Revision of New World Leptocera Olivier (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae)
Author
Buck, Matthias
Author
Marshall, Stephen A.
text
Zootaxa
2009
2009-03-16
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https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2039.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.2039.1.1
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Leptocera fulva
(
Malloch, 1912
)
(
Figs. 3
,
9
,
10
,
230–231
,
239–245
,
269–272
)
Limosina fulva
Malloch, 1912: 4
(
holotype
♀
, USNM, examined).
Leptocera fulva
.—
Roháček
et al
., 2001: 154
(World catalog).
Limosina scutellaris
Williston, 1896: 432
(
lectotype
♀
, present designation by
M. Buck
, BMNH), a primary junior homonym of
Limosina scutellaris
Haliday, 1836
.
Limosina discalis
Malloch, 1912: 8
(replacement name for
Limosina scutellaris
Williston, 1896
).—Buck in
Roháček
et al
., 2001: 23
, 154 (synonymy).
Description
. Male terminalia (
Figs. 239–242
): Sternite 5 with 15–20 large scales on hind margin. Epandrium expanded dorsally (posterior view). Anterior section of surstylus with angulate and well sclerotized anterolateral corner (ventral view). Anterior process of surstylus wide. Posterior section of surstylus medium to dark brown, long, dilated apically; with long, medial bristle removed from apex; this bristle very long and curved ventrally at wide arc; apex with a series of three short, stout, more or less blunt spines flanked by 1(–2) hair(s) on each side. Cercus elongate, simple; basal 3/4 stout, with a series of ca. four hairs distally; apical part slender and bare; apex truncate and slightly produced posteriorly. Aedeagal complex as in
Figs. 269–272
.
Female terminalia (
Figs. 243–245
): Sternite 7 with rounded (rarely slightly arrow-shaped) posteromedial process flanked by deep, partially membranous emargination on each side, microtrichia of posteromedial third of sclerite greatly enlarged, directed medially, posteriorly, and sometimes anteriorly (pattern variable). Tergite 10 + cerci with a pair of long bristles near middle plus several shorter setulae.
Type material
.
Limosina fulva
Malloch.
Holotype
♀
(
USNM
):
PANAMA
, Prov.
Colón
,
Canal Zone
,
Tabernilla
,
27.iv.1907
,
A. Busck.
Paratype
♂
(
USNM
): same data as holotype but
6.ii.1911
. Note: the other
8 ♂♂
paratypes
are misidentified
Leptocera dicrofulva
sp.n.
(see above).
Limosina scutellaris
Williston
(=
L. discalis
Malloch
).
Lectotype
♀
(designated here by
M. Buck
) and
3 ♀♀
paralectotypes
(
BMNH
):
SAINT VINCENT
, windward side,
H.H. Smith.
Other material examined
.
U.S.A.
Florida
:
6 ♂♂
,
6 ♀♀
,
Broward Co.
,
Big
Cypress
Indian Reserve
(
DEBU
)
.
CUBA
.
Prov.
Cienfuegos
:
1 ♀
,
Aguada de Pasajeros
(
DEBU
)
;
1 ♂
,
Soledad
(
USNM
)
.
Prov.
La Habana
:
1 ♂
,
Havana
(
USNM
)
.
Prov. Santa Clara
:
3 ♂♂
,
3 ♀♀
,
San Juan Mts.
(
USNM
)
.
Prov. Santiago
:
35 ♂♂
,
85 ♀♀
,
Santiago
,
Botanical Garden
(
DEBU
,
COEB
)
;
2 ♂♂
,
2 ♀♀
,
Gran Piedra
(
DEBU
)
;
1 ♂
,
5 ♀♀
,
Gran Piedra, Isabelica and Met. Radar,
1,100 m
(
DEBU
);
1 ♂
,
2 ♀♀
,
Gran Piedra
,
Segundo Chorroito
,
600 m
(
DEBU
)
.
JAMAICA
:
1 ♂
,
5 mi
E
Negril
(
USNM
)
;
3 ♂♂
,
1 ♀
,
Runaway
Bay
(
USNM
)
;
2 ♂♂
,
2 ♀♀
,
Hardwar Gap
,
4,000 ft
(
CNCI
)
;
1 ♀
,
Trelawny
Par.
,
Good Hope
(
CNCI
)
;
1 ♂
,
St. Andrew Par.
,
5 mi
SW Irishtown
(
USNM
)
;
2 ♀♀
,
St. Ann Par.
