Triphoris albida A. Adams, 1854

Triphoris albidus A. Adams, 1854: 278 .

Triforis albidus A. Adams, 1854 — Tryon 1887: 191.

Latitriphora albida (A. Adams, 1854) — Rolán & Fernández-Garcés 1995: 14, fig. 29–32.

Type locality. Honduras .

Type material. NHMUK 196563 and NHMUK 196564, syntypes .

Distribution. ABC–Islands (Díaz & Miloslavich 2010; Fernandes et al. 2013), Antigua (Zhang 2011), Bahamas (Redfern 2001; Dowgiallo 2004; Rosenberg et al. 2009; Fernandes et al. 2013; Redfern 2013; Fernandes & Pimenta 2019a), Belize (Díaz & Miloslavich 2010; Fernandes et al. 2013), Bermuda (Jensen & Pearce 2009; Fernandes et al. 2013; Fernandes & Pimenta 2020), Brazil (Leal 1991; Fernandes et al. 2013; Fernandes & Pimenta 2020), Colombia (Fernandes et al. 2013), Cuba (Rolán & Fernández-Garcés 1995; Espinosa et al. 2007; Espinosa et al. 2012; Fernandes et al. 2013; Lamy & Pointier 2017), Guadeloupe (Rolán & Fernández-Garcés 2015; Lamy & Pointier 2017), Gulf of Mexico (Rosenberg et al. 2009; Fernandes et al. 2013), Hispaniola (Díaz & Miloslavich 2010; Fernandes et al. 2013), Honduras (Adams 1854; Tryon 1887; Paetel 1888; Lamy & Pointier 2017; Albano et al. 2019), Mexico (Fernandes & Pimenta 2020), Puerto Rico (Díaz & Miloslavich 2010; Fernandes et al. 2013), United States, Florida (Lee 2009; Fernandes et al. 2013; Lamy & Pointier 2017; Fernandes & Pimenta 2020), United States, Georgia (Fernandes et al. 2013; Fernandes & Pimenta 2020).

Remarks. The genus Triphoris is of feminine gender, therefore the name should be Triphoris albida . The record of Triphora spec. 5 in Leal (1991) is this species (M. Fernandes pers. com.). Records by Odé (1989) are misidentifications (M. Fernandes pers. com.). Faber & Moolenbeek (1991) considered Triforis (Sychar) samanae Dall, 1889 a junior synonym of Triphoris albida A. Adams, 1854 .