentine, B.D. Valentine BEQUEST (1, NMNH) .

Distribution. Panama * (Panamá *, Panamá Oeste*); French Guiana.