Alphomelon nanosoma Deans, 2003

Figs 52A-F, 53A-F, 54A-F, 55A-G, 56A-C, 100B

Distribution.

Brazil (MT), Costa Rica (ACG), Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Trinidad & Tobago.

Biology.

Gregarious, reared from Carystoides basoches, C. escalantei, C. hondura, C. orbius, Carystoides Burns01, Carystoides escalanteiDHJ02 on at least 10 palm species ( Arecaceae). A previous host record, Cobalopsis sp. on Oryza latifolia (Deans et al. 2003) could not be confirmed.

DNA barcoding.

BINBOLD:AAB9792.

Other specimens examined.

(83 females, 17 males, 1 sex unknown): CNC1802049, CNC1802050, CNC1