,
Mt. Diablo
(
USNM
)
.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
:
13 ♂♂
,
24 ♀♀
,
Barahona
7 km
NW Paraíso
,
200 m
(
DEBU
)
;
1 ♀
,
San
Rafael,
18 km
W
Barahona
(
DEBU
)
;
15 ♂♂
,
Bonao
(
DEBU
)
;
1 ♂
,
Manabao
(
DEBU
)
;
18 ♂♂
,
5 ♀♀
,
Puerto Plata
(
DEBU
)
;
29 ♂♂
,
15 ♀♀
,
La
Ciénaga,
1,200
–1,400
m
(
DEBU
)
;
3 ♂♂
,
6 ♀♀
,
100 km
N
Santo Domingo
(
DEBU
)
;
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
,
Santo Domingo
, zoo grounds (
DEBU
)
;
2 ♀♀
,
Cabo Rojo
,
Alcoa Rd
km 26 (
DEBU
)
;
1 ♀
,
Alcoa Rd.
km 25 (
DEBU
)
;
1 ♀
,
Sierra
de “Barouca” [=
Baoruco
], “
Las
Abejas”
Valley
(
DEBU
)
;
1 ♀
,
Jarabacoa
,
530 m
(
BMNH
)
;
1 ♀
,
Prov.
Hato Mayor
,
Parque Los Haitises
,
3 km
W Cueva de Arena
,
20 m
,
19°4'N
,
69°29'W
(
CMNH
)
;
1 ♂
,
Prov.
La Vega
,
12 km
NE Constanza
(
USNM
)
;
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
,
Prov.
Puerto Plata
,
La Cumbre
(
CNCI
)
;
1 ♂
,
Prov.
Espaillat
,
6 mi
N San Víctor
(
TAMU
)
;
6 ♂♂
,
3 ♀♀
,
Prov. Trujillo
,
Cambito
(
USNM
)
.
PUERTO RICO
:
2 ♂♂
,
Rio Grande
Co.
,
Sierra
de
Luquillo
,
El Verde Stn.
,
3.1 km
WNW El Yunque
,
355 m
,
18°19'15"N
,
65°49'11"W
(
CMNH
)
;
1 ♂
,
Cayey
Co.
,
Bosque Estatal de Carite
,
4.2 km
SE Campamento Guavate
,
580 m
,
18°5'25"N
,
66°2’7"W
(
CMNH
)
;
13 ♂♂
,
6 ♀♀
,
Mayagüez
Co.
,
Hacienda La Juanita
,
2.8 km
ENE Las Vegas
,
18°11'45"N
,
67°0'22"W
(
CMNH
)
.
GUADELOUPE
:
1 ♂
,
Domain Dudos
,
Petit Bourg
,
Castarei
[?]
Forest
(
DEBU
)
.
DOMINICA
(all in
USNM
):
21 ♂♂
,
9 ♀♀
,
Clarke Hall
Est
.;
1 ♂
,
1 mi
E
Clarke Hall
;
3 ♂♂
, Macoucheri;
3 ♂♂
,
3 ♀♀
,
Trafalgar Falls
,
1,200 ft
;
1 ♂
,
Pagua
Bay
;
1 ♀
,
Manets Gutter.
SAINT VINCENT
:
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
,
Kingstown
,
St. Andrews Botanical Garden
(
DEBU
)
;
3 ♂♂
,
1 ♀
,
Montreal
(
USNM
)
;
5 ♂♂
,
2 ♀♀
,
Majorca
,
1,500 ft
(
CNCI
)
.
GRENADA
:
1 ♀
, no locality (
USNM
)
;
2 ♂♂
,
3 ♀♀
,
Concord Falls
(
DEBU
)
;
21 ♂♂
,
17 ♀♀
,
Grand Etang
(
DEBU
)
.
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
. Trinidad:
8 ♀♀
,
St. George Co.
,
Upper Santa Cruz
,
Gasparillo
(
ROME
)
;
1 ♀
,
Saint George Co.
,
Curepe
,
10°38'N
,
61°24'W
(
DEBU
)
;
1 ♀
,
S of
Arima
,
Simla House
,
Windblow Ridge
(
DEBU
)
;
1 ♀
,
Arima
Valley
,
Simla Station
(
DEBU
)
;
1 ♀
,
River Estate
(
USNM
)
.
Tobago
:
1 ♀
,
Queensland
(
BMNH
)
.
MEXICO
.
Chiapas
:
3 ♂♂
,
4 ♀♀
,
Bonampok Rd
100 km
SE Palenque
,
230 m
(
DEBU
)
;
5 ♂♂
,
7 ♀♀
,
Palenque
,
80 m
and
100 m
(
DEBU
)
;
6 ♀♀
,
Ocosingo Rd.
