Cryptocanthon genieri Cook, 2002 Plate 17D

Cryptocanthon genieri Cook, 2002: 66 (original description. Type locality: Ecuador, Napo, 1200 m, km 7.3 Sarayacu-Loreto Rd).

Cryptocanthon genieri: Carvajal et al. 2011: 316-317 (cited for Ecuador); Krajcik 2012: 82 (complete list of species); Chamorro et al. 2018: 93 (cited for Ecuador).

Type specimens.

Cryptocanthon genieri Cook, 2002. The holotype (♂) is deposited at the CMNC (see Cook 2002: 66). Locality: Napo, 1200 m, km 7.3 Sarayacu-Loreto Rd, not examined.

Distribution.

Only known from Ecuador.

Literature records.

NAPO: km 7.3 Sarayacu-Loreto, 1200 m (Cook 2002: 66); Jatun Sacha Estación Biológica, 21 km E of Puerto Napo, 400 m (Cook 2002: 66). PASTAZA: 17 km N del Puyo, Llandia, 1000 m (Cook 2002: 66); 25 km N del Puyo, 1000 m (Cook 2002: 66).

Temporal data.

Collected in July.

Remarks.

Inhabits the foothill evergreen forests of the Amazon region from 1000-1200 m a.s.l. According to Cook (2002), this species was collected with pitfall traps baited with human feces.