Pristiphora fernandezi D.R. Smith, 2003

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Distribution.

Pristiphora is the only native genus of Nematinae in the Neotropics. Nine species were recorded by Smith (2003), from Mexico to Brazil. Pristiphora fernandezi was described from Colombia, and the specimen from the Podocarpus NP is the first record of both the species and genus from Ecuador.

Material.

Station Colibrí, Podocarpus NP, 03°59'S, 079°06'W, 2170m, 17- 20.10.2014, with yellow pan trap, P3948 (1 ♀), leg. A. Pauly, J.-L. Boevé .