76 km
S Palenque Rte.
195, 760 m
(
DEBU
)
;
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
,
2 mi
SE
Ocosingo
(
EMEC
)
;
1 ♀
,
El
Zapotal
2 mi
S Tuxtla Gutiérrez
(
EMEC
)
;
11 ♂♂
,
11 ♀♀
,
Simojovel de Allende
(
EMEC
,
CNCI
)
;
1 ♀
,
San
Cristóbal de las
Casas
,
7,200 ft
(
CNCI
)
;
1 ♂
,
2 ♀♀
,
20–25 mi
N
Huixtla
,
3,000 ft
(
CNCI
)
;
1 ♀
,
Motozintla
,
3,000 ft
(
CNCI
)
;
3 ♂♂
,
1 ♀
,
10 mi
S
Malpaso
(
CNCI
)
.
Colima
:
1 ♀
,
9 mi
NE Comala
(
TAMU
)
.
Guerrero
:
1 ♀
,
12 mi
N Tierra Colorada
,
2,600 ft
(
CNCI
)
.
Jalisco
:
1 ♀
,
Guadalajara
(
EMEC
)
.
Oaxaca
:
3 ♀♀
,
3.9 mi
NE San Gabriel Mixtepec
(
TAMU
)
.
Quintana Roo
:
11 ♂♂
,
4 ♀♀
,
Kohunlich
,
68 km
W Chetumal
,
160 m
(
DEBU
)
;
1 ♂
,
Xcaret
(
DEBU
)
.
Sinaloa
:
1 ♀
,
15 mi
W El Palmito
,
5,000 ft
(
CNCI
)
.
Tamaulipas
:
1 ♂
,
2 ♀♀
,
Mpio. Llera de Canales
,
5 mi
N Encino
,
200 m
(
TAMU
)
;
1 ♀
,
2 mi
SE
Gómez Farías
(
TAMU
)
.
Veracruz
:
13 ♂♂
,
24 ♀♀
,
33 km
NE Catemaco
,
Los Tuxtlas Biol. Stn.
,
160 m
and
120–300 ft
(
DEBU
,
TAMU
)
;
4 ♀♀
,
Fortín
de las
Flores
(
EMEC
)
;
1 ♀
,
7 mi
SE
Catemaco
(
EMEC
)
;
19 ♂♂
,
21 ♀♀
,
32 km
N Catemaco
, UNAM
Preserve
(
SEMC
)
;
1 ♂
,
Texolo Falls
,
3 km
SSE Xico
(
SEMC
)
;
2 ♀♀
,
Lago
Catemaco
(
CNCI
)
;
3 ♂♂
,
8 ♀♀
,
Los Tuxtlas Biol. Stn.
,
33 km
N Catemaco
(
DEBU
)
;
2 ♂♂
,
2 ♀♀
,
Coatepec
(
USNM
)
;
1 ♀
,
Teocelo
(
USNM
)
;
1 ♀
,
Xico
(
USNM
)
.
BELIZE
:
75 ♂♂
,
36 ♀♀
, trail to
Xunatunich
(
DEBU
)
;
61 ♂♂
,
28 ♀♀
,
San Ignacio Maya Mtn. Lodge
(
DEBU
)
;
1 ♀
,
Stann Creek
,
Sittee Point
(
USNM
)
;
2 ♂♂
,
1 ♀
,
Middlesex
(
CNCI
)
;
5 ♂♂
,
7 ♀♀
, BARC, nr.
San
Pedro Columbia,
16°17'N
,
88°58'W
(
DEBU
)
.
GUATEMALA
.
1 ♂
, no locality (
USNM
)
;
1 ♀
,
Lago de Yojoa
(
USNM
)
;
1 ♂
,
Morazán
(
USNM
)
. Dpto.
Chimaltenango
:
2 ♀♀
,
Yepocapa
,
Finca Conchita
(
USNM
)
. Dpto.
Escuintla
:
1 ♂
,
La Providencia
,
Obispo
(
USNM
)
;
3 ♂♂
,
4 ♀♀
,
Zapote
, Finca
El
Zapote,
2,400 ft
(
FMNH
)
. Dpto.
Izabal
:
10 ♂♂
,
19 ♀♀
,
Las
Escobas (
DEBU
)
. Dpto.
Zacapa
:
1 ♂
, no locality (
DEBU
)
.
EL SALVADOR
.
3 ♂♂
,
San Salvador
(
USNM
)
;
1 ♀
,
Santa
Tecla (
USNM
)
.
