Scymnus hamatus Gordon, 2000

González, Guillermo & Větrovec, Jaroslav, 2021, New species and records of Neotropical ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), Revista Chilena de Entomología (Rev. Chil. Entomol.) 47 (2), pp. 331-374 : 366

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.35249/rche.47.2.21.19
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:14DEE684-1721-43B7-85C3-2A57525CE1A8
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13203233
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treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Scymnus hamatus Gordon, 2000
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Scymnus hamatus Gordon 2000: 75 ; González 2010: 246, 2015b: 232.

First record for Panama.

Specimens examined. PANAMA: 1 ♂ “ Panamá, Darién, 31.viii.2017 / Cerro Chucanti Reserve to Pavo / 08°47.734’N, 78°25.746’W, 430m, / vegetation along river, individual collecting / Fikáček, Háyek, Seidel & Sekerka lgt”, “ ♂ 2053” ( NMP) GoogleMaps ; 1 ♀ same data except “ ♀ 2053” ( NMP) GoogleMaps .

Remarks. Scymnus hamatus was described from Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Suriname ( Gordon 2000), and was later mentioned from Peru by González (2010). The species is highly variable, identifiable only by the male genitalia.