Sobarocephala Czerny 1903: 85. Type species, Sobarocephala ruebsaameni Czerny 1903, by original designation. Gender feminine. Kertész 1906: 321 [key]; Melander & Argo 1924: 33 [family and genus revision]; Curran 1928: 23 [key to species with densely plumose arista]; Schulze et al. 1936: 3205 [nomenclator]; Brimley 1938: 378 [ Sobarocephala “sp.” recorded from North Carolina]; Neave 1940b: 216 [nomenclator]; Hennig 1952: 227 [immature stages]; Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world]; McAlpine 1960: 67 [key]; Soós 1962b: 383 [new species], 1963b: 391 [key to species of “plumatagroup”], 1964a: 6 [key], 1964b: 449 [new species with discussion], 1965: 349 [notes on new and described species], 1968: 84.4 [catalogue, Americas south of USA], 1987: 857 [key, Nearctic]; Steyskal 1965: 806 [catalogue, America north of Mexico], 1973: 443 [checklist, Antilles, key, Puerto Rico]; Cole & Schlinger 1969: 426 [key to genera of western North American Clusiidae]; Stuckenberg 1973: 584 [discussion of genus, South Africa]; Sabrosky & Steyskal 1974: 371 [revision, habitat, immature stages, America north of Mexico]; Cogan 1980: 636 [catalogue, Afrotropics]; Ferrar 1987: 121 [notes on biology]; Pitkin & Evenhuis 1989: 535 [catalogue, Australasia/Pacific]; Sueyoshi 2006: 22 [ Japan]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2006a: 164 [definition, synonymy of Sobarocephaloides Soós], 2007b: 125 [comparison of puparium to that of Clusiodes], 2007c: 65 [revision, Nearctic], 2010: 1047 [Manual of Central American Diptera], 2012: 10 [New world revision, species groups]; Lonsdale 2009b: 230 [key to genera in Australia]; Lonsdale 2014a: 211 [revision, Old world]; Lonsdale et al. 2010: 269 [family revision, key], Sasakawa 2011a: 6 [Oriental fauna].
Meriza Kertész 1903: 571. Type species, Meriza dorsata Czerny 1903, by subsequent designation ( Soós 1968: 4). Gender feminine. Melander & Argo 1924: 33 [as synonym of Sobarocephala]; Schulze et al. 1931: 2035 [nomenclator]; Neave 1940a: 107 [nomenclator].
Monorrhexa Kertész 1903: 572. Type species, Monorrhexa pictipennis Kertész 1903, by monotypy. Gender feminine. Kertész 1906: 320 [key]; Melander & Argo 1924: 33 [as synonym of Sobarocephala]; Schulze et al. 1932: 2139 [nomenclator]; Neave 1940a: 212 [nomenclator].
Sobarocephaloides Soós 1964a: 1. Type species, Sobarocephaloides discolor Soós 1964, by original designation. Gender masculine. Soós 1968: 8 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2006a: 165 [as synonym of Sobarocephala].
Sobarcephala. Misspelling. Craighead 1950: 541 [forest enemies].
abaca Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil, Peru.
Sobarocephala abaca Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 157. Brazil. Rondônia. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 157 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
acinaca Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica, French Guiana, Honduras, Peru, Trinidad. Sobarocephala acinaca Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 180. Costa Rica. Guanacaste Province: 3 km SE R. Naranjo. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 180 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
adelphodasys Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominica.
Sobarocephala adelphodasys Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 85. Dominica. 1.5 mi N Pont Casse, 1200′. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 85 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
affinis (Johnson). NE: Eastern United States from Alabama and Florida to New York and Virginia. Chaetoclusia affinis Johnson 1913b: 101. USA. New Jersey: Riverton. HT ♂ MCZ [Type No. MCZT 7873]. Malloch 1918: 5 [key]; Melander & Argo 1924: 7 [summary of original description]; Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world]; Steyskal 1965: 806 [catalogue, America north of Mexico].
Sobarocephala testacea Soós 1964b: 449. USA. Virginia: Cape Henry. HT ♂ USNM. Sabrosky & Steyskal 1974: 378 [redescription, new records (Florida, Virginia, Massascusetts), illustration of male genitalia]; Woodley 1984: 120 [as synonym of affinis Johnson]; Poole 1996: 127 [checklist, Nearctic].
Sobarocephala affinis. Woodley 1984: 120 [generic combination, synonymy of testacea Soós]; Poole 1996: 127 [checklist, Nearctic]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2007c: 72 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, map, new records (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina)], 2012: 38 [synonymy].
alajuela Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica.
Sobarocephala alajuela Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 158. Costa Rica. Alajuela Province: 20 km S Upala. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 158 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
albomaculata Soós. NT: Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico *, Panama, Peru, Trinidad. Sobarocephala albomaculata Soós 1965: 355. Panama. Ft. Randolph, Canal Zone. HT ♀ USNM. Soós 1968: 5 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 159 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, new records ( Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Trinidad)].
amniocolis Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica.
Sobarocephala amniocolis Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 65. Costa Rica. Alajuela Province: Upala, Sector San Ramon de los Rios, 620m. HT ♂ INBio. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 65 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
angulata Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Tropical Neotropics.
Sobarocephala angulata Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 100. Costa Rica. Puntarenas Province: Peninsula de Osa, Puerto Jimenez, 10 m. HT ♂ INBio. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 100 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, live photos].
ankistrion Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Peru.
Sobarocephala ankistrion Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 102. Peru. Huánuco Region: Monson Valley, Tingo Maria. HT ♂ CAS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 102 [illustrations of male genitalia].
annulata Melander & Argo. NT: Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru. Sobarocephala annulata Melander & Argo 1924: 36. Costa Rica. Cartago Province: Turrialba. HT ♂ USNM [ Type No. 26267]. Melander & Argo 1924: 36 [photo]; Hennig 1938: 138 [redescription, illustration of male genitalia]; Curran 1939: 1 [ Panama]; Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world, Bolivia, Peru]; Soós 1965: 358 [ Costa Rica, Panama], 1968: 5 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 103 [redescription, synonymy of annulata albiventris Soós, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, new records ( Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama)].
Sobarocephala annulata albiventris Soós 1962b: 391. Ecuador. Guayas: Chilcales. HT ♂ USNM. Soós 1962b: 391 [illustrations of head and male genitalia], 1968: 5 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 103 [as synonym of annulata Melander & Argo].
anonymos Lonsdale. OR: Laos.
Sobarocephala anonymos Lonsdale 2014a: 215. Laos. Vientiane Province: Ban Van Eue. HT ♂ BPBM. Lonsdale 2014a: 215 [illustrations of male genitalia].
anthracina Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica, Ecuador.
Sobarocephala anthracina Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 86. Costa Rica. Puntarenas Province: Bahia Wafer, Isla del Coco, 5°32′45ʺN, 87°03′30ʺW, 1 m. HT ♂ INBio. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 86 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
apophysis Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Ecuador.
Sobarocephala apophysis Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 40. Ecuador. Napo Province: Yasuni National Park, PUCE Yasuni Research Station, 00°38′S, 76°36′W. HT ♂ ZSBS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 40 [illustrations of male genitalia].
apoxys Lonsdale. OR: Vietnam.
Sobarocephala apoxys Lonsdale 2014a: 216. Vietnam. Dong Nai Province: Cuc Phuong National Park. HT ♂ CSCA. Lonsdale 2014a: 216 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
aprica Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Ecuador.
Sobarocephala aprica Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 62. Ecuador. Napo Province: Res. Ethnica Waorami, 1 km S Onkone Gare camp, 00°39′10ʺS, 7°26′00ʺW, 220 m. HT ♂ USNM [in trust, for eventual deposit in Ecuador]. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 62 [illustrations of male genitalia].
aquilonaria Lonsdale & Marshall. NE: Tamaulipas. NT: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico ( Chiapas), Panama. Sobarocephala aquilonaria Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 65. Costa Rica. Puntarenas Province: Monteverde Biological Station, 1500 m. HT ♂ INBio. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 65 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
araguamyia Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela.
Sobarocephala araguamyia Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 40. Colombia. Vaupes Rio Apaporis, Caparu Biological Station. HT ♂ DEBU. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 40 [illustration of colouration and male genitalia].
archisobarocephala Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico ( Veracruz), Peru. Sobarocephala archisobarocephala Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 35. Ecuador. Napo Province: Puerto Misahualli, 350 m. HT ♂ QCAZ. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 35 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
atricornis Sabrosky & Steyskal. NE: Michigan, Ontario and southern Quebec to New York and Massachusetts; Kansas. Sobarocephala atricornis Sabrosky & Steyskal 1974: 382. Canada. Ontario: Hastings Co., Maynooth. HT ♂ CNC. Sabrosky & Steyskal 1974: 382 [illustrations of thorax and male genitalia]; Poole 1996: 127 [checklist, Nearctic]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2007c: 73 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, map, new records (Ontario, Kansas, New York)], 2012: 38 [synonymy]; Lonsdale et al. 2010: 241 [genes sequenced for phylogenetic analysis].
atrifacies Sabrosky & Steyskal. NE: United States ( Florida); NT: Dominican Republic.
Sbarocephala atrifacies Sabrosky & Steyskal 1974: 379. Florida: Pinellas Co., High Point. HT ♀ USNM [Type No. 72247]. Sabrosky & Steyskal 1974: 379 [illustrations of antenna, female abdomen and thorax]; Poole 1996: 127 [checklist, Nearctic]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2007c: 76 [redescription, illustration of colouration, map, Florida, Dominican Republic], 2012: 161 [synonymy, distribution, illustration of colouration].
atuberosa Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Ecuador.
Sobarocephala atuberosa Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 36. Ecuador. Napo Province: Tiputini Biodiversity Station, 00°37′55ʺS, 76°08′39ʺW, 216 m. HT ♂ USNM [in trust, for eventual deposit in Ecuador]. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 36 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
aurulenta Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil, Ecuador.
Sobarocephala aurulenta Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 161. Ecuador. Napo Province: Res. Ethnica Waorani, 1 km S Onkono Gare camp, 00°39′10ʺS, 76°26′W, 220 m. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 161 [illustrations of male genitalia].
baculigera Sasakawa. OR: Philippines.
Sobarocephala baculigera Sasakawa 2011a: 7. Philippines. Luzon: Nueva Vizcaya, Dalton Pass. HT ♂ BPBM (Type No. 17242). Sasakawa 2011a: 7 [illustration of male genitalia]; Lonsdale 2014a: 216 [redescription, illustration of colouration].
barberi Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Argentina, Costa Rica (?).
Sobarocephala barberi Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 181. Argentina. Salta El Rey National Park. HT ♀ DEBU. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 181 [illustration of colouration].
basilobella Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru
Sobarocephala basilobellus Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 36. Brazil. Rondônia State: 62 km SE Ariquemes. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 36 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia]. NOTE: termination of specific epithet corrected here as a mandatory change under Art. 32.5.1 of the ICZN (1999).
beckeri Hennig. NT: Guatemala, Mexico ( Chiapas).
