Paulipalpina sp.

(Figs. 262–267)

Material examined: 1 female (MNHN). Locality and data: Colombia:? Magdalena Department. Labels: “Nov. Gren. [Nova Grenada, a former name for Colombia] // Magd…” [not possible to read properly, but probably referring to Magdalena Department]. Specimen here illustrated. Note: specimen (listed as examined in Gnaspini, 1996: 541) misidentified as ‘ Adelopsis filicornis Jeannel, 1936 ’, presently in Parapaulipalpina, labeled “type” and placed together with the holotype of that species (a single specimen listed in original description)—Gnaspini, 1996: 540, and see Notes under Parapaulipalpina filicornis, above.

Short Description of the specimen. Eyes reduced (Fig. 263). Spermatheca with 3-turns placed close to the spermatheca base, followed by additional 3-turns transversal to the spermatheca body, followed by a thick, curved body, ending in an elongate apical bulb (Fig. 262). Proportion spermatheca/elytron = 0.21. Mesotibia slightly curved internally (Fig. 267).

Taxonomic Remarks. We decided to not assign this specimen to a new species, because it would have the status of a ‘species inquirenda’ (because it is based on a single female). However, we should reinforce the fact that this specimen has a [erroneous] ‘type’ label, and it was placed together with the type of Parapaulipalpina filicornis (see Note under that species) and can create confusion in the future if this is not corrected. The spermatheca (Fig. 262) is very similar to the spermatheca here illustrated of the female paralectotype of Paulipalpina dispar (Portevin, 1903) (Fig. 242), which is also from ‘Colombia’, with no precise locality. Although they are both from Colombia, both without precise locality, we prefer to avoid assigning specimens to species without a high probability of being correct.