Caprilesia Gil-Santana, Marques and Costa, 2006

Type species: Caprilesia almirantiana Gil-Santana, Marques and Costa, 2006 . By monotypy, three species included.

Diagnosis: Postocular region of head subglobose; first and second visible labial segments with a pair of spiniform setae each, and third visible labial segment with one strong seta; humeral angles, mesoscutum and metascutum spined; scutellum with a short protuberance; procoxae, profemora, and protibiae spined; and forewings with two closed cells (Gil-Santana et al. 2006, Castro-Huertas et al. 2023). In addition, pterostigma of forewing not surpassing the apex of the discal cell, and second tarsomere nearly as long as third tarsomere.

Examined material: Caprilesia sikuani Castro-Huertas, Forero and Melo, 2022: one male, holotype, COLOMBIA: Meta, Remolinos, Centro Cafam Llanos, 55 km W de Puerto Gaitán, 165 m, 4.274963° N 72.540814° W, 30.iv. 2010, A. García et al., Bosque Bavaria, pitfall / MPUJ _ ENT 0010541 (MPUJ). Caprilesia napuruna Castro-Huertas, Forero and Melo, 2022: one female, holotype, ECUADOR: Napo, Sacha Wagra Lodge, Rio Hollin, 10 km from Archidona, 730 m, 0.96° S 77.75° W, 29.xi.2009, D. Forero [EC09_L4] [fogging]/UCR_ENT 00002682 (QCAZ).