Aphalara spp.

Comments.

Burckhardt (1987) reported a single female from Argentina (Tucuman) suggesting that it may be introduced from North America. Whether this specimen belongs to A. ritteri sp. nov. cannot be checked as it appears to be lost (T. Vasarhelyi, pers. comm.).

Brown and Hodkinson (1988) recorded a female in poor condition from Panama (Canal Zone, Herbert Osborn Collection) (USNM, slide mounted) that they questionably referred to A. curta . As the specimen is in poor condition, its identity cannot be determined.