Allocyphotes pompanoni Gonzalez-Mozo & Ware 2023, comb. nov.

Allocyphotes pompanoni (Boulard, 2011) comb. nov.

(Figures. 14E, 15E, 16E)

Aspona pompanoni 2019: 97 [new species; illustration]

Diagnosis. Pronotum with small knots on metopidium and carina media area, in dorsal view posterolateral area of pronotum rounded, projected laterally.

Description. (Modified from Boulard, 2011). Color. General color dark red, with a scattered black spot in dorsal and lateral areas of pronotum, vertex black, frontoclypeus dark red. Sculpture. Tuberculate, pronotum with elevated knots in carina media, metopidium and posterolateral area of pronotum. Head. Frontoclypeus with acute apex, extended beyond suprantennal ledges. Thorax. Pronotum. In lateral view, preapical part of posterior pronotal process subdivided in two even rounded humps, in dorsal view, humeral angles auriculate and well developed laterally, posterolateral pronotal area rounded, not surpassing humeral angle projection.

Measurements (mm). (Boulard, 2011): Total length 5.5; head width; head length 2.12; pronotum length 4.62; width between humeral angles 3.5.

Distribution. French Guiana.

Material examined. Photograph of Holotype. Label information (Boulard, 2011): “ Guyane, Haut-Itany, Carbet Lavaud (rive surinamienne), 3–4.XII.1975, Mission Michel Boulard, Pierre Jauffret & Pierre Pompanon leg”. (MNHN: 1 female).

Comments. A. pompanoni comb. nov. is transferred here into Allocyphotes based on the following characters: pronotal sculpture, frontoclypeus tubular, extended 1/3 beyond supraantenal ledges, humeral angles trilobate and posterolateral area of pronotum not well projected laterally; characters of genitalia and forewing venation are not treated in Boulard’s description. Therefore they are not discussed here. Further analysis of these characters is required, however, we consider the available characters sufficient to support the new combination. A. pompanoni comb. nov. is closely related to A. robertoi sp. nov. they differ however in the morphology of the preapical portion of pronotum. This is the only species of Allocyphotes recorded for French Guiana.