Sobarocephala beckeri Hennig 1956: 146. Guatemala. Los Trojados, 3000 m. HT ♂DEI. Hennig 1956: 146 [illustration of male genitalia]; Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, World]; Soós 1963b: 392 [key], 1968: 5 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall, 2010: 1047 [cited in Manual of Central American Diptera], 2012: 182 [redescription, illustration of colouration, Mexico].
bicolor Lonsdale & Marshall. NE: Mexico ( Durango); NT: Mexico ( Sinaloa).
Sobarocephala bicolor Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 182. Mexico. Sinaloa State: Portrerillos, 15 mi W El Palmito, 5000′. HT ♀ CNC. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 182 [illustration of colouration].
biovata Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Dominican Republic, Mexico ( Jalisco), Puerto Rico.
Sobarocephala biovata Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 104. Mexico. Jalisco State: Puerto Vallarta. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 104 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
bistrigata (Kertész). NT: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Jamaica, Peru, St. Vincent, Venezuela. Meriza bistrigata Kertész 1903: 572. Peru. Calanga. LT ♂ HNHM [designated by Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 105]. Sobarocephala bistrigata. Melander & Argo 1924: 37 [redescription, generic combination, photo, Costa Rica, Jamaica, St. Vincent]; Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world]; Soós 1968: 5 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 105 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, new records ( Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Venezuela)].
bivittata Melander & Argo. NT: Tropical Neotropics.
Sobarocephala bivittata Melander & Argo 1924: 37. Costa Rica. Cartago Province: La Suiza, Turrialba. LT ♂ USNM [Cat. No. 26268; designated by Steyskal (1973: 442)]. Melander & Argo 1924: 37 [photo]; Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, new record (Peru)]; Soós 1968: 5 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Steyskal 1973: 442 [designation of lectotype]; Sabrosky & Steyskal 1974: 385 [key, comparison to interrupta Sabrosky & Steyskal; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 106 [redescription, lectotype designation, illustrations of fore leg, wing, colouration and male genitalia, new records (tropical Neotropics)].
boliviana Soós. NT: Bolivia, Peru.
Sobarocephala boliviana Soós 1963b: 395. Bolivia. La Paz Department: Zongo. HT ♂ HNHM. Soós 1968: 5 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 183 [redescription, illustration of colouration, Peru].
brasiliensis Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil, Costa Rica, Peru, Venezuela.
Sobarocephala humeralis var. brasiliensis Soós 1965: 354 [ nomen nudum —infraspecific name published as variety after 1960 ( ICZN, Art. 15.2)], 1968: 6 [catalogue, Americas south of USA].
Sobarocephala brasiliensis Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 161. Costa Rica. Alajuela Province: 20 km S Upala. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 161 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
bucki Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Dominican Republic, Ecuador.
Sobarocephala bucki Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 41. Ecuador. Napo Province: Jatun Sacha Research Station, 6 km E Misahualli, 1°4′S, 77°37′W, 450 m. HT ♂ QCAZ. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 41 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
bulbipenis Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Tropical Neotropics.
Sobarocephala bulbipenis Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 107. Dominican Republic. Cabo Rojo, Alcoa Rd., km 23. HT ♂ DEBU. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 107 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
bulbosa Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Ecuador, Venezuela.
Sobarocephala bulbosus Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 110. Venezuela. Aragua State: Henri Pittier National Park, Maracay- Choroni, 19 km, 1330 m. HT ♂ DEBU. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 110 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia (including sternite 5)]. NOTE: termination of specific epithet corrected here as a mandatory change under Art. 32.5.1 of the ICZN (1999).
cacumen Lonsdale & Marshall. NE: Mexico ( Tamaulipas). NT: Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico ( Chiapas, Oaxaca), Panama, Peru.
Sobarocephala cacumen Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 53. Peru. Madre de Dios Region: Manu, Erika (near Salvacion), 550 m. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 53 [illustrations of wing, colouration and male genitalia].
carelessi Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil, Ecuador.
Sobarocephala carelessi Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 162. Ecuador. Napo Province: 1 km S Jatun Sacha Research Station. HT ♂ DEBU. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 162 [male agonistic behaviour, illustration of colouration and male genitalia].
carina Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Peru, Trinidad.
Sobarocephala carina Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 110. Trinidad. St. Andrew Co.: Valencia, 7 km E. HT ♂ BMNH. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 110 [illustrations of male genitalia].
centrella Lonsdale & Marshall. NE: Mexico ( Baja California Sur). NT: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico ( Chiapas, Veracruz), Panama.
Sobarocephala centrella Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 111. Guatemala. Santa Catarina Pinula. HT ♂ DEBU. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 111 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, collected using dung].
clarendonensis Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Jamaica.
Sobarocephala clarendonensis Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 183. Jamaica. Clarendon. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 183 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
colima Lonsdale & Marshall. NE: Mexico ( Tamaulipas). NT: Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico ( Colima). Sobarocephala colima Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 86. Mexico. Colima. HT ♂ TAMU. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 86 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
columbiensis Soós. NT: Colombia.
Sobarocephala columbiensis Soós, 1962b: 387. Columbia. Magdalena Department: Aracataca. HT ♂ HNHM. Soós 1962b: 387 [illustrations of head, wing, and male abdomen and genitalia], 1963b: 392 [key], 1968: 5 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 184 [redescription, illustration of colouration].
compta Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil.
Sobarocephala compta Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 54. Brazil. Rondônia State: 62 km SE Ariquemes. HT ♀ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 54 [illustrations of wing and colouration].
conciliata Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Grenada, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad, Venezuela.
Sobarocephala conciliata Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 112. Costa Rica. Limon Province: Bribri, 4 km NE, 50 m. HT ♂ INBio. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 112 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
coracina Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Ecuador.
Sobarocephala coracina Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 184. Ecuador. Madre de Dios: Manu, Rio Manu, Pakitza 12°07’S, 70°58’W, 250 m. HT ♀ USNM (listed as EMUS in original description). Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 184 [illustration of colouration].
cruciata Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico ( Chiapas), Panama, Trinidad. Sobarocephala cruciata Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 185. Costa Rica. Guanacaste Province: 14 km S Canas. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 185 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
cruciger Sabrosky & Steyskal, 1974. NE: United States ( Florida).
Sobarocephala cruciger Sabrosky & Steyskal 1974: 376. USA. Florida: Manatee Co., Cedar Hammock. HT ♂ USNM [Type No. 72245]. Sabrosky & Steyskal 1974: 376 [illustrations of wing, female abdomen, thorax and male genitalia]; Poole 1996: 127 [checklist, Nearctic]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2007c: 77 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, map, Florida], 2012: 186 [synonymy, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
cycla Lonsdale. OR: Indonesia ( Sumatra, West Kalimantan), Malaysia ( Pahang, Sarawak).
Sobarocephala cycla Lonsdale 2014a: 217. Malaysia. Sumatra: 1st Div., Semongoh Forest Reserve, 1°25’N, 110°17’E. HT ♂ BMNH. Lonsdale 2014a: 217 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
daidaleos Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru.
Sobarocephala daidaleos Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 113. Bolivia. La Paz Department: Heath River Wildlife Centre, ~ 21km SSW Puerto Heath, 12°40′S, 68°42′W. HT ♂ DEBU. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 113 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, mating behaviour with photos].
depauloi Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil.
Sobarocephala depauloi Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 187. Brazil. São Paulo State: São José do Campos. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 187 [illustration of colouration].
dichotomos Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Tropical Neotropics.
Sobarocephala dichotomos Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 87. Costa Rica. Puntarenas Province: Peninsula Osa, Puerto Jimenez, 5 km N, 10m. HT ♂ INBio. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 87 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
dikros Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru.
Sobarocephala dikros Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 89. Brazil. Rondônia State: 62 km SE Ariquemes. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 89 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
dimidiata (Hennig). NT: Ecuador, Peru.
Heteromeringia dimidiata Hennig 1938: 134. Peru. Ucayali River, Unini. HT ♀ SMT. Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world]; Soós 1968: 4 [catalogue, Americas south of USA].
Sobarocephala dimidiata. Lonsdale & Marshall 2007a: 63 [generic combination], 2012: 42 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, Peru, Ecuador].
discolor (Soós). NT: Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador.
Sobarocephaloides discolor Soós 1964a: 2. Costa Rica. La Suiza. HT ♂ USNM. Soós 1968: 8 [catalogue, Americas south of USA].
Sobarocephala discolor. Lonsdale & Marshall 2006a: 165 [generic combination], 2012: 187 [redescription, illustration of colouration, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador].
disrupta Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Ecuador, Venezuela.
Sobarocephala disrupta Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 37. Venezuela. Aragua State: Henri Pittier National Park, Pico Guacamaya, 1830 m. HT ♂ NRS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 37 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
distincta Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Peru.
Sobarocephala humeralis var. distincta Soós, 1965: 354 [ nomen nudum —infraspecific name published as variety after 1960 ( ICZN, Art. 15.2)], 1968: 6 [catalogue, Americas south of USA].
Sobarocephala distincta Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 163. Bolivia. La Paz Department: San Antonio, ca. 8 km S Mapiri, 1520′56ʺS, 68°13′31ʺW. HT ♀ ANCB. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 163 [illustration of colouration].
diversa Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Panama, Peru. Sobarocephala humeralis var. diversa Soós, 1965: 354 [ nomen nudum —infraspecific name published as variety after 1960 ( ICZN, Art. 15.2)], 1968: 6 [catalogue, Americas south of USA].
Sobarocephala diversa Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 164. Brazil. Rondônia State: 62 km SE Ariquemes. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 164 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, photo].
dives Czerny. NT: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, British Guyana, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru.
Sobarocephala dives Czerny 1929: 11. Paraguay. District Cordillera: San Bernardino. HT ♂ NMW. Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 165 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, new records ( Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, British Guyana, Ecuador, Peru)].
Sobarocephala humeralis var. dives. Soós, 1965: 355 [stat. nov., invalid - infraspecific name published as variety after 1960 ( ICZN, Art. 15.2)], 1968: 6 [catalogue, Americas south of USA].
dorsata Czerny. NT: Tropical Neotropics.
Sobarocephala dorsata Czerny 1903: 105. “Peru”. HT ♀ NMW. Kertész 1903: 571 [key, redescription]; Melander & Argo 1924: 38 [redescription, photo, Costa Rica]; Soós 1968: 5 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 114 [redescription, illustrations of colouration, wing and male genitalia, new records (tropical Neotropics)]. Meriza dorsata. Kertész 1903: 571 [generic combination].
dorsoplicella Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil, Peru, Trinidad, Venezuela.
Sobarocephala dorsoplicella Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 66. Peru. Madre de Dios Region: Manu, Erika (near Salvacion), 550m. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 66 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, live photo].
doryphoros Lonsdale. AF: Madagascar, Seychelles.
