Amisega cyaniceps Ducke, 1911

Amisega mocsaryi var. cyaniceps Ducke, 1911: 93 . Syntypes ♂, ♀; Brazil: Amazonas: Tefé, 06.ix.1904, A. Ducke (MZSP), 29.ix.1904 (MPEG), 01.x.1904 (MPEG), 02.x.1904 (MPEG), 03.x.1904 (MPEG); Santo Antônio do Içá, 31.viii.1905, A. Ducke (MPEG); Rio Javari (unknown depository), Tabatinga, 12.x.1904, A. Ducke (MPEG), 16.x.1904 (MPEG). Peru: Loreto: Iquitos, 29.vii.1906, A. Ducke (MPEG).

Amisega mocsaryi: Kimsey & Bohart (1991: 93).

Amisega cyaniceps: Lucena et al. (2024: 13).

Lucena et al. (2024) elevated A. cyaniceps to species rank without providing any explanation. This taxon was previously synonymized with A. mocsaryi by Kimsey (1987), where A. cyaniceps was not mentioned, and by Kimsey & Bohart (1991). A visual comparison of the photographs of A. cyaniceps and the type material of A. mocsaryi reveals minimal differences, which could be interpreted as intraspecific variation. It is possible that the authors examined additional material that justifies separating the two species, however a comment supporting the status of A. cyaniceps as a valid species would be valuable in future publications.