Cacostola simplex (Pascoe, 1859)

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Pachypeza simplex Pascoe, 1859: 55 .

Cacostola simplex; Monné, 2023: 821 (cat.).

Remarks. – This species was described based on a single specimen from Brazil (Pará).Currently, it is known from Peru, French Guiana, and Brazil (Pará) (Bezark 2023b; Monné 2023; Tavakilian & Chevillotte 2023). Breuning (1959) synonymized C. simplex with C. volvula (Fabricius, 1787); Marinoni & Martins (1982) replaced C. simplex .

Material examined

ECUADOR (new country record), Orellana: 16 km SW Coca, 1 female, 4.II.2004, F. T. Hovore leg. (LGBC); 16 km W Coca, 1 male, 20.II.2004, F. T. Hovore leg. (LGBC) .