Sobarocephala doryphoros Lonsdale 2014a: 218. Seychelles. Mahé Island, Victoria Botanical Garden. HT ♀ USNM. Lonsdale 2014a: 218 [illustration of colouration].
douglasae Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil, Costa Rica.
Sobarocephala douglasae Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 188. Costa Rica. Guanacaste Province: 3 km SE R. Naranjo. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 188 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
dreisbachi Sabrosky & Steyskal. NE: Michigan to southern Quebec; Texas; Tennessee; North Carolina.
Sobarocephala dreisbachi Sabrosky & Steyskal 1974: 382. USA. Michigan: Ogemaw Co. HT ♀ USNM [ Type No. 72249]. Sabrosky & Steyskal 1974: 382 [illustrations of female abdomen, thorax and male genitalia]; Poole 1996: 127 [checklist, Nearctic]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2007c: 79 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, map, new records ( Ontario, Quebec, Tennessee, Texas)], 2012: 115 [synonymy].
dudichi Soós. NT: Brazil, Costa Rica.
Sobarocephala dudichi Soós 1963b: 392. Costa Rica. Higuito, San Mateo. HT ♂ USNM. Soós 1968: 5 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 189 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, Brazil, Costa Rica].
echinata Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru.
Sobarocephala echinata Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 115. Costa Rica. San Jose Province: Escazú. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 115 [illustrations of colouration, rectal papilla and male genitalia].
elegans Czerny. NT: Paraguay.
Sobarocephala elegans Czerny 1929: 9. Paraguay. District Cordillera: San Bernardino. ST 2♂ 1♀ NMW [location of males unknown]. Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world]; Soós 1968: 5 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 116 [redescription, illustration of colouration].
emarginata Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Argentina, Brazil.
Sobarocephala emarginata Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 43. Argentina. Missiones Province: 5 km E Puerto Iguazú. HT ♂ DEBU. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 43 [illustration of colouration and male genitalia].
epeira Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad.
Sobarocephala epeira Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 43. Bolivia. La Paz Department: Arroyo Tuhiri W Mapiri, 15°17′27ʺS, 68°15′29ʺW. HT ♂ ANCB. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 43 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
epitriangulina Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Argentina, Belize *, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico ( Chiapas), Panama. Sobarocephala epitriangulina Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 117. Costa Rica. Puntarenas Province: R.F. Golfo Dulce, Piedras Blancas, 24 km W, 200 m. HT ♂ INBio. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 117 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
epraka Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico ( Chiapas), Venezuela. Sobarocephala epraka Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 67. Mexico. Chiapas State: El Triunfo, 49km S Jaltenango, 1300–2000 m. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 67 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, live photo].
erwini Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Ecuador.
Sobarocephala erwini Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 63. Ecuador. Napo Province: Tiputini Biodiversity Station, 00°37′55ʺS, 76°68′39ʺW, 216 m. HT ♂ USNM [in trust, for deposit in Ecuador]. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 63 [illustrations of wing and male genitalia].
eukteana Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica, Guatemala.
Sobarocephala eukteana Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 68. Costa Rica. Puntarenas Province: Monteverde, near Biological Research Station. HT ♂ INBio. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 68 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, live photo].
eurystylis Sasakawa. OR: Malaysia ( Pahang).
Sobarocephala eurystylis Sasakawa 2011a: 9. Malaysia. Pahang: Kuala Tahan. HT ♂ BPBM (Type No. 17243). Sasakawa 2011a: 7 [illustration of male genitalia]; Lonsdale 2014a: 219 [redescription, illustration of colouration].
falcata Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil.
Sobarocephala falcata Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 118. Brazil. Rondônia State: Nova Mamore, Parque Estadualdo, Guajaira-Mirin, Rio Formoso. HT ♂ INPA. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 118 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
fascipennis Melander & Argo. NT: Costa Rica, Panama.
Sobarocephala fascipennis Melander & Argo 1924: 39. Panama. Alhajuela. HT ♂ USNM [Cat. No. 26269]. Melander & Argo 1924: 39 [with photo]; Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world], 1968: 5 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 166 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, Costa Rica, Panama].
ferruginea Czerny. NT: Peru.
Sobarocephala ferruginea Czerny 1903: 105. “Peru”. HT ♂ NMW. Kertész 1903: 571 [key]; Melander & Argo 1924: 39 [redescription, tentative identification of specimens from Costa Rica]; Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world]; Soós 1968: 5 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 118 [redescription, illustrations of male genitalia].
festiva Czerny. NT: Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Trinidad.
Sobarocephala festiva Czerny 1929: 9. Paraguay. District Cordillera: San Bernardino. ST 24♂ ♀ NMW [only 3♂ 2♀ found in collection]. Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world]; Soós 1963b: 392 [key], 1968: 5 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 189 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, Bolivia, Brazil, Trinidad].
finnilaei Frey. NT: Brazil, Paraguay, Venezuela.
Sobarocephala finniläi Frey 1918: 32. Brazil. Rio de Janeiro State: Petrópolis. HT ♀ MZH [Type No. 4514]. Melander & Argo 1924: 39 [summary of original description]; Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world].
Sobarocephala ornata Czerny 1929: 12. Paraguay. District Cordillera: San Bernardino. HT ♀ NMW. Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world]; Soós 1965: 350 [as synonym of finnilaei Frey].
Sobarocephala finnilaei. Soós 1965: 350 [male description, synonymy of ornata Czerny, Brazil, Venezuela], 1968: 5 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 55 [redescription, illustrations of wing, colouration and male genitalia, Brazil].
fissura Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico ( Chiapas).
Sobarocephala fissura Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 69. Mexico. Chiapas State: Sumidero. HT ♂ DEBU. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 69 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
flava Melander & Argo. NE: Montana to Quebec and New York, and Texas to Florida; Utah.
Sobarocephala flava Melander & Argo 1924: 40. USA. Virginia: Fairfax Co., Dead Run. HT ♀ USNM [ Type No. 26270]. Melander & Argo 1924: 40 [photo]; Steyskal 1953: 259 [on fallen maple], 1965: 806 [catalogue]; Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world]; Sabrosky & Steyskal 1974: 383 [redescription, synonymy of populi Steyskal, reared from rotten poplar stump, under bark and “rotten log”, illustrations of scutellum, female abdomen, head, male genitalia and puparium, new records ( Ontario, Florida, Indiana, Lousiana, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia)]; Ferrar 1987: 122 [illustration of puparium]; Poole 1996: 127 [checklist, Nearctic]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2007c: 81 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, map, new records ( Ontario, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia)], 2010: 1045 [illustration of male genitalia], 2012: 38 [synonymy].
Sobarocephala populi Steyskal 1951: 129. USA. Michigan: Grosse Ile. HT ♂ UMMZ. Steyskal 1951: 129 [collected on trunk of fallen poplar ( Populus deltoides Marsh.)], 1965: 806 [catalogue]; Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world]; Sabrosky & Steyskal 1974: 383 [as synonym of flava Melander & Argo].
flaviseta (Johnson). NE: British Columbia to New Brunswick and Indiana to Texas and Florida.
Heteromeringia flaviseta Johnson 1913b: 99. USA. New Jersey: Middlesex Co., New Brunswick. HT ♀ MCZ. Johnson 1913b: 99 [illustrations of wing, head, scutellum, female abdomen, male genitalia and puparium]; Malloch 1918: 7 [description of larva and puparium, habitat, behaviour, Illinois].
Heteromeringia convergens Malloch 1922: 50. USA. Ilinois: Champaign Co., Urbana. HT ♂ USNM. Johnson 1925a: 246 [catalogue, New Hampshire]. Sabrosky & Steyskal 1974: 380 [as synonym of flaviseta Johnson]. Sobarocephala convergens. Melander & Argo 1924: 38 [redescription, generic combination, photo, new records (New Hampshire, District of Columbia, Illinois, Georgia]; Hennig 1952: 227 [immature stages]; Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world]; Soós 1965: 352 [Florida, Pennsylvania, Virginia].
Sobarocephala flaviseta. Melander & Argo 1924: 40 [generic combination, redescription]; Johnson 1925a: 246 [catalogue, Massachusetts]; Steyskal 1953: 259 [on fallen maple], 1965: 806 [catalogue]; Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world]; Sabrosky & Steyskal 1974: 380 [redescription, synonymy of convergens Malloch, new records ( Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia)]; Ferrar 1987: 122 [immature stages, illustration of puparium]; Soós 1987: 855 [illustrations of head, leg]; Marshall, 2006: 510 [photo]; Poole 1996: 127 [checklist, Nearctic]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2007c: 83 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, new records (North America)], 2010: 1042 [reproduction of figures from Soós (1987)], 2012: 167 [synonymy, illustrations of puparium and colouration, live photo]; Lonsdale et al. 2010: 241 [genes sequenced for phylogenetic analysis].
Sobarcephala (Clusinodes) flaviseta. Craighead 1950: 541 [brief description].
freidbergi Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Peru.
Sobarocephala freidbergi Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 70. Peru. Madre de Dios: Manu, Erika (near Salvacion), 550 m. HT ♀ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 70 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
fritilla Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica.
Sobarocephala fritilla Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 119. Costa Rica. Puntarenas Province: Est. Agujas, 300 m. HT ♂ INBio. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 119 [illustrations of colouration and wing].
fumipennis Soós. NT: U.S. Virgin Islands.
Sobarocephala fumipennis Soós 1963b: 393. U.S. Virgin Islands. St. Thomas Island: Charlotte Amalie. HT ♀ USNM. Soós 1968: 6 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Steyskal 1973: 439 [checklist, Antilles]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 190 [redescription, illustration of colouration].
furviala Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru.
Sobarocephala furviala Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 70. Peru. Madre de Dios Region: Manu, Rio Manu, 250 m, Pakitza, 12°07′S, 70°58′W. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 70 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
fuscifacies Sasakawa. OR: Philippines.
Sobarocephala fuscifacies Sasakawa 2011a: 10. Philippines. Luzon: Nueva Vizcaya, Dalton Pass, 915m. HT ♂ BPBM ( Type No. 17244). Sasakawa 2011a: 10 [illustration of male genitalia]; Lonsdale 2014a: 219 [redescription, illustration of colouration].
Sobarocephala fuscifaciae. Misspelling of fuscifacies. Sasakawa 2011a: 9.
fuscina Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru.
Sobarocephala fuscina Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 120. Costa Rica. Limon Province: Valle La Estrella, 100 m. HT ♂ INBio. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 120 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
gaimarii Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Bolivia.
Sobarocephala gaimarii Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 167. Bolivia. La Paz Department: 8 km S Chulumani, Apa Apa, 16°22.0′S, 67°30.4′W, 1950–2100 m. HT ♀ ANCB.
ganodes Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil, Ecuador.
Sobarocephala ganodes Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 121. Brazil. Federal District: Planaltina: 1000 m. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 121 [illustrations of male genitalia].
geranokalia Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Ecuador, Venezuela.
