Agonocryptus paulus Gupta, 1982 stat. nov.

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Agonocryptus adustus paulus Gupta, 1982 . Original description, male and female, keyed, map.

Agonocryptus adustus paulus: Yu et al., 2016 . Catalog.

Distribution. Colombia (Cauca), and Ecuador (Loja, and Santo Domingo) (Fig. 19K).

Material examined. Literature data.

Agonocryptus physocnemis (Brullé, 1846) (Figs 10A–F, 19L, 21J)

Mesostenus physocnemis Brullé, 1846 . Original description.

Mesostenus luxuriosus Taschenberg, 1876 . Original description. Synonymized by Townes, 1966.

Agonocryptus physocnemis: Townes, 1966 . Synonym.

Agonocryptus physocnemis: Gupta, 1982 . Subspecies assignment, description, male and female, keyed, map.

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

Agonocryptus physocnemis: Santos, 2017 . Phylogenetic study.

Variation. Hind femur from apically to mostly blackish (Fig. 10A) (vs. reddish brown); hind tibia apically blackish (Fig. 10A) (vs. yellow); hind t4–5 blackish (vs. yellow); fore wing apically light infuscate (vs. hyaline); areolet as long as wide (vs. wider than long); second recurrent vein meeting areolet at its apical 0.3–0.4 (vs. at middle). Some specimens (4/17) from Espírito Santo State (southeastern Brazil) have pronotal collar with a complete yellow stripe (Fig. 10A) (vs. interrupted).

Distribution. Argentina, and Brazil (Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro) (Fig. 19L). Bootstrap analysis suggests that this species occurs typically between 100–500 m, like most Agonocryptus spp. (Fig. 20J).

Material examined. Total of 25 specimens, 18♀, 7 ♂. BRAZIL, 1♀, Espírito Santo,?, Alfredo Chaves, 2?, 714 m, 20°27’53”S, 40°42’35”W, 2007-10-08 /15, C.O. Azevedo et al., Malaise, UFES49570,?, UFES • 4ib, Aracruz, Fazenda São José, ib, 45 m, 19°49’24”S, 40°16’19”W, 2007-10-06 /13, F.Rampinelli et al., ib, UFES41994, LAPIS5377 , ib • 4ib, Atílio Vivacqua, Fazenda José Carlos Lustoza, ib, 90 m, 20°55’57.6”S, 40°11’22.1”W, 2003- 02-20 /27, C.O.Azevedo et al., ib, UFES41989, LAPIS2921 , ib • 4ib, Cariacica, Reserva Biológica de Duas Bocas at Pau Amarelo, ib, 620 m, 20°17’16.93”S, 40°30’54.71”W, 2005-10-21 /30, A.P.Aguiar et al., ib, UFES51202, LAPIS2920 , ib • 4ib, Domingos Martins, Mata Pico do Eldorado, ib, 707 m, 20°22’17”S, 40°39’29”W, 2004-11/12- 26/03, M.Tavares et al., ib, UFES41993, LAPIS4598 , ib • 13ib, UFES41996, LAPIS2924, ib • 4ib, Guarapari, Parque Estadual Paulo Cesar Vinha, ib, 4 m, 20°36’0”S, 40°25’0”W, 2006-04-15 /23, R.Kawada et al., ib, UFES41992, LAPIS2923 , ib • 10ib, 2006-05-08 /15, 2ib, UFES41991, LAPIS3638, ib • ib, 1 ♂, 8ib, 2006-11-16 /26, B. Araújo & M. Santos, ib, UFES42001, LAPIS3709, ib • 13ib,?, LAPIS3666, ib • 10ib, 2006-11/12-26/2, 3ib, LAPIS3742, ib • 10ib, 2006-5-15 /23, R. Kawada et al., ib, UFES41998, LAPIS3703, ib • 10ib, 2006-5-8 /15, 2ib, UFES42000, LAPIS3783, ib • 13ib, UFES41999, LAPIS3790, ib • 13ib, UFES41997, LAPIS3787, ib • ib, 1♀, 2ib, Santa Maria do Jetibá, Fazenda Paulo Seik, ib, 767 m, 20°02’31.1”S, 40°41’51.3”W, 2002-11/12-29/06, C.O.Azevedo et al., ib, UFES41990, LAPIS2925 , ib • 11ib, M. Tavares et al., ib, UFES41995, LAPIS2922, ib • 4ib, Santa Teresa, Estação Biológica Santa Lúcia, ib, 667 m, 19°57’55.46”S, 40°32’25.86”W, 2002-10-08 /10,?, ib, 2?, ib • 5ib, Reserva Biológica Augusto Ruschi, ib, 789 m, 19°53’41”S, 40°32’45”W, 2016-10-09 /24, A.P. Aguiar et al., 2ib, FAS327, ib • 14ib, FAS328, ib • 2ib, Minas Gerais, ib,?, Parque Estadual do Rio Doce, ib, 300 m, 19°40’08.30”S, 42°31’52.82”W, 2002-??-24/31, J.C.R.Fontenele, 2ib,?, ib • ib, 2♀, 8ib, 2003-06-10 /17, 5ib • ib, 1♀, 8ib, 2003-07-01 /08, 5ib • 2ib , Rio de Janeiro, ib, Serra dos Tres Rios, Parque Estadual do Grajaú, ib, 200 m, 22°55’19.75”S, 43°16’20.76”W, 1964-10-28, N. Santos,?, ib, col. 330, MNRJ .