Taphura maculata Sanborn, 2011

Taphura maculata Sanborn 2011: 411 (type material in UGCA, LSAM and AFSC).

Type locality. French Guiana, Belizone, Montagues de Tortue, 427 m, 4°14’42”N, 52°35’06”W.

Remarks. The claspers bend at a right angle at about half their length, a condition unique in the genus. The spots on the head are found only in this species and T. boulardi .

Distribution. The species is currently known only from the type series collected in French Guiana (Sanborn 2011).