HONDURAS
. Dpto.
Francisco Morazán
:
1 ♂
,
El
Zamorano (
DEBU
)
. Dpto.
Olancho
:
4 ♂♂
,
6 ♀♀
,
La Muralla Natl. Pk.
,
1,450 m
,
15°5'49"N
,
86°44'17"W
(
DEBU
)
.
NICARAGUA
. Dpto. Zelaya:
1 ♂
,
2 ♀♀
,
Río Waspuc
,
Musawas
(
EMEC
)
.
COSTA RICA
.
1 ♂
, no locality given (
USNM
)
. Prov.
Alajuela
:
8 ♂♂
,
11 ♀♀
,
Río Peñas Blancas
,
700 m
(
DEBU
)
;
1 ♀
,
San Ramón For. Res.
,
5 km
N Colonia Palmarena
,
Río San Lorencito
,
900 m
(
INBC
)
;
4 ♂♂
,
3 ♀♀
,
Caño Negro
,
Natl. Wildlife Ref.
,
20 m
(
INBC
)
;
1 ♀
,
San Ramón de Dos Ríos
(
Sector
),
620 m
(
INBC
)
;
10 ♂♂
,
8 ♀♀
,
Volcán Tenorio, N
slope nr.
Bijagua Biol. Stn.
,
700 m
(
DEBU
)
;
30 ♂♂
,
28 ♀♀
,
Volcán Tenorio
,
Bijagua Biol. Stn.
,
700 m
(
DEBU
,
INBC
)
;
1 ♀
,
Volcán Tenorio
, N slope, trail to laguna,
800–900 m
(
DEBU
)
;
26 ♂♂
,
16 ♀♀
,
Higuito
,
San
Mateo (
USNM
)
. Prov.
Cartago
:
4 ♂♂
,
2 ♀♀
,
Turrialba
,
Catie
(
DEBU
)
;
7 ♂♂
,
2 ♀♀
,
Turrialba
(
USNM
)
;
9 ♂♂
,
7 ♀
,
La Suiza de Turrialba
(
USNM
)
;
13 ♂♂
,
12 ♀♀
,
Braulio Carrillo Natl. Pk.
, various altitudes:
500–1,500 m
(
DEBU
)
;
2 ♂♂
, outside
Tapantí Natl. Pk.
nr. W entrance,
1,150 m
(
DEBU
)
;
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
,
Tapantí Natl. Pk.
, nr. W entrance,
1,150 m
(
DEBU
)
. Prov.
Guanacaste
:
64 ♂♂
,
58 ♀♀
,
1 specimen
,
Cacao Field Stn.
, various altitudes:
700–1,250 m
(
DEBU
,
INBC
)
;
50 ♂♂
,
25 ♀♀
, road to
Cacao Biol. Stn.
,
750 m
(
DEBU
,
INBC
)
;
4 ♂♂
,
2 ♀♀
,
Volcán Cacao
, W side,
750 m
(
INBC
)
;
8 ♂♂
,
2 ♀♀
,
Volcán Cacao
, SW side,
1,150
–1,350
m
(
DEBU
)
;
14 ♂♂
,
16 ♀♀
,
Mengo Biol. Stn., SW
side
Volcán Cacao
,
1,100 m
,
10°55'43"N
,
85°28'10"W
(
DEBU
)
;
2 ♂♂
,
Las Pailas Biol. Stn.
,
800–1,200 m
(
INBC
)
;
1 ♂
,
Santa
Rosa (
DEBU
)
;
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
,
Rincón de la Vieja Natl. Pk.
,
1,000
–1,500
m
(
DEBU
)
;
16 ♂♂
,
12 ♀♀
,
Maritza Field Stn.
,
600–800 m
(
DEBU
,
INBC
)
;
30 ♂♂
,
16 ♀♀
,
1 specimen
,
Pitilla Field Stn.
,
9 km
S Santa Cecilia
,
700 m
,
10°59'26"N
,
85°25'40"W
(
DEBU
,
INBC
)
;
1 ♀
,
Río Cuajiniquil
,
200 m
(
INBC
)
. Prov.
Heredia
:
91 ♂♂
,
74 ♀♀
,
La Selva Biol. Stn.
,
3 km
S Puerto Viejo
,
50–150 m
,
10°26'N
,
84°1'W
(
DEBU
,
ROME
,
INBC
,
USNM
)
;
3 ♂♂
,
8 ♀♀
,
La Selva Biol. Res.
nr.