Sobarocephala geranokalia Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 191. Venezuela. Henri Pittier National Park, Pico Periquito, 1680 m. HT ♂ NRS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 191 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
gigantigena Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Peru.
Sobarocephala gigantigena Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 122. Peru. Huánuco Region: Tingo Maria. HT ♂ CSCA. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 122 [illustrations of male genitalia].
gorgopenis Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil.
Sobarocephala gorgopenis Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 121. Brazil. Rio de Janeiro. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 121 [illustrations of male genitalia].
grammula Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil, Costa Rica.
Sobarocephala grammula Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 123. Costa Rica. Guanacaste Province: 3 km SE R. Naranjo. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 123 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
grimaldii Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Peru, Venezuela.
Sobarocephala grimaldii Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 123. Venezuela. Amazonas State: Rio Mavaca Camp, 66°06′W, 02°02′N, 150 m. HT ♂ AMNH. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 123 [illustration of colouration].
guianica Curran. NT: Guyana.
Sobarocephala guianica Curran 1934a: 442. Guyana. Kartabo, Tropical Research Station. HT ♀ AMNH [Type No. 20477]. Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world]; Soós 1968: 6 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 71 [redescription, illustration of colouration].
hansoni Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico ( Veracruz).
Sobarocephala hansoni Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 192. Costa Rica. Alajuela Province: 20 km S Upala. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 192 [illustration of hypandrial complex].
hastata Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil.
Sobarocephala hastata Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 168. Brazil. Roraima State: Rio Uraricoera, Ilha de Maraca. HT ♂ INPA. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 168 [illustration of colouration].
heredia Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica, Panama.
Sobarocephala heredia Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 168. Costa Rica. Guanacaste Province: 3 km SE R. Naranjo. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 168 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
heteroseta Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil.
Sobarocephala heteroseta Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 71. Brazil. Rondônia State: 62 km SE Ariquemes. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 71 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
hirsutiseta (Frey). OR: Philippines.
Allometopon (?) hirsutiseta Frey 1928b: 107. Philippines. Samar: Catbalogan. HT ♀ UZMH. Allometopon ( Allometopon) hirsutiseta . Frey 1960: 21 [key, type information, catalogue, world]; Sasakawa 1977: 236 [catalogue, Orient]; Balthazar 1990: 416 [catalogue, Philippines].
Allometopon hirsutiseta. Delfinado & Hardy 1971: 29 [catalogue Philippine types]; Sasakawa 2009: 48 [citation]. Sobarocephala hirsutiseta. Lonsdale in Sasakawa 2011a: 11 [key, generic combination attributed to Lonsdale]; Lonsdale 2014a: 221 [redescription, illustration of colouration].
hispidifunda Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru. Sobarocephala hispidifunda Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 72. Peru. Madre de Dios Region: Manu, Rio Manu, 250 m, Pakitza, 12°07′S, 70°58′W. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 72 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, photo].
horizontalis Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Jamaica.
Sobarocephala horizontalis Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 90. Jamaica. Hardwar Gap, 4000′. HT ♂ CNC. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 90 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
horologium Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Dominica, Trinidad.
Sobarocephala horologium Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 192. Dominica. Clarke Hall. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 192 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
howdenorum Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica.
Sobarocephala howdenorum Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 90. Costa Rica. Puntarenas Province: Monteverde, 1500 m. HT ♂ CNC. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 90 [illustration of colouration, collected using dung].
humeralis Melander & Argo. NT: Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico ( Veracruz), Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad. Sobarocephala humeralis Melander & Argo 1924: 40 [with photo]. Costa Rica. Cartago Province: La Suiza de Turrialba. HT ♀ USNM [Cat. No. 26271]. Melander & Argo 1924: 40 [photo]; Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, World]; Soós 1965: 352 [redescription, key to forms and varieties], 1968: 6 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 169 [redescription, synonymy of albitarsis Czerny, illustration of colouration, new records ( Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Trinidad)].
Sobarocephala albitarsis Czerny 1929: 10. Paraguay. District Cordillera: San Bernardino. HT ♀ NMW. Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world]; Soós 1968: 5 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 169 [as synonym of humeralis Melander & Argo].
Sobarocephala humeralis f. argoi. Nomen nudum. Soós, 1965: 353 [infraspecific name published as “form” after 1960 ( ICZN, Art. 15.2)].
Sobarocephala humeralis var. argoi . Nomen nudum. Soós 1965: 353 [infraspecific name published as “variety” after 1960 ( ICZN, Art. 15.2)].
hyalina Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru.
Sobarocephala hyalina Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 73. Costa Rica. Alajuela Province: San Ramon do Dos Rios, 1.5 km NW, Ilda Nueva Zelandia, 620 m. HT ♂ INBio. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 73 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
hypopygialis Melander & Argo. NT: Brazil, Costa Rica, Trinidad, Venezuela.
Sobarocephala hypopygialis Melander & Argo 1924: 41. Costa Rica. Cartago Province: La Suiza de Turrialba. ST 2♂ USNM. Melander & Argo 1924: 41 [photo]; Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world]; Soós 1968: 6 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 124 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, new records ( Brazil, Costa Rica, Trinidad, Venezuela)].
idiogenes Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica.
Sobarocephala idiogenes Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 125. Costa Rica. Puntarenas Province: Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve, 24 km W Piedras Blancas, 200 m. HT ♂ INBio. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 125 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
incompta Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Ecuador.
Sobarocephala incompta Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 125. Ecuador. Napo Province: Res. Ethnica Waorani, 1 km S Onkone Gare camp, Trans. Ent., 00°39′10ʺS, 76°26′00ʺW, 220 m. HT ♂ USNM [in trust, for eventual deposit in Ecuador]. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 125 [illustrations of male genitalia].
inflata Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica, Ecuador.
Sobarocephala inflata Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 193. Costa Rica. Puntarenas Province: R.N. Cabo Blanco Est. San Miguel. HT ♀ INBio. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 193 [illustration of colouration].
infuscata Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil.
Sobarocephala infuscata Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 126. Brazil. Santa Catarina State: Nova Teutonia, 27°11′S, 52°23′W, 300– 500 m. HT ♂ CNC. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 126 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
insolata Lonsdale. AF: Madagascar.
Sobarocephala insolata Lonsdale 2014a: 221. Madagascar. Tuléar [= Toliara] Province: 18km NNW Betroka, 23˚09′40ʺS, 45˚58′07ʺE, 825m. HT ♂ DEBU. Lonsdale 2014a: 221 [illustration of colouration].
interrupta Sabrosky & Steyskal. NE: Texas to South Carolina and southern Florida; Illinois
Sobarocephala interrupta Sabrosky & Steyskal 1974: 384. USA. Florida: Orange Co., Rock Springs. HT ♂ USNM [ Type No. 72250]. Sabrosky & Steyskal 1974: 384 [illustrations of antenna, female abdomen, thorax and male genitalia]; Poole 1996: 127 [checklist, Nearctic]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2007c: 85 [redescription, illustration of colouration and male genitalia, new records ( Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas)], 2012: 91 [synonymy]; Lonsdale et al. 2010: 241 [genes sequenced for phylogenetic analysis].
isla Curran. NT: Tropical Neotropics.
Sobarocephala isla Curran 1939: 1. Panama. Barro Colorado Island. HT ♂ AMNH. Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world]; Soós 1968: 6 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 74 [redescription, illustrations of colouration, rectal papilla and male genitalia, new records ( Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Venezuela)].
jaliscana Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Mexico ( Jalisco).
Sobarocephala jaliscana Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 91. Mexico. Jalisco State: Chamela Research Station. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 91 [illustrations of male genitalia].
jatunsacha Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil, Ecuador, Trinidad.
Sobarocephala jatunsacha Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 76. Ecuador. Napo Province: Tiputini Biodiversity Station, 00°37′55ʺS, 76°68′39ʺW, 216 m. HT ♂ USNM [in trust, for eventual deposit in Ecuador]. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 76 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, photo].
kapnikos Lonsdale. OR: Sri Lanka.
Sobarocephala kapnikos Lonsdale 2014a: 222. Sri Lanka. Ratnapura District: Uggalkaltota, 350′. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale 2014a: 222 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
lachnosternum Melander & Argo. NE: Saskatchewan to southern Quebec and Utah to Texas and North Carolina. Sobarocephala lachnosternum Melander & Argo 1924: 42. USA. Virginia: Rosslyn. ST 10♂ ♀ USNM [ Type. No. 26272]. Melander & Argo 1924: 42 [photo]; Sabrosky & Steyskal 1974: 382 [new records ( Quebec, Colorado, Maine, Michigan, Virginia), redescription, illustrations of female abdomen, male genitalia and puparium]; Ferrar 1987: 122 [immature stages, illustrations of puparium]; Poole 1996: 127 [checklist, Nearctic]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2007c: 87 [redescription, illustration of colouration and male genitalia, map, new records ( Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia)], 2012: 127 [synonymy].
Sobarocephala lachnosterna. Misspelling of lachnosternum. Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world].
lanei Curran. NT: Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Trinidad, Venezuela.
Sobarocephala lanei Curran 1939: 1. Brazil. Matto Grosso State: Ponce. HT ♂ AMNH. Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, World]; Soós 1963b: 392 [key], 1968: 6 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 77 [redescription, illustrations of colouration, rectal papilla and male genitalia, new records ( Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Trinidad, Venezuela)].
laticrinis Lonsdale. AF: Tanzania.
Sobarocephala laticrinis Lonsdale 2014a: 222. Tanzania. Amani. HT ♂ UZMC. Lonsdale 2014a: 222 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, reared from rotten wood].
latifacies Sabrosky & Steyskal. NE: Michigan and Ontario to New Hampshire and South Carolina; Utah.
Sobarocephala latifacies Sabrosky & Steyskal 1974: 380. USA. Michigan: Wayne Co., Grosse Ile. HT ♂ USNM [ Type No. 72248]. Sabrosky & Steyskal 1974: 380 [illustrations of female abdomen, head and male genitalia]; Ferrar 1987: 121 [notes on biology]; Poole 1996: 127 [checklist, Nearctic]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2007c: 89 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, map, new records ( Ontario, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, New York, South Carolina, Utah)], 2012: 170 [synonymy, illustration of colouration]; Lonsdale et al. 2010: 241 [genes sequenced for phylogenetic analysis].
latifrons (Loew). NE: Illinois to southern Quebec and Texas to Massachusetts and Georgia.
Heteroneura latifrons Loew 1860: 83. USA. District of Columbia. ST 2♀ MCZ [Type No. MCZT 13184]. Loew 1864a: 207 [redescription]; Osten Sacken 1878: 198 [catalogue, North America]; Czerny 1903: 99 [quotes description, placement doubtful]; Aldrich 1905: 570 [catalogue, North America—of uncertain placement].
