Agonocryptus argentinus Gupta, 1982

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Agonocryptus argentinus Gupta, 1982

( Figs 2D–F , 18D )

Agonocryptus argentinus Gupta, 1982 . Original description, subspecies assignment, female, keyed, map.

Agonocryptus argentinus: Yu et al., 2006 . Catalog.

Variation. Scutellum and metascutellum black (vs. reddish-brown); fore, middle, and hind coxae and trochanters dark brown to black (vs. reddish-brown, with a few fuscous marks).

Comments. For this species, Gupta (1982) describes quite well the morphological variation, sometimes even identifying specific variations for specimens of some localities.

Distribution. Argentina ( Fig. 18D ).

Material examined. Total of 2♀. ARGENTINA, 2♀,?, Entre Rios Province, Pronunciamento , 2?, 50 m, 32°20’47.17”S, 58°26’36.75”W, 1963-12, 4?, CNCI .

Figures

FIGURE 2. Habitus, head in frontal view, and dorsal view. A–C, A. adustus ♀, from Ecuador (Napo Province) (4086 m). D–F, A. argentinus ♀ from Argentina (Pronunciamento) (50 m), specimen 1; F, ibidem, specimen 2. Scale bars: 1 mm.

FIGURE 18. All known distribution records forAgonocryptus spp.Species presented in alphabetical order.Previously published data plotted as circles, new records as triangles.