Puerto Viejo
(
SEMC
)
;
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
,
10 km
W Puerto Viejo
,
Selva
Verde (DEBU)
;
2 ♂♂
,
Braulio Carrillo Natl. Pk.
,
El Ceibo Biol. Stn.
,
400–600 m
(
INBC
)
;
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
,
Sarapiquí
,
Puerto Viejo
,
Finca La Selva
(
DEBU
)
;
7 ♂♂
,
8 ♀♀
,
16 km
SSE
La Virgen
,
1,050
–1,150
m
,
10°16'N
,
84°5'W
(
DEBU
,
INBC
)
. Prov.
Limón
:
1 ♀
,
Estrella Valley
,
Pandora
(
DEBU
)
;
4 ♂♂
,
5 ♀♀
,
Tortuguero Natl. Pk.
,
Cerro
Tortuguero,
0–120 m
(
INBC
)
;
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
,
Tortuguero Natl. Pk.
,
Cuatro Esquinas
, 0 m (
INBC
)
;
1 ♂
,
Hitoy Cerere Biol. Res.
,
Hitoy Cerere Biol. Stn.
,
200 m
(
INBC
)
;
1 ♂
,
Cahuita Natl. Pk.
, 0 m (
INBC
)
;
2 ♀♀
,
Talamanca
,
Amubri
,
70 m
(
INBC
)
;
4 ♀♀
,
Siquerres
,
Pacuarito
,
Las
Brisas, Río Dantas Biol. Stn.,
275–500 m
(
DEBU
)
. Prov.
Puntarenas
:
3 ♂♂
,
7 ♀♀
,
Monteverde
, no elevation or
1,500 m
(
DEBU
,
ROME
)
;
6 ♂♂
,
4 ♀♀
,
Monteverde
,
San
Luis,
1,000
–1,350
m
(
DEBU
)
;
3 ♂♂
,
7 ♀♀
,
Monteverde Biol. Res.
,
1,500 m
and
1,520 m
(
INBC
,
DEBU
)
;
1 ♂
,
Peñas Blancas
E
Monteverde Reserve
,
900 m
,
10°18'N
,
84°49'W
(
DEBU
)
;
2 ♂♂
,
Las Alturas Biol. Stn.
,
1,500
–1,700
m
,
8°57'N
,
82°58'W
(
DEBU
)
;
3 ♂♂
,
1 ♀
,
24 km
W
Piedras Blancas
,
200 m
(
DEBU
)
;
1 ♂
,
5 km
W
Piedras Blancas
,
100 m
(
DEBU
)
;
1 ♂
,
Amistad Natl. Pk.
,
Las
Mellizas Biol. Stn., Finca Cafrosa,
1,300 m
(
INBC
)
;
1 ♀
,
Manuel Antonio Natl. Pk.
,
Quepos
,
80 m
(
INBC
)
;
3 ♂♂
,
10 ♀♀
,
Carara Biol. Res.
,
Carara Biol. Stn.
,
200 m
(
INBC
)
;
2 ♂♂
,
2 ♀♀
,
Carara Biol. Res.
,
Quebrada Bonita Biol. Stn.
,
50 m
(
INBC
)
;
1 ♀
,
Pittier Biol. Stn.
,
1,670 m
(
INBC
)
;
1 ♀
,
Altamira Biol. Stn.
,
1 km
SW Cerro Biolley
,
1,450 m
(
INBC
)
;
1 ♂
,
3 km
SW
Rincón
(
DEBU
)
;
21 ♂♂
,
18 ♀♀
,
Osa Peninsula
,
2.5 km
S Rincón
, ~
50 m
,
8°42’1"N
,
83°30'50"W
(
DEBU
,
INBC
)
;
6 ♂♂
,
3 ♀♀
,
Corcovado Natl. Pk.
,
Sirena Biol. Stn.
,
0–100 m
(
INBC
)
;
5 ♂♂
,
3 ♀♀
,
Corcovado Natl. Pk.
,
San
Pedrillo,
1–50 m
,
8°37'15"N
,
83°44’6"W
(
DEBU
)
. Prov.
San José
:
2 ♂♂
,
2 ♀♀
,
Pedregoso
(
USNM
)
;
1 ♀
,
Cerro de la Muerte
nr.
Georgina
,
3,200 m
[correct locality?] (
DEBU
)
;
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
,
Hwy
2 at
Cajón
(
DEBU
)
;
1 ♂
,
Hwy
2, km 66,
2,100
–2,400
m
(
DEBU
)
;
3 ♂♂
,
1 ♀
,
Hwy
2, km 68 (
DEBU
)
;
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
, cement factory
10 km
W
Guapiles
(
DEBU
)
;
9 ♂
,
11 ♀♀
,
San José
(
USNM
)
;
1 ♂
,
5 ♀♀
,
San Antonio de Escazú
(
SEMC
)
;
1 ♀
,
Carara Biol. Res.
