Triphoris alternata C.B. Adams, 1852

Triphoris alternatus C.B. Adams, 1852: 158, species 207.

Triphoris (Mastonia) alternata C.B. Adams, 1852 — Mörch 1861: 81.

Triforis alternatus C.B. Adams, 1852 — Carpenter 1857: 341.

Triphoris alternatus C.B. Adams, 1852 — Wimmer 1880: 496.

Triphora alternata C.B. Adams, 1852 — Keen 1971: 416.

Type locality. Panama .

Type material. MCZ 186449, holotype . MCZ 186453, paratypes .

Distribution. El Salvador (Mörch 1861), Ecuador (Shasky 1983c), Ecuador, Galapagos Islands (Wimmer 1880; Hertz 1976b; Finet 1985; Skoglund 1992; Kaiser 1993; Kaiser 1997), Mexico (Carpenter 1857; Draper 1972; Skoglund 1992), Panama (Adams 1852; Carpenter 1857; Tryon 1887; Paetel 1888; Bartsch 1907b; Strong & Hertlein 1939; Turner 1956; Keen 1971).

Remarks. The genus Triphoris is of feminine gender, therefore this name should be Triphoris alternata . Finet (1985) considered this species conspecific with Triphora escondidensis F. Baker, 1926 and with Triphora evermanni F. Baker, 1926, based on his correspondence with B.C. Draper.