Dilasia galateae (Reuter, 1884) n. comb.

(Fig. 89)

Lasiochilus galateae Reuter, 1884: 16 .

Diagnostic characters: Measurements, see Table IV. Male: Characterized by the following combination of characters: head black, pronotum dark brown; hemelytra and underside of body, pale brown; antennal segment II thick, slightly longer than length of head; antennal segments (I:II:III:IV) 1: 2.6: 2.1: 2.1; head short, not so prolonged anteriorly (Fig. 107), hemelytra covered by short pilosity; forefemora long, not very thick; foretibiae armed with row of long spines on inner margin (Fig. 108), pads medium sized, ostiolar peritreme opening not acute apically; meso- and metasternum not sulcate medially, the last elongate apically (Fig. 109); a few small, slender copulatory spines (Fig. 110); left paramere linear, nearly straight, pygophore with a very short prominence beneath left paramere (Fig. 111); aedeagus armed without two lateral and subapical feather-like structures. Female: With parietovaginal gland inapparent, seventh sternite with small punctures centrally (Fig. 112). Antennal segments (I:II:III:IV) 1: 2.4: 2.8: 2.8.

Distribution: Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador. Collections in Paraguay and Peru represent new distributional records. (Fig. 49).

Material examined: ARGENTINA: Corrientes, (new distributional record in Argentina): ♂ Ituzaingó (at light), III-1995, Carpintero. (slide-mounted). MACN ; Formosa, (new distributional record in Argentina): ♂ ♀ Ea. La Marcela, 35 km E El Colorado, X-2007 (luz), Dellapé. (slide-mounted). MACN ; 4♀ Misiones, P. N. Iguazú, X- 1980, Carpintero. MACN ; ♀ same data, X-1989. MACN; BRAZIL: ♂ Nova Teutonia, 27º11’S 52º23’W, P. Plaumann, VI-1958, ex litter, Brit. Mus. 1959-604. BMNH ; 2♀ Sta Catarina, Nova Teutonia, 5-x-1955, F. Plaumann. J. C. Lutz colln., 1961. USNM ; ♀ same data, 11-II-1945, Brit. Mus. 1957-341. BMNH; ♀ same data, 11-II-1944. BMNH; ♀ Hoboken, 10330, 27-X-1947 /10576, on Miltonia regnelli leaf. USNM ; ♀ same data, 10226, on Sophronites sp. Leaf. USNM ; ♂ in orchid packing Honolulu, 22-VII-1938. USNM ; ♂ on orchid leaf, D. C. Inspect, H. V., I-1940. (slide-mounted) MACN ; ECUADOR: ♂ Garapata, W. Sto. Domingo, 28-XII-1970, coll. L. E. Peña. (slide-mounted). MACN ; PARAGUAY: ♀ Canindeyú, Res. Mbaracayú, Aguará-Ñú (at light), XII-2003, O. Di Iorio. MACN ; PERU: 2♂, 4♀ Piura, 16-VIII-1947, nº 443, Berry lot. Nº42-14106. USNM .

Discussion: This species is easily distinguishable by its coloration. Its left paramere is similar to that of D. punctipennis, but that on the latter species is slightly shorter and slightly sinuate basally, and while the pygophore has a very short prominence beneath the left paramere.