Decameria varipes Cameron, 1883

Fig . 7

Distribution .

This species occurs from Guatemala south to Ecuador (Smith 1990).

Material.

nr Loja, Reserva El Madrigal, 04°02'S, 079°11'W, 2275m, 21.10.2014, near rivulet, P3956.A, P3956.B, P3956.C, P3956.D, P3956.E, P3956.F (6 ♂), leg. T. Delsinne, J.-L. Boevé, on leaf of Rubus sp. ( Rosaceae), P3950 (1 ♂), leg. J.-L. Boevé .

Remarks.

The thorax is typically partly red in most specimens; however melanic forms are occasionally found. The specimens collected here are entirely black but agree in all structural features with the red form. Colour variation is common in some Perreyiinae .