Tapajosa similis (Melichar 1925)

Diagnosis. General coloration brownish or reddish-brown; hindwing with vein R2+3 incomplete. Male: aedeagus symmetrical, with pair of strongly recurved processes.

Female terminalia. Abdominal sternite VII, in ventral view (Fig. 19), with lateral margins slightly convergent posteriorly, lateroposterior margins obtuse, and posterior margin with three very slight and small lobes medially; surface with numerous scattered microsetae. Pygofer, in lateral view, moderately produced posteriorly; surface with scattered microsetae, and a few macrosetae in posteroventral region. First valvifers, in lateral view, subtriagunlar; with small spiniform processes on ventral angle and thin setae on posterior margin. First ovipositor valvulae, in lateral view, slightly rectilinear; dorsal sculptured area formed by scale-like processes arranged in oblique lines; ventral sculptured area formed by scale-like processes arranged irregularly; apex acute (Fig. 39), with denticles on dorsal and ventral margins. Second valvulae, in lateral view, slightly rectilinear; dorsal margin of blade bearing 22 to 25 continuous teeth, each tooth subtriangular with posterior side longer, with denticles on anterior and posterior margins (Fig. 59); ducts extending toward teeth and toward apical blade portion; apex rounded (Fig. 79), with denticles on dorsal and ventral margins; preapical ventral prominence conspicuous. Gonoplacs, in lateral view, with small spiniform processes on ventral margin; apex rounded.

Material examined. ARGENTINA. Salta: 1♀, 2/I/1899, S. Venturi; 1♀, 24/I/1897, S. Venturi; 1♂, 6/I/1897, S. Venturi. Jujuy: 1♀. Tucumán: 3♂ 2♀. Chaco: 1♂, 11/XI/1899, S. Venturi; 1♂, 12/XI/1899, S. Venturi. Misiones: 1♀, 19/III/1899, S. Venturi (MACN). Salta: Campo Quijano, 1♀, 16/I/1960, Ajmat & Bennasar; Cafayate, 1♂, I/1954, Hayward, Willink, R. Golbach. Jujuy: La Isla, 1♂, 27/I/1948, Willink & Monrós. Tucumán: La Mezada, 1♂, 10/XI/1947, Ares; Horco Molle: 1♂, 20/XII/1965, Stange. Catamarca: El Rodeo, 1♂, 8-28/I/ 1959, R. Golbach. Entre Ríos: Gualeguaychu, 1♂, Hacolo & Rossi (IMLA). Tucumán: Horco Molle, 1♀, 10/III/ 2003, Malaise trap, E.G. Virla; Las Tipas, 1♀, 2-28/I/2009, Malaise trap, E.G. Virla; El Manantial, 1♂, 28/II/2012, E.G. Virla (MLP).

Distribution. Brazil (Dellapé et al. 2011) and Argentina (Young 1968): Salta, Jujuy, Catamarca, Tucumán, Chaco, Misiones, Entre Ríos (Luft Albarracin et al. 2008; Paradell et al. 2012).