Hydrochus piroei Makhan

Hydrochus piroei Makhan, 1992: 97

Originally described from Suriname, and recently reported from Venezuela (Perkins, 2019c), the following specimen records are from Ecuador. Images of the habitus and male genitalia of a specimen from Venezuela are given in Perkins (2019c).

Material examined (4): Ecuador: Napo, Limoncocha, (1°33’S, 75°35’W), 3.vi.1977, leg. W. E. Steiner (1 NMNH) ; same locality, 11.vi.1977, leg. P. J. Spangler & D. R. Givens (#115) (2 NMNH); same locality, 12.vi.1977, leg. W. E. Steiner (1 NMNH) .