Corydalus batesii McLachlan, 1868

Ardila-Camacho, Adrian, 2014, A new species of Corydalus Latreille, 1802 (Megaloptera, Corydalidae) and first record of C. clavijoi Contreras-Ramos, 2002 and C. nubilus Erichson, 1848 from Colombia, Zootaxa 3811 (1), pp. 107-118 : 110

Corydalus batesii McLachlan, 1868

( Fig. 2 c)

Distribution. Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Peru, and Venezuela.

Materials examined. Colombia: Cundinamarca: La Mesa, 30-I-1995 (1 ♂ - UNAB); Met a: San Martín, 22- III-2010, D. Giraldo, (1 ♀-ANDES-E); San Martín, Reserva Natural Rey Zamuro, 22-III-2010, D. Guerrero & M. Torres (1 ♀-ANDES-E); San Martín, Las Unamas, 3°54’N – 73°11’W, 240 m, 11-IV-2003, L. Ojeda (1 ♂ - UNAB); Villavicencio, III-2010, A. Agueyra (1 ♂, 1 ♀-ANDES-E); Villavicencio, 700 m, 4-XI-2001, M. Gullen, (1 ♂ - UNAB); Puerto Gaitán, 5-IV-1994, H. Roa (1 ♀- UNAB); San Martín, Hato las Pampas, Finca las Unamas, 300 m, 1-15-IV-2011, W. Galvis (1 ♂ - ICN).

New locality records. Corydalus batesii was previously recorded from the Department of Antioquia (Contreras-Ramos 1998). The first records for the departments of Cundinamarca and Meta are presented here. Adults of this species are often collected from the Orinoco Basin associated with gallery forests.

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FIGURE 2. Corydalus spp., male habitus: a, C. affinis; b, C. armatus; c, C. batesii; d, C. clauseni; e, C. flavicornis; f, C. peruvianus.