,
Bijagual Biol. Stn.
,
500 m
(
INBC
)
;
56 ♂♂
,
24 ♀♀
,
San
Carlos, Riosparaíso Res.,
Pecarí Stn.
,
16 km
NNE Quepos
,
400 m
,
9°33'53"N
,
84°7'32"W
(
DEBU
,
INBC
)
;
10 ♂♂
,
8 ♀♀
,
San
Carlos,
La Virgen
,
821 m
,
9°34'50"N
,
84°7'51"W
(
DEBU
)
;
6 ♂♂
,
8 ♀♀
,
Guaitil
, nr. bridge over
Río Candelaria
,
500 m
,
9°46'19"N
,
84°12'56"W
(
DEBU
)
.
PANAMA
. Prov.
Chiriquí
:
4 ♂♂
,
3 ♀♀
,
Las
Lagunas,
4.5 km
SW Hato del Volcán
, 8,360 “m” [ft] (
DEBU
)
;
1 ♀
,
5 km
W Boquete
, rd. to
El
Salto,
1,610 m
,
8°46'N
,
82°29'W
(
USNM
)
. Prov.
Colón
:
3 ♀♀
,
Canal Zone
,
Tabernilla
(
USNM
)
. Prov.
Darién
:
1 ♂
,
2 ♀♀
,
Sabanas
(
USNM
)
. Prov.
Panamá
:
2 ♂♂
,
Red Tank
(
USNM
)
;
23 ♂♂
,
23 ♀♀
,
Cerro
Campana,
800 m
(
MEMU
)
;
1 ♂
,
Cuevas de Chilibre
, outside (
SEMC
)
. Province uncertain:
3 ♂♂
,
7 ♀♀
,
Monte Lirio
(
USNM
)
;
1 ♀
,
Alhajuelo
(
USNM
)
;
1 ♀
,
Canal Zone
,
Erwin I.
(
USNM
)
.
COLOMBIA
.
Antioquia
:
1 ♂
,
Envigado
,
Las Brujas
(
DEBU
)
.
VENEZUELA
(identification of some females tentative due to possible confusion with
L. prolixofulva
sp.n.
).
2 ♂♂
,
San Esteban
(
USNM
)
.
Anzoátegui
:
1 ♀
,
Bergentina
(
DEBU
)
.
Aragua
:
4 ♂♂
,
5 ♀♀
,
Tiara
env.,
1,250 m
(
DEBU
,
IZAV
)
;
1 ♂
,
2 ♀♀
,
El Limón
,
Pozo del Diablo
,
570 m
(
DEBU
)
;
1 ♂
,
3 ♀♀
,
Henri Pittier Natl. Pk.
,
La
Trilla,
100 m
and
200 m
(
DEBU
)
;
1 ♂
,
Henri Pittier Natl. Pk.
, above
Portochuelo Pass
,
1,400 m
(
DEBU
)
;
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
,
Henri Pittier Natl. Pk.
,
Rancho Grande
Biol. Stn.,
1,450 m
(
DEBU
)
;
5 ♂♂
,
10 ♀♀
,
Henri Pittier Natl. Pk.
,
Rancho Grande
, no elevation or
1,500 m
(
DEBU
,
IZAV
)
;
1 ♂
,
Henri Pittier Natl. Pk.
,
Hwy Maracay-Choroní
km
32, 100 m
(
DEBU
)
.
Carabobo
:
1 ♀
,
Palmichal
,
1,000 m
(
DEBU
)
.
Lara
:
3 ♂♂
,
Yacambú
,
1,200 m
(
DEBU
)
.
Mérida
:
1 ♂
,
Jaji
to
La Azulita
(
DEBU
)
.
Trujillo
:
1 ♂
,
E of Boconó
,
1,250 m
(
DEBU
)
;
2 ♂♂
,
2 ♀♀
,
10 km
E Boconó
,
Laguna de Lucerdo
,
1,760 m
(
DEBU
)
;
6 ♂♂
,
2 ♀♀
,
Guaramacal Natl. Pk.
,
14 km
NE Boconó
,
2,000 m
(
DEBU
)
;
2 ♀♀
,
Mosquey
nr.
Boconó
,
1,500 m
(
DEBU
)
.
ECUADOR
. Prov.