Heteromeringia latifrons. Johnson 1913b: 99 [generic combination, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania]; Malloch 1918: 8 [comparison to lumbalis Williston, Illinois].
Sobarocephala latifrons. Melander & Argo 1924: 42 [generic combination, redescription, photo, Maryland, Virginia]; Johnson 1925a: 246 [catalogue, Massachusetts]; Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world]; Soós 1965: 359 [notes, Massachusetts, District of Columbia, Virginia]; Steyskal 1965: 806 [catalogue]; Sabrosky & Steyskal 1974: 381 [redescription, illustrations of female abdomen, thorax and male genitalia, new records (Quebec, District of Columbia, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia)]; Poole 1996: 127 [checklist, Nearctic]; Marshall, 2006: 510 [photo]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2007c: 91 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, map, new records (North America)], 2010: 1045 [illustration of male genitalia], 2012: 38 [synonymy]; Lonsdale et al. 2010: 241 [genes sequenced for phylogenetic analysis].
latipennis Melander & Argo. NT: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, Venezuela.
Sobarocephala latipennis Melander & Argo 1924: 43. Costa Rica. Cartago Province: Turrialba. HT ♂ USNM [ Type No. 26273]. Melander & Argo 1924: 43 [photo]; Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world]; Soós 1965: 360 [notes, description of female, Costa Rica, Panama], 1968: 6 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 44 [redescription, illustrations of wing, colouration and male genitalia, new records ( Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, Venezuela)].
Sobarocephala latipennis var. latipennoides Soós 1965: 361 [invalid - infraspecific name published as variety after 1960 ( ICZN, Art. 15.2)], 1968: 6 [catalogue, Americas south of USA].
Sobarocephala sp. Zumbado 2006: 163 (illustration).
leptolineata Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.
Sobarocephala leptolineata Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 194. Brazil. Rondônia State: 62 km SE Ariquemes. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 194 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
lineola Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Bolivia, Ecuador, Trinidad, Venezuela.
Sobarocephala lineola Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 127. Venezuela. Amazonas State: Cerro de la Neblina basecamp, 00°50′N, 66°10′W, 140 m. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 127 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
lita Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica, Ecuador.
Sobarocephala lita Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 128. Costa Rica. Guanacaste Province: 3 km SE R. Naranjo. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 128 [illustrations of male genitalia].
liturata Melander & Argo. NT: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guyana *, Guatemala, Guyana, Jamaica, Panama, Peru, Surinam, Trinidad.
Sobarocephala liturata Melander & Argo 1924: 43. Costa Rica. Cartago Province: La Suiza de Turrialba. ST 10♂ ♀ USNM [ Type No. 26274]. Melander & Argo 1924: 43 [photo]; Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world]; Soós 1965: 362 [notes, Costa Rica, Panama, Peru], 1968: 6 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 45 [redescription, synonymy of imitans Curran and diversipes Curran, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, new records ( Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Jamaica, Panama, Peru, Surinam)].
Sobarocephala imitans Curran 1934a: 443. Guyana. Kartabo. HT ♀ AMNH. Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world]; Soós 1968: 6 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 45 [as synonym of liturata Melander & Argo].
Sobarocephala diversipes Curran 1939: 2. Panama. Barro Colorado Island. HT ♂ AMNH. Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world]; Soós 1968: 5 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 45 [as synonym of liturata Melander & Argo].
lobillis Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica.
Sobarocephala lobillis Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 38. Costa Rica. Cartago Province: Cerro de la Muerte la Crangreja, 1950 m. HT ♂ DEBU. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 38 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
longipollex Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica.
Sobarocephala longipollex Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 129. Costa Rica. San Jose Province: Zurqui de Moravia, 1600 m. HT ♂ INBio. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 129 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
lucibilis Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Isl. Sobarocephala lucibilis Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 92. U.S. Virgin Islands. St. John Island: Lameshur Bay, Viers, 0m. HT ♂ AMNH. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 92 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
lumbalis (Williston). NT: Tropical Neotropics.
Heteroneura lumbalis Williston 1896: 388. St. Vincent. “Leeward side”. LT ♂ BMNH [designated by Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 129]. Czerny 1903: 103 [quotes original description]; Williston 1908: 319 [generic discussion]; Aldrich 1905: 570 [catalogue, North America]; Malloch 1918: 8 [Grenada].
Sobarocephala lumbalis. Melander & Argo 1924: 44 [generic combination, redescription, photo, Panama]; Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world]; Soós 1968: 6 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Steyskal 1973: 443 [checklist, Antilles]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 129 [redescription, designation of lectotype, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, new records ( Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Grand Cayman, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent, Trinidad)].
macalpinei Soós. NT: Brazil.
Sobarocephala macalpinei Soós 1964b: 453. Brazil. Rio de Janeiro: Terezopolis, Servico Febre Amarela. HT ♀ USNM. Soós 1968: 6 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall, 2010: 1046 [illustration of female genitalia as Sobarocephala sp.], 2012: 195 [redescription, illustration of colouration, reproduction of illustration of female genitalia, Brazil].
maculata Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Bolivia.
Sobarocephala maculata Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 130. Bolivia. La Paz Department: Coroico, 0.5 km SE, 16°11′S, 67°44′W. HT ♂ ANCB. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 130 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, ex dung].
magna Lonsdale. AF: Nigeria.
Sobarocephala magna Lonsdale 2014a: 223. Nigeria. Ngel Nyaki, NE State. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale 2014a: 223 [illustration of colouration].
malleata Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Ecuador.
Sobarocephala malleata Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 131. Ecuador. Napo Province: Coca, Napo R. HT ♂ CNC. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 131 [illustrations of male genitalia].
maquipucuna Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Trinidad, Venezuela. Sobarocephala maquipucuna Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 92. Ecuador. Pichincha Province: Maquipucuna Biological Research Station, 00°07′34ʺN, 78°37′57ʺW, 1200 m. HT ♂ QCAZ. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 92 [illustrations of male genitalia].
mathisi Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil, Ecuador, Peru.
Sobarocephala mathisi Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 195. Ecuador. Napo Province: Res. Ethnica Waorani, 1 km S Onkone Gare Camp, 00°39′10ʺS, 76°26′00ʺW, 220 m. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 195 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
medinai Steyskal. NT: Puerto Rico.
Sobarocephala medinai Steyskal 1973: 440. Puerto Rico. Caribbean National Forest, El Verde Field Station. HT ♀ USNM [ Type No. 72473]. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 196 [redescription, illustration of colouration, Puerto Rico].
megastylis Sasakawa. OR: Thailand.
Sobarocephala megastylis Sasakawa 2011a: 13. Thailand. Wat Suthep. HT ♂ BPBM [Type No. 17247]. Sasakawa 2011a: 13 [illustration of male genitalia]; Lonsdale 2014a: 223 [redescription, illustration of colouration].
megatuberosa Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Peru.
Sobarocephala megatuberosa Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 196. Peru. Madre de Dios Region:Manu, Rio Manu, near Pakitza, 12°07′S, 70°57′W, 250 m. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 196 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
melanderi Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guyana *, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico ( Veracruz), Panama, Peru, Trinidad.
Sobarocephala humeralis var. melanderi Soós 1965: 354 [ nomen nudum —infraspecific name published as variety after 1960 ( ICZN, Art. 15.2)], 1968: 6 [catalogue, Americas south of USA].
Sobarocephala melanderi Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 170. Costa Rica. Alajuela Province: 20 km S Upala. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 170 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
melanopyga Czerny. NT: Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru.
Sobarocephala melanopyga Czerny 1929: 12. Paraguay. District Cordillera: San Bernardino. HT ♂ NMW. Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world]; Soós 1968: 6 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 171 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, new records ( Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru)].
melanothrix Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil, Peru.
Sobarocephala melanothrix Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 131. Peru. Madre de Dios Region: Tambopata Reserve, 30 km SW Puerto Maldonado, 12°12′S, 69°16′W, 290 m. HT ♂ AMNH. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 131 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
merzi Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil.
Sobarocephala merzi Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 197. Brazil. Paraná State: Belem. HT ♂ AMNH. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 197 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
mexicana Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica, Mexico ( Chiapas).
Sobarocephala mexicana Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 78. Costa Rica. Puntarenas Province: R.F. Golfo Dulce, 3 km SW Rincon, 10 m. HT ♂ INBio. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 78 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
milangensis Stuckenberg. AF: Mozambique, Tanzania.
Sobarocephala milangensis Stuckenberg 1973: 589. Mozambique. Tumbine Mtn. Milange, 16°09′S, 35°44′E, Port East Africa. HT ♀ NMP [Type No. 1702]. Cogan 1980: 636 [catalogue]; Lonsdale 2014a: 224 [redescription, illustration of colouration, Tanzania].
minima Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica.
Sobarocephala minima Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 94. Costa Rica. Higuito, San Mateo. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 94 [illustrations of male genitalia].
minthomyia Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico ( Chiapas).
Sobarocephala minthomyia Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 79. Mexico. Chiapas State: 20 mi N Bochil, 7000′. HT ♂ CNC. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 79 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
mitsuii Sasakawa. PA: China, Japan, South Korea.
Sobarocephala mitsuii Sasakawa, in Sasakawa & Mitsui 1995: 517. Japan. Honshu: Saitama Prefecture, Mikajima, Tokorozawa City. HT ♀ OMNH [ Type No. 275]. Sasakawa & Mitsuii 1995: 517 [illustration of male genitalia]; Matsumoto & Sasakawa 2006: 19 [notes holotype deposition in OMNH]; Sueyoshi 2006: 22 [ Japan], 2011: 11 [ Japan, pictoral key], 2012: 28 [ Japan], 2014a: 620 [catalogue, Japan]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 12 [species group discussion]; Lonsdale 2014a: 224 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, Japan, South Korea, Chinese male possibly new species].
Clusiodes sp. Misidentification. Tamaki 1997: 150 [ Japan].
Paraclusia sp. Misidentification. Tamaki 1997: 149 [ Japan].
monolineata Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica, Ecuador.
Sobarocephala monolineata Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 197. Costa Rica. Puntarenas Province: Rincon, 3 km SW, 9°55′N, 84°13′W, 10 km. HT ♀ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 197 [illustration of colouration].
muesebecki Sabrosky & Steyskal. NE: Pennsylvania and New Jersey to Texas and Florida. Sobarocephala muesebecki Sabrosky & Steyskal 1974: 378. USA. Florida: Levy Co., 7 mi NE of Cedar Key. HT ♂ USNM [Type No. 72246]. Sabrosky & Steyskal 1974: 378 [illustrations of antenna, female abdomen and male genitalia]; Poole 1996: 127 [checklist, Nearctic]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2007c: 93 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, map, new records (Alabama, North Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas)], 2012: 39 [synonymy].
myllolabis Lonsdale. AF: Burundi.
