alternicula Quate, 1955: 222 . M., F. Type locality: USA, Florida, W. Palm Beach, Morrison Field. Type material. HT F, AT M, others PT (M and F) (USNM). Distr.: Colombia (Collantes et al. 2000), Brazil (Cordeiro et al. 2011), Israel (Wagner 1984), Mexico, Nicaragua (Collantes & Martínez-Ortega 1999), Panama, Trinidad, USA (incl. Florida Keys Islands (Wagner & Hribar 2005)) (Duckhouse 1973). Refs.: Ibáñez-Bernal 2008: 99 (refs. to that date, Mexico records); Cordeiro et al. 2011: 6 (in key to Brazilian species); Ježek et al. 2011: 192 (Tinearia species checklist).