Chimborazo
:
1 ♂
,
Bugna
(
USNM
)
;
2 ♂♂
,
Linje
(
USNM
)
. Prov.
El Oro
:
1 ♀
,
El
Pasaje (
USNM
)
. Prov.
Guayas
:
1 ♂
,
Naranjal
(
USNM
)
. Prov.
Manabí
:
6 ♂♂
,
7 ♀♀
,
Estero
Balsa
(
USNM
)
;
1 ♂
,
Bandurria
(
USNM
)
;
1 ♂
,
Guales
(
USNM
)
;
1 ♀
,
Camarones
(
USNM
)
;
2 ♀♀
,
La
Palma
(
USNM
)
;
1 ♂
,
Río Ayampe
(
USNM
)
. Prov.
Morona-Santiago
:
1 ♀
,
Sucúa
(
DEBU
)
. Prov.
Napo
:
9 ♂♂
,
5 ♀♀
,
5 km
N
El Chaco
, no elevation and
2,000 m
(
DEBU
)
;
10 ♂♂
,
16 ♀♀
,
Tena
,
500 m
(
DEBU
,
ROME
)
;
5 ♂♂
,
10 ♀♀
,
Puerto
Misahuallí
,
350 m
(
DEBU
)
;
1 ♀
, SW
Puerto
Napo
,
S Limonchicta, S
side
Río Piocullín
,
600 m
,
1°5'S
,
77°52'W
(
ROME
)
;
1 ♂
,
2 ♀♀
,
Limoncocha
,
250 m
,
0°24'S
,
76°40'W
(
USNM
,
CNCI
)
;
2 ♀♀
,
SierrAzul Res.
,
14 km
W Cosanga
,
2,200 m
,
0°40'55"S
,
77°56’9"W
(
DEBU
)
;
28 ♂♂
,
Coca
,
Río
Napo
,
250 m
(
CNCI
)
;
4 ♂♂
,
Pompeya
,
Río
Napo
(
CNCI
)
;
1 ♂
,
5 ♀♀
,
Yasuní Natl. Pk.
,
Yasuní Res. Stn.
,
0°38'S
,
76°36'W
(
DEBU
)
;
1 ♀
,
Tiputini Biodiv. Stn.
, vic.
Yasuní Natl. Pk.
,
0°38'S
,
76°0'W
(
DEBU
)
;
37 ♂♂
,
40 ♀♀
,
Jatun Sacha Res.
,
6 km
E Misahuallí
,
450 m
,
1°4'S
,
77°37'W
(
DEBU
,
QCAZ
)
;
2 ♂♂
,
1 ♀
,
8 km
W
Lago Agrio
(
USNM
)
. Prov.
Pastaza
:
1 ♀
,
Río Puyo
(
USNM
)
;
1 ♂
,
Puyo
(
USNM
)
. Prov.
Pichincha
:
14 ♂♂
,
10 ♀♀
,
Santo Domingo
,
600 m
(
CNCI
)
;
24 ♂♂
,
51 ♀♀
,
Tinalandia
(16 or
17 km
E
Santo Domingo
), various altitudes:
680–1,120 m
(
DEBU
,
ROME
,
CNCI
)
;
22 ♂♂
,
25 ♀♀
,
Río Palenque Biol. Stn.
(
47 km
S
Santo Domingo
), various altitudes:
160–250 m
(
DEBU
,
ROME
)
;
2 ♀♀
,
Santa
Elena nr.
Río Palenque
(
DEBU
)
;
18 ♂♂
,
8 ♀♀
,
Maquipucuna Biol. Res.
, various altitudes:
1,200
–1,600
m
,
0°7'34"N
,
78°37'57"W
(
DEBU
)
;
2 ♂♂
,
7 km
SE Nanegalito
, trout farm '
San
José',
1,500 m
,
0°3'54"N
,
78°40'36"W
(
DEBU
)
;
7 ♂♂
,
7 ♀♀
,
Tandapi
,
40 km
SW Quito
,
1,300
–1,500
m
(
CNCI
)
.
PERU
. Dpto.
Madre de Dios
:
2 ♂♂
,
5 ♀♀
,
Manú Natl. Pk.
,
Cocha Cashu Biol. Stn.
,
380 m
(
ROME
)
;
21 ♂♂
,
11 ♀♀
,
Los Amigos Biol. Stn.
(
DEBU
,
MUSM
)
. Dpto.
Cusco
:
1 ♀
,
Quincemil
,
780 m
(
CNCI
)
. Dpto.
