Rhabdepyris septemlineatus , Kieffer 1906

Rhabdepyris septemlineatus Kieffer, 1906

(Fig. 32–34)

Rhabdepyris septemlineatus Kieffer, 1906: 248, 250; Kieffer, 1908: 32; Kieffer, 1914: 348, 361; Evans, 1964: 95; Evans, 1965: 116, 117, 122–123; Gordh & Móczár, 1990: 153; Azevedo, 1999: 895; Rosmann & Azevedo, 2005:404.

Rhabdepyris lobatifrons Kieffer, 1910: 297–298; Kieffer, 1914: 349, 361 Evans, 1964: 95; Evans, 1965: 116, 117, 120– 122, 166; Gordh & Móczár, 1990: 148; Azevedo, 1999: 896. Syn. n.

According to Azevedo (1999), R. septemlineatus Kieffer, 1906 and R. lobatifrons Kieffer, 1910 are very similar to each other, and they can be distinguished mainly by the shape of ventral margin of the paramere, which is dilated submedially in R. septemlineatus and medially in R. lobatifrons. Here we analyzed a large series and noticed a wide and intermediary range of variation of this character between both species, so that we considered R. lobatifrons as a junior synonym of R. septemlineatus.

R. septemlineatus was known from Nicaragua, Panama and Brazil (Amazonas, Espírito Santo, São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina). Here, with additional localities of R. lobatifrons, this species is recorded from Trinidad, French Guiana, Ecuador, Brazil (Amapá, Pará, Acre, Rio de Janeiro and Paraná), Peru, Bolivia and Paraguay. In this series, frons and dorsum of thorax inconspicuously coriaceous; frontal angle of ocellar triangle acute or almost right; ventral margin of the paramere dilated medially or submedially; appendicular process with base width 0.7x or 1.0x process width, apex rounded or angulate (Fig. 32–34); aedeagus with median portion abruptly or progressively narrow.

Material examined. NICARAGUA, Granada, Volcan Mombacho, Mal [aise] trap, J. M. Maes col. (SEAN), Santa Ana 2, 5 males, 15.V.1998, 1 male, 21.VI.1998; Santa Ana 3, 1 male, 31.III.1998. PANAMA, Cólon, 1 male, 14 Km N Jct. Escobal r[oa]d and Piña r[oa]d or Pitta r[oa]d, 2–3.VI.1995, FIT, about 20 m, J. Ashe & R. Brooks col. (CNCI). TRINIDAD, [Saint George], 14 males, Tunapuna, M[oun]t S[ain]t Benedict, M [oun]t Tabor, rain for[est], 500 m, 21.V–8.VII.1993, M[alaise] t[rap], S. & J. Peck col. (CNCI); [Arima], 8 Km N Arima, Simla Res [erve] Sta [tion], 240–260 m, 6–24.VI.1993, S. & J. Peck col. (CNCI), 10 males, trop[ical] for[est], 4 males, lower mountain rain for[est]; 6 males, 13 Km S Arima, 2 Km N Talaparo, Quesnell Farm, rain forest, 50 m, 12–22.VI.1993, M[alaise] t[rap], S. & J. Peck col. (CNCI). FRENCH GUIANA, [Department de la Guyane], 1 male, Saül, 7 Km N 63 Km SE of Eaux Claires, M[oun]t Fumere, 490 m, 1– 8.VI.1997, FIT, J. Ashe & R. Brooks col. (CNCI). ECUADOR, Pichincha, Rio Palenque (CNCI), 1 male, 1– 14.VII.1997, S. Forayth col., 1 male, 21–25.II.1976. BRAZIL, A [ma] p [á], 1 male, Serra do Navio, 1– 14.V.1991, interception trap, N. Degallier col. (MPEG); P [ar] á, Tucurí, Rio Tocantins, Base 4, interception trap, N. Degallier col. (MPEG), 1 male, 27.XI–11.XII.1985, 1 male, 23.XI–07.XII.1986; Rio de Janeiro, 1 male, Represa dos Ciganos, 22–24.I.1990, M[alaise] t[rap], S. A. Marshall col. (CNCI); Paraná, 1 male, Londrina, III.1975, M. Alvarenga col. (CNCI). PERU, Madre de Dios, 4 males, Pachitza, 317 m, 15–16.X.2000, FIT, R. Brooks col. (CNCI); 4 males, Panticolla Lodge, 400 m, 25–26.X.2000, FIT, R. Brooks col. (CNCI). BOLIVIA, Cochabamba, 1 male, Villa Tunari, 16 o 54'55''S 65 o 22'06''W, trop[ical] for[est], 6.X.2001, M[alaise] t[rap], H. Heider col. (CNCI). PARAGUAY, Caazapá, 2 males, Hermosa, Lopes, López family, San Rafael Res [erve], 90 m; Itapua, 2 males, Yatai, Hostettler family, San Rafael Res [erve], 26 o 38'17''S 55 o 39'50''W.