Sobarocephala myllolabis Lonsdale 2014a: 225. Burundi. Kayanza Province: Parc National de la Kibira, Rwegura Sector, 02˚55.320′S, 29˚30.067′E, 2237m. HT ♂ BMSA. Lonsdale 2014a: 225 [photographs of habitus, male external genitalia].
naranjo Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica.
Sobarocephala naranjo Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 198. Costa Rica. Guanacaste Province: 3 km SE R. Naranjo. HT ♀ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 198 [illustrations of colouration].
nebrias Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru.
Sobarocephala nebrias Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 55. Peru. Madre de Dios Region: Manu, Rio Manu, Pakitza ( 5 km E), Aguajal, 12°07′S, 70°58′W, 250 m. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 54 [illustrations of wing, colouration and male genitalia].
nebulosa Lonsdale. OR: Laos.
Sobarocephala nebulosa Lonsdale 2014a: 226. Laos. Vientiane Province: Ban Van Eue. HT ♂ BPBM. Lonsdale 2014a: 226 [illustrations of male genitalia].
nepalensis Sasakawa. OR: Nepal.
Sobarocephala nepalensis Sasakawa, 1979: 9. Nepal. Adhabar, Terai Forest. HT ♀ HUS. Sasakawa 2011a: 7 [key]; Lonsdale 2014a: 227 [redescription, illustration of colouration, Nepal].
nigroantenna Soós. NT: Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico ( Veracruz), Panama. Sobarocephala nigroantenna Soós 1962b: 389. Brazil. Federal District: Rio de Janeiro. HT ♀ USNM. Soós 1962b: 389 [illustration of head], 1965: 357 [notes, Brazil], 1968: 6 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 172 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, new records ( Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama)].
nigrofacies Soós. NT: Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru.
Sobarocephala nigrofacies Soós 1962b: 383. Brazil. Rio de Janeiro State: Tinguá. HT ♀ USNM. Soós 1962b: 383 [illustrations of head, thorax and wing], 1963b: 392 [key], 1968: 6 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 199 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, new records ( Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru)].
nigrohumeralis Curran. NT: Jamaica.
Sobarocephala nigrohumeralis Curran 1928: 23. Jamaica. Cinchona. HT ♀ BMNH. Soós 1968: 6 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Steyskal 1973: 443 [checklist, Antilles]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 200 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, Jamaica].
nigronota Melander & Argo. NT: Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru.
Sobarocephala nigronotum Melander & Argo 1924: 45. Costa Rica. Cartago Province: La Suiza de Turrialba. ST 2♂ 2♀ USNM [ Type No. 26275]. Melander & Argo 1924: 45 [photo]; Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world]. Sobarocephala nigronota. Soós 1965: 357 [ Costa Rica], 1968: 7 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 132 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, new records ( Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru)].
nigropilosa Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Trinidad. Sobarocephala nigropilosa Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 173. Costa Rica. Guanacaste Province: 3 km SE R. Naranjo. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 173 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
nimbipennis Lonsdale. OR: Thailand.
Sobarocephala nimbipennis Lonsdale 2014a: 228. Thailand. S Khao Lak National Park, Tone Chong Fah Fall, 100 km N Phuket. HT ♂ TAUI. Lonsdale 2014a: 228 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
nivea Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: U.S. Virgin Islands.
Sobarocephala nivea Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 200. U.S. Virgin Islands. St. John Island: Reef-Bay Trail, 1200′. HT ♂ AMNH. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 200 [illustrations of male genitalia].
notabina Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica, Peru.
Sobarocephala notabina Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 56. Costa Rica. Alajuela Province: 20 km S Upala. HT ♀ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 546 [illustration of colouration].
notalis Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil, Ecuador.
Sobarocephala notalis Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 57. Brazil. Santa Catarina State: Nova Teutonia. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 57 [illustrations of wing and colouration].
ochroapicalis Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico ( Jalisco), Panama.
Sobarocephala ochroapicalis Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 133. Costa Rica. Puntarenas Province: Peninsula Osa, Puerto Jimenez, 5 km N, 10m. HT ♂ INBio. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 133 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
oculata Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Grand Cayman, Little Cayman.
Sobarocephala oculata Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 134. Grand Cayman. Georgetown. HT ♂ CNC. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 134 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
opposita Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil, Costa Rica.
Sobarocephala opposita Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 175. Costa Rica. Alajuela Province: 20 km S Upala. HT ♀ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 175 [illustration of colouration].
orientalis Lonsdale. OR: Malaysia, Thailand.
Sobarocephala orientalis Lonsdale 2014a: 228. Thailand. S Khao Sok National Park, Rt. 401. HT ♂ TAUI. Lonsdale 2014a: 228 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
ovata Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil, Ecuador, Trinidad, Venezuela.
Sobarocephala ovata Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 134. Venezuela. Zulia State: Los Angeles del Tucuco. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 134 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
paieroi Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica (?), Brazil (?), Ecuador, Guyana.
Sobarocephala paieroi Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 201. Ecuador. Napo Province: Jatun Sacha Research Station, 6 km E Misahualli, 1°04′S, 77°37′W, 450 m. HT ♀ QCAZ. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 201 [illustration of colouration].
pakitza Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Peru.
Sobarocephala pakitza Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 202. Peru. Madre de Dios Region: Manu, Rio Manu, Pakitza 12°07′S, 70°58′W, 250 m. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 202 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
paksana Lonsdale. OR: Laos.
Sobarocephala paksana Lonsdale 2014a: 229. Laos. Sedone Province: Pakse. HT ♂ BPBM. Lonsdale 2014a: 229 [illustrations of male genitalia].
pallida Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil.
Sobarocephala pallida Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 202. Brazil. Rondônia State: 62 km S Ariquemes. HT ♀ EMUS.
palpata Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica.
Sobarocephala palpata Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 47. Costa Rica. Puntarenas Province: Monteverde, Biological Research Station, 1500 m. HT ♀ INBio. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 47 [illustration of colouration].
panamaensis Soós. NT: Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico ( Guerrero, Jalisco, Quintana Roo, Yucatán), Panama.
Sobarocephala panamaensis Soós 1965: 356. Panama. Garachine. HT ♂ USNM. Soós 1968: 7 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 175 [redescription, illustration of colouration, new records ( Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico, Panama)].
parallela Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Bolivia, Colombia.
Sobarocephala parallela Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 203. Colombia. Tolima Department: Armoro. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 203 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
paripollicis Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica, Peru.
Sobarocephala paripollicis Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 48. Costa Rica. Limon Province: Bribri, 4 km E, 10°00′N, 83°15′W, 50 m. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 48 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
parkeri Lonsdale & Marshall. NE: Mexico ( Morelos). NT: Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Peru. Sobarocephala parkeri Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 204. Costa Rica. Guanacaste Province: 14 km S Canas. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 204 [illustrations of colouration and hypandrial complex].
parrhasios Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Peru.
Sobarocephala parrhasios Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 57. Peru. Madre de Dios Region: Manu, Rio Manu, Pakitza, 12°07′S, 70°58′W. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 57 [illustrations of wing, colouration and male genitalia].
patina Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Ecuador.
Sobarocephala patina Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 49. Ecuador. Napo Province: 5 mi N El Chaco. HT ♂ QCAZ. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 49 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
pectinaria Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Grenada, Panama, Peru, Surinam. Sobarocephala pectinaria Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 135. Costa Rica. Alajuela Province: 20 km S Upala. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 135 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, photo].
pedicella Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica, Jamaica, Trinidad.
Sobarocephala pedicellus Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 177. Jamaica. Kingston. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 177 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia]. NOTE: termination of specific epithet corrected here as a mandatory change under Art. 32.5.1 of the ICZN (1999).
pengellyi Lonsdale & Marshall. NE: United States (Alabama, Georgia).
Sobarocephala pengellyi Lonsdale & Marshall 2007c: 94. USA. Georgia: Forsyth. HT ♂ CNC. Lonsdale & Marshall 2007c: 94 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, map], 2012: 39 [synonymy].
periglenes Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Colombia.
Sobarocephala periglenes Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 137. Colombia. Rio Raposo. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 137 [illustrations of male genitalia].
peruana Soós. NT: Peru.
Sobarocephala nigronota peruana Soós, 1965: 358. Peru. Iquitos. HT ♂ USNM.
Sobarocephala peruana. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 49 [new status, redescription, illustration of colouration].
phimosis Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica.
Sobarocephala phimosis Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 137. Costa Rica. Higuito, San Mateo. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 137 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
picta Hennig. NT: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guyana *, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad, Venezuela. Sobarocephala picta Hennig 1938: 135. Paraguay. Hohenau. HT ♀ SMT. Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world]; Soós 1963b: 392 [key], 1968: 7 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2010: 1041 [habitus illustration], 2012: 204 [redescription, illustrations of habitus and hypandrial complex, new records ( Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Trinidad, Venezuela)].
pictipennis Kertész. NT: Surinam.
Monorrhexa pictipennis Kertész 1903: 573. “ Surinam ”. HT ♂ HNHM.
Sobarocephala pictipennis. Melander & Argo 1924: 45 [generic combination, summary of original description]; Curran 1928: 23 [key]; Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world]; Soós 1968: 7 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 206 [redescription, illustration of colouration].
pictofacies Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Ecuador, Peru.
Sobarocephala pictofacies Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 206. Ecuador. Past Limoncocha ( 70 mi SE). HT ♀ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 206 [illustration of colouration].
pilata Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica.
Sobarocephala pilata Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 80. Costa Rica. Alajuela Province: R.B. San Ramon, 100m. HT ♂ INBio. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 80 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
pilosipes Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil.
Sobarocephala pilosipes Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 207. Brazil. Amazonas State: Manaus, Reserve Ducke. HT ♂ INPA. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 207 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
plaumanni Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil.
Sobarocephala plaumanni Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 138. Brazil. Santa Catarina State: Nova Teutonia, 27°11′S, 52°23′W. HT ♂ BMNH.
plumata Melander & Argo. NT: Bahamas, Belize *, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Grand Cayman, Panama. Sobarocephala plumata Melander & Argo 1924: 46. Panama. Alhajuelo, Canal Zone. HT ♀ USNM [ Type No. 26276]. Melander & Argo 1924: 46 [photo]; Curran 1928: 23 [key]; Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world]; Soós 1963b: 392 [key]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 208 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, new records ( Bahamas, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Grand Cayman)].
plumatella Melander & Argo. NT: Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama.
Sobarocephala plumatella Melander & Argo 1924: 46. Costa Rica. Cartago Province: La Suiza de Turrialba. HT ♂ USNM. Melander & Argo 1924: 46 [photo]; Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world]; Soós 1965: 359 [description of female, Costa Rica], 1968: 7 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 50 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, new records ( Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama)].
plumicornis (Lamb). AF: Nigeria, Seychelles.