Huánuco
:
1 ♀
,
Tingo María
,
800 m
(
CNCI
)
.
BOLIVIA
. Dpto.
Cochabamba
:
1 ♀
,
Villa Tunari
,
Hotel Los Tucanes
,
320 m
,
16°58'24"S
,
65°23'48"W
(
DEBU
)
.
Dpto. La Paz
:
1 ♂
,
San
Juanito nr.
Teoponte
,
500 m
,
15°29'42"S
,
67°47'48"W
(
DEBU
)
;
8 ♂♂
,
1 ♀
,
Chulumani
,
Apa Apa Reserve
,
2,000 m
,
16°21'15"S
,
67°30'21"W
(
DEBU
,
CBFC
)
;
1 ♀
,
Arroyo Tuhiri
W
Mapiri
,
15°17'27"S
,
68°15'29"W
(
DEBU
)
;
1 ♂
,
23 km
NE
Caranavi
(
DEBU
)
.
Dpto.
Santa
Cruz
:
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
,
Perseverancia
,
Salitral
(
DEBU
)
.
BRAZIL
.
Rio de Janeiro
:
1 ♀
,
Tijuca Forest
,
Represa dos Ciganos
,
Jacarepaguá
(
DEBU
)
;
12 ♂♂
,
7 ♀♀
,
Tijuca Forest
(
DEBU
,
MZSP
)
.
Santa
Catarina
:
3 ♂♂
,
1 ♀
,
Nova Teutônia
,
300–500 m
,
27°11'S
,
52°23'W
(
CNCI
)
.
Females tentatively identified as
L. fulva
(possible confusion with
L. rhadinofulva
sp.n.
or
L. prolixofulva
sp.n.
):
COSTA RICA
:
1 ♀
,
Pedregosa
(
USNM
)
.
PANAMA
.
Prov.
Colón
:
1 ♀
,
Canal Zone
,
Fort Sherman
,
Skunk
Hollow Rd.
(
MEMU
)
.
ECUADOR
.
Prov.
Napo
:
28 ♀♀
,
Coca
,
Río
Napo
,
250 m
(
CNCI
)
;
3 ♀♀
,
Pompeya
,
Río
Napo
(
CNCI
)
.
Prov.
Tungurahua
:
3 ♀♀
,
Baños
,
6,000 ft
(
MSUC
)
.
Prov.
Guayas
:
2 ♀♀
,
Bucay
(
USNM
)
;
4 ♀♀
,
Naranjal
(
USNM
)
;
1 ♀
,
Río Frío
,
Balao Chico
(
CNCI
)
.
PERU
.
Dpto.
Madre de Dios
:
2 ♀♀
,
Avispas
,
400 m
(
CNCI
)
.
BOLIVIA
.
Dpto. La Paz
:
4 ♀♀
,
Chulumani
,
Apa Apa Reserve
,
2,000 m
,
16°21'15"S
,
67°30'21"W
(
DEBU
)
.
BRAZIL
.
Mato Grosso
:
1 ♀
,
Cuiabá
,
São Gerônimo
(
MZSP
)
.
Distribution
. Widespread and generally common in the Neotropical region. From southern Florida (Broward Co., Map 1) and northern
Mexico
(
Tamaulipas
) to
Bolivia
,
Paraguay
and southern
Brazil
(Santa Catarina). In
Ecuador
known from both sides of the Andes.
Curran (1934)
also mentions the species (as
L. discalis
) from St. Charles I. [= Floreana] on
Galápagos
. We have examined numerous
Leptocera
from this and five other
Galápagos islands
(see under
L. erythrocera
) but cannot confirm its occurrence there. Widespread on Caribbean Islands (
Cuba
,
Jamaica
,
Dominican Republic
,
Puerto Rico
, Guadeloupe,
Dominica
,
Saint Vincent
,
Grenada
,
Trinidad and Tobago
). Most common in lowlands but occasionally up to
2,100 m
. One record from
3,200 m
(Cerro de la Muerte,
Costa Rica
) appears suspicious.
Discussion
. This species and the much rarer
L. prolixofulva
sp.n.
are the only species in the
L. fulva
group with a series of three stout spines at the apex of the posterior section of the surstylus and a relatively narrow posteromedian process of female sternite 7. The distinguishing characters between these two species are discussed under
L. prolixofulva
sp.n.
Leptocera fulva
is somewhat variable with regard to the shape of the posterior section of the surstylus. In some South American specimens its apical portion is less dilated and the apical spines are more slender and have finer tips. However, there seems to be no morphological gap between the two forms, which probably merely represent extreme states of individual variation.