Malacopterus tenellus (Fabricius, 1801) (Figs. 10a–b)

Material Examined (4). [ Male]. Rio Napo Peru / 17.3.1972 11267 / Coll. J. Åkerman // MZLU 00221063 ; [Male]. Rio Napo Peru / 17.3.1972 11264 / Coll. J. Åkerman // MZLU 00221061 ; [Male]. Rio Napo Peru / 17.3.1972 11274 / Coll. J. Åkerman // MZLU 00221062 ; [Male]. Rio Napo Peru / 17.3.1972 11268 / Coll. J. Åkerman // MZLU 00221064 .

Distribution. United States of America, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, Peru, Bolivia, Jamaica, Cuba, Guadeloupe, and Hispaniola (Monné 2024a; Tavakilian & Chevillotte 2024). In Peru, it is recorded from Junin, and Huanuco (Brèthes 1920; Martins 1997; Monné et al. 2012; Monné & Chaboo 2015; Monné 2024a; Tavakilian & Chevillotte 2024). New regional record: Loreto (Rio Napo).