Heteromeringia plumicornis Lamb 1914: 308. Seychelles. Silhouette Island: Mare aux Cochons, near Pointe Etienne, Mahé, Anonyme I. LT ♂ BMNH [designated by Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 12]. Frey 1960: 27 [catalogue, world]. Sobarocephala plumicornis. Stuckenberg 1973: 586 [generic combination]; Cogan 1980: 636 [catalogue]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 12 [species group discussion]; Lonsdale 2014a: 229 [redescription, illustrations of colouration, Nigeria].
polypectica Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico ( Campeche), Panama, Peru, Trinidad, Venezuela.
Sobarocephala polypectica Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 138. Costa Rica. Guanacaste Province: 14 km S Canas. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 138 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
prolixa Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Venezuela.
Sobarocephala prolixa Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 80. Venezuela. Aragua State: Henri Pittier National Park, La Trilla, 200 m. HT ♂ DEBU. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 80 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
protea Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Argentina, Belize *, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico ( Chiapas, Jalisco, Nayarit, Quintana Roo), Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, Trinidad, U.S. Virgin Isl.
Sobarocephala protea Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 139. U.S. Virgin Islands. St. John Island: Reef Bay Trail, 1200′. HT ♂ AMNH. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 139 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
pruinosa Soós. NT: Dominica, Dominican Republic, Little Cayman, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Isl.
Sobarocephala pruinosa Soós 1962b: 385. Puerto Rico. San Juan. HT ♂ USNM. Soós 1963b: 393 [key, illustrations of head and male genitalia], 1968: 7 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Steyskal 1973: 441 [ Puerto Rico, notes, emendation to type localities (country originally cited as Panama), checklist, Antilles]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 208 [redescription, synonymy of pruinosa pallidor Steyskal, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, new records ( Dominica, Dominican Republic, Little Cayman, Puerto Rico, Virgin Isl.)].
Sobarocephala pruinosa pallidor Steyskal 1973: 441. U.S. Virgin Islands. St. Croix Island, opposite airport. HT ♂ USNM [Type No. 70552]. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 208 [as synonym of pruinosa Soós].
pseudotuberculata Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica, Trinidad.
Sobarocephala pseudotuberculata Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 141. Trinidad. St. George, Aripo Valley. HT ♂ BMNH. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 141 [illustrations of male genitalia].
pubens Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Colombia, Costa Rica.
Sobarocephala pubens Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 94. Costa Rica. Alajuela Province: Upala, Dos Rios, Estación San Gerardo, 600 m. HT ♂ INBio. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 94 [illustrations of male genitalia].
puntarenas Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica, Honduras.
Sobarocephala puntarenas Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 177. Costa Rica. Puntarenas Province: Peninsula de Osa, 200 m. HT ♂ INBio. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 177 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
quadrata Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica.
Sobarocephala quadratus Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 81. Brazil. São Paulo State: Sao Jose dos Campos. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 81 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia]. NOTE: termination of specific epithet corrected here as a mandatory change under Art. 32.5.1 of the ICZN (1999).
quadrimaculata Soós. NE: United States ( Alabama, Florida, Texas); NT: Bahamas, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama.
Sobarocephala quadrimaculata Soós 1963b: 394. USA. Florida: Dade Co., Everglades National Park. HT ♀ USNM. Sabrosky & Steyskal 1974: 374 [redescription, illustrations of female abdomen, thorax and male genitalia, new records ( Florida, Bahamas, Panama)]; Poole 1996: 127 [checklist, Nearctic]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2007c: 95 [redescription, synonymy of nitida, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, map, new records ( Costa Rica, Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, United States ( Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Texas)], 2012: 209 [synonymy]. Sobarocephala nitida Soós 1963b: 393. USA. Florida: Okaloosa Co. HT ♀ USNM. Sabrosky & Steyskal 1974: 374 [as synonym of quadrimaculata Soós].
quadristyla Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, Venezuela.
Sobarocephala quadristylus Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 95. Costa Rica. Guanacaste Province: 3 km SE R. Naranjo. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 95 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia]. NOTE: termination of specific epithet corrected here as a mandatory change under Art. 32.5.1 of the ICZN (1999).
quadrivittata Czerny. NT: Brazil.
Sobarocephala quadrivittata Czerny 1929: 12. Brazil. Rio Grande do Sul. HT ♀ NMW. Frey 1960: 28 [catalogue, world]; Soós 1968: 7 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 82 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, Brazil].
rafaeli Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil.
Sobarocephala rafaeli Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 209. Brazil. Acre State: Cruzeiro do Sul, Rio Moa. HT ♂ INPA. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 209 [illustration of colouration].
recava Lonsdale. AF: Madagascar.
Sobarocephala recava Lonsdale 2014a: 230. Madagascar. Forêt de Zombitsy nr. Sakaraha, 650 m. HT ♂ CAS. Lonsdale 2014a: 230 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
reducta Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Trinidad, Venezuela. Sobarocephala ruebsaameni var. reducta Soós 1965: 351 [ nomen nudum —infraspecific name published as “variety” after 1960 ( ICZN, Art. 15.2)], 1968: 7 [catalogue, Americas south of USA].
Sobarocephala reducta Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 58. Peru. Madre de Dios Region: Manu, Rio Manu, Pakitza, 12°07′S, 70°58′W, 250m. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 58 [illustrations of wing, colouration and male genitalia].
rincon Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica.
Sobarocephala rincon Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 178. Costa Rica. Puntarenas Province: Rincon, 3 km SW, 9°55′N, 84°13′W, 10 m. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 178 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
robusta Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Mexico ( Sinaloa).
Sobarocephala robusta Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 210. Mexico. Sinaloa State: 15 mi W El Palmito, 5000′. HT ♂ CNC. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 210 [illustration of colouration].
ruebsaameni Czerny. NT: Belize, Bolivia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Trinidad. Sobarocephala Rübsaameni Czerny 1903: 86. Peru. “ Peru ”. HT ♀, depository unknown. Czerny 1903: 86 [illustrations of head and wing].
Sobarocephala rübsaameni. Melander & Argo 1924: 47 [redescription, photo, Costa Rica, Panama]; Frey 1960: 28 [catalogue, world].
Sobarocephala ruebsaameni. Soós 1965: 351 [male description], 1968: 7 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale et al. 2010: 241 [genes sequenced for phylogenetic analysis]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 59 [redescription, illustrations of wing, colouration and male genitalia, photo, new records ( Belize, Bolivia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Trinidad)].
sabroskyi Soós. NT: Brazil, Paraguay.
Sobarocephala sabroskyi Soós 1963b: 395. Paraguay. District Cordillera: San Bernardino. HT ♂ HNHM. Soós 1968: 7 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 211 [redescription, illustration of colouration, Brazil].
schildimyia Lonsdale & Marshall. NE: Mexico ( Tamaulipas); NT: Costa Rica, Panama.
Sobarocephala schildimyia Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 96. Costa Rica. Puntarenas Province: PILA, Est. Altamira, 1450 m. HT ♂ INBio. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 96 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
schistos Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil.
Sobarocephala schistos Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 96. Brazil. Amazonas: AM-010 km.31, Embrapa. HT ♂ INPA. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 96 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
secaperas Lonsdale. OR: Thailand.
Sobarocephala secaperas Lonsdale 2014a: 231. Thailand. Chiang Mai Provence: Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, What Phrathat, 18.80N/98.92E, 1100 m. HT ♂ MHNG. Lonsdale 2014a: 231 [illustration of colouration].
sectilis Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador.
Sobarocephala sectilis Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 82. Costa Rica. Pedregoso. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 82 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
serpentina Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico ( Chiapas), Panama. Sobarocephala serpentina Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 97. Costa Rica. Cartago Province: Cerro de la Muerte, La Crangreja, 1950 m. HT ♂ DEBU. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 97 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, live photo].
setipes Melander & Argo. NE: Illinois to Ontario and Louisiana to Florida.
Sobarocephala setipes Melander & Argo 1924: 47. USA. Maryland: Prince Georges Co., Marlboro. HT ♂ USNM [Cat. No. 26277]. Melander & Argo 1924: 47 [photo]; Frey 1960: 28 [catalogue, world]; Steyskal 1965: 806 [catalogue, America north of Mexico]; Sabrosky & Steyskal 1974: 384 [redescription, illustrations of female abdomen, thorax and male genitalia, new records (Ontario, Illinois, Indiana, Lousiana, Maryland, Michigan]; Poole 1996: 127 [checklist, Nearctic]; Marshall, 2006: 510 [photo]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2007c: 97 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, map, new records (Ontario, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Lousiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi)], 2012: 142 [synonymy], Lonsdale et al. 2010: 241 [genes sequenced for phylogenetic analysis].
setulocetra Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica.
Sobarocephala setulocetra Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 64. Costa Rica. Guanacaste Province: Cerro El Hacha, 12 km SE de la Cruz, 300– 400 m. HT ♂ INBio. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 64 [relationships, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
sexvittata Soós. NT: Brazil.
Sobarocephala sexvittata Soós 1964b: 451. Brazil. Federal District: Rio de Janeiro. HT ♀ USNM. Soós 1968: 7 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 211 [redescription, illustration of colouration, HNHM paratype listed as holotype].
silvana Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Ecuador, Puerto Rico, Venezuela.
Sobarocephala silvana Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 212. Venezuela. Amazonas State: Cerro de la Neblina basecamp, 0°50′N, 66°10′W, 140 m. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 212 [illustrations of male genitalia].
sinuata Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama.
Sobarocephala sinuata Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 51. Costa Rica. La Suiza. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 51 [illustration of colouration].
soosi Steyskal. NT: Puerto Rico.
Sobarocephala soosi Steyskal 1973: 442. Puerto Rico. Near Aguado. HT ♀ USNM [Type No. 72974]. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 83 [redescription].
spatulata Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela. Sobarocephala spatulata Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 142. Peru. Madre de Dios Region: Manu, Rio Manu, Pakitza, 12°07′S, 70°58′W, 250m. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 142 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, photo].
speciosa Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil, Panama.
Sobarocephala speciosa Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 61. Brazil. Maranhão State: Sao Pedro da Agua Branca, Faz. Esplanada. HT ♂ INPA. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 61 [illustration of colouration].
spica Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica.
Sobarocephala spica Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 212. Costa Rica. Alajuela Province: 20 km S Upala. HT ♀ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 212 [illustration of colouration].
spinaria Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil.
Sobarocephala spinaria Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 52. Brazil. Amazonas State: Manaus, Reserve Ducke. HT ♂ INPA. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 52 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
strigata Hennig. NT: Ecuador, Peru.
Sobarocephala strigata Hennig 1938: 136. Peru. Pachitea. 150 m. HT ♂ SMT. Frey 1960: 28 [catalogue, world]; Soós 1963b: 392 [key], 1968: 7 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 214 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, Ecuador, Peru].
styskali Soós. NT: Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico ( Veracruz).
Sobarocephala styskali Soós 1963b: 395. Brazil. Federal District: Rio de Janeiro. HT ♂ HNHM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 213 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, new records ( Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico), discussion of nomenclature].
Sobarocephala steyskali. Soós 1968: 7 [unjustified emendation, catalogue, Americas south of USA].
subapiculata Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil.
Sobarocephala subapiculata Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 143. Brazil. Rondônia State: 62 km SE Ariquemes, 180 m. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 143 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
sublimita Lonsdale & Marshall. NE: Mexico ( Durango); NT: Costa Rica, Honduras.
Sobarocephala sublimita Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 215. Mexico. Durango State: 24 mi W La Cuidad, 7000′. HT ♀ CNC. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 215 [illustration of colouration].
subsolana Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Panama(?), Peru.
Sobarocephala subsolana Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 144. Peru. Cuzco Region: Paucartambo, Puente San Pedro, ca. 50 km NW Pilcopata, 1600m. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 144 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
subtriangulina Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela. Sobarocephala subtriangulina Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 145. Ecuador. Napo Province: Tena. HT ♂ QCAZ. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 145 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
surinamensis Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Surinam.
Sobarocephala surinamensis Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 98. Surinam. 2 km SW Berg en dal. HT ♂ AMNH. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 98 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
synapta Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil, Costa Rica, Peru.
Sobarocephala synapta Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 146. Costa Rica. Puntarenas Province: R.F. Golfo Dulce, 3 km SW Rincon. HT ♂ INBio. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 146 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
tecta Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Bolivia, Brazil, Peru.
Sobarocephala tecta Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 84. Brazil. Minas Gerais State: near Timoteo. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 84 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
texensis Sabrosky & Steyskal. NE: Texas.
Sobarocephala texensis Sabrosky & Steyskal 1974: 381. USA. Texas: Real Co., Leakey, Rio Frio. HT ♂ USNM [Type No. 72766]. Sabrosky & Steyskal 1974: 381 [illustrations of female abdomen, thorax and male genitalia]; Poole 1996: 127 [checklist, Nearctic]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2007c: 99 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia], 2012: 146 [synonymy].
theiodes Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Trinidad.
Sobarocephala theiodes Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 99. Peru. Cuzco Region: Quincemil. HT ♂ CNC. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 99 [illustrations of male genitalia].
thrinax Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela. Sobarocephala thrinax Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 146. Costa Rica. Puntarenas Province: Peninsula de Osa, 5 km N Puerto Jimenez, 10 m. HT ♂ INBio. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 146 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
thysania Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Peru.
Sobarocephala thysania Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 148. Peru. Madre de Dios Region: Manu, Erika (near Salvación), 500 m. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 148 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
tibialis Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil.
Sobarocephala tibialis Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 148. Brazil. Santa Catarina State: Nova Teutonia, 27°11′S, 52°23′W, 300– 500 m. HT ♂ CNC. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 148 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
tinctoalata Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Ecuador, Peru.
Sobarocephala tinctoalata Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 215. Ecuador. Napo Province: Tena. HT ♂ QCAZ. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 215 [illustrations of male genitalia].
triangula Lonsdale. AU: Australia (NT, QLD). OR: Indonesia, Vietnam.
Sobarocephala triangula Lonsdale 2014a: 231. Indonesia. Sumatra: Aceh Gunung Leuser National Park, Ketambe Research Station, 3°41′N, 97°39′E, 400 m. HT ♂ ROM. Lonsdale 2014a: 231 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
tridentata Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica, Panama.
Sobarocephala tridentata Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 149. Panama. Canal Zone, Pipeline Road. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 149 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
tschirnhausi Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil.
Sobarocephala tschirnhausi Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 52. Brazil. São Paulo State: Atlantic Coast near Ptaia Maresias, W Ilha de São Sebastião, foot of coastal mountains "Serra do Mar". HT ♂ ZSBS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 52 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
tuberofacies Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana.
Sobarocephala tuberofacies Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 216. Brazil. Rondônia State: 62 km SE Ariquemes. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 216 [illustration of colouration].
uberis Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Trinidad, Venezuela. Sobarocephala uberis Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 178. Venezuela. Zulia St., El Tucuco, Sierra de Perija, 200m. HT ♂ IZAM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 178 [illustration of colouration and egg].
uncinata Sueyoshi. OR: Japan (Ryukyus).
Sobarocephala uncinata Sueyoshi 2006: 22. Japan. Ryuku: Okinawa Pref., Kunigami Village, Yona. HT ♂ BLKU. Sueyoshi 2006: 22 [illustrations of head, and male and female terminalia], 2011: 11 [Japan, pictoral key], 2012: 29 [Japan], 2014: 620 [catalogue, Japan]; Sueyoshi et al. 2009: 103 [log emergence trap, Japan]; Sasakawa 2011a: 7 [key]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 12 [species group discussion]; Lonsdale 2014a: 232 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
upala Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil, Costa Rica, Guyana *, Trinidad.
Sobarocephala upala Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 217. Costa Rica. Alajuela Province: 20 km S Upala. HT ♀ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 217 [illustration of colouration].
ustulata Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru.
Sobarocephala ustulata Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 217. Peru. Huánuco Region: Monzon Valley, Tingo Maria. HT ♂ CAS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 217 [illustration of colouration and hypandrial complex].
valida (Williston). NE: Mexico ( Sonora); NT: Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominica, Ecuador, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico ( Oaxaca, Sinaloa, Veracruz), Panama, Peru, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad.
Heteroneura valida Williston 1896: 388. St. Vincent, Leeward side. ST 6♂♀ BMNH. Czerny 1903: 102 [quotes description, notes]; Aldrich 1905: 571 [catalogue, North America]; Williston 1908: 319 [generic discussion]. Heteromeringia valida. Malloch 1918: 8 [implicit generic combination].
Sobarocephala valida. Melander & Argo 1924: 48 [redescription, generic combination, photo]; Frey 1960: 28 [catalogue, world]; Soós 1968: 7 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Steyskal 1973: 443 [checklist, Antilles]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 150 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, new records ( Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominica, Ecuador, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Peru, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad)].
variegata Melander & Argo. NT: Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico ( Veracruz), Panama, Peru. Sobarocephala variegata Melander & Argo 1924: 48. Costa Rica. Cartago Province: La Suiza de Turrialba. LT ♂ USNM [ Type No. 26278; designated Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 219]. Melander & Argo 1924: 48 [photo]; Curran 1928: 23 [key]; Frey 1960: 28 [catalogue, world]; Soós 1963b: 392 [key], 1968: 8 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 218 [redescription, LT designation, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, new records ( Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru)].
verticalis Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Costa Rica.
Sobarocephala verticalis Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 99. Costa Rica. Puntarenas Province: Parque Nacional La Amistad Estación Altamira, 1320 m. HT ♀ INBio. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 99 [illustration of colouration].
vestigialis Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Ecuador, Mexico ( Jalisco, Nayarit), Panama, Peru, Venezuela.
Sobarocephala vestigialis Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 151. Costa Rica. Puntarenas Province: Est. Cabuya, Rio Cabo Blanco, 50 m. HT ♂ INBio. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 151 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
virgulatissimus Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Ecuador.
Sobarocephala virgulatissimus Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 63. Ecuador. Napo Province: Res. Ethnica Waorami, 1 km S Onkone Gare camp, 00°39′10ʺS, 7°26′00ʺW, 220 m. HT ♂ USNM [in trust, for eventual deposit in Ecuador]. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 63 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
virilipeza Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Mexico ( Chiapas).
Sobarocephala virilipeza Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 151. Mexico. Chiapas State: 32 mi W San Cristobal, Jct 190–195 Hwys. HT ♂ CNC. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 151 [illustrations of colouration, fore leg and male genitalia].
vittatifrons Hennig. NT: Brazil, Peru.
Sobarocephala vittatifrons Hennig, 1938: 137. Peru. Meshagua, on Urubamba River, 350m. HT ♀ SMT. Soós 1968: 8 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 84 [redescription, illustration of colouration].
vittatohumeralis Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil, Costa Rica.
Sobarocephala vittatohumeralis Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 220. Costa Rica. Guanacaste Province: 14 km S Canas. HT ♂ EMUS. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 220 [illustration of colouration].
vockerothi Sasakawa. OR: Malaysia ( Pahang), Philippines.
Sobarocephala vockerothi Sasakawa 1993: 8. Malaysia. Pahang: Tanah Rata, 1460 m. HT ♂ CNC. Sasakawa 1993: 8 [illustrations of thorax and male genitalia], 2011a: 13 [key, new record (Philippines)]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 17 [species group discussion]; Lonsdale 2014a: 232 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, Philippines].
vulgaris Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico ( Chiapas, Nayarit, Veracruz), Panama, Venezuela.
Sobarocephala vulgaris Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 152. Costa Rica. Puntarenas Province: Las Alturas Biological Station, 8.57°N, 82.50°W, trail to Cerro Behanti. HT ♂ INBio. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 152 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, photo of head, live photo].
wirthi Lonsdale & Marshall. NE: United States (New Jersey to Florida).
Sobarocephala wirthi Lonsdale & Marshall 2007c: 100. USA. Maryland: Montgomery Co., Colesville. HT ♂ USNM. Lonsdale & Marshall 2007c: 100 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia], 2012: 39 [synonymy].
xanthomelana Melander & Argo. NT: Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico ( Chiapas, Sinaloa, Veracruz), Panama, St. Vincent, Trinidad.
Sobarocephala xanthomelana Melander & Argo 1924: 49. Costa Rica. Cartago Province: La Suiza de Turrialba. ST 5♂ 2♀ USNM [ Type No. 26279]. Melander & Argo 1924: 49 [photo]; Soós 1965: 360 [ Costa Rica], 1968: 8 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 155 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia, new records ( Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, St. Vincent, Trinidad)]. Sobarocephala xanthomelas. Misspelling of xanthomelana. Frey 1960: 28 [catalogue, world].
xanthotibialis Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico ( Nayarit), Peru, St. Vincent, Trinidad, Venezuela. Sobarocephala xanthotibialis Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 156. St. Vincent. Majorica, 1500′. HT ♂ CNC. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 156 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
zeugma Hennig. NT: Bolivia.
Sobarocephala zeugma Hennig 1938: 136. Bolivia. La Paz Department: Yungas von Coroico, 1000 m. HT ♀ SMT. Frey 1960: 28 [catalogue, world]; Soós 1963b: 392 [key], 1968: 8 [catalogue, Americas south of USA]; Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 220 [redescription, illustration of colouration].
zeuxis Lonsdale & Marshall. NT: Brazil.
Sobarocephala zeuxis Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 61. “Brazil”. HT ♂ BMNH. Lonsdale & Marshall 2012: 61 [illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].
zuluensis Stuckenberg. AF: South Africa.
Sobarocephala zuluensis Stuckenberg 1973: 586. South Africa. Zululand: Ngoge Forest between Eshowe and Empangeni. HT ♂ NMP. Stuckenberg 1973: 586 [illustrations of head, colouration and male genitalia]; Cogan 1980: 636 [catalogue, Afrotropics]; Lonsdale 2014a: 233 [redescription, illustrations of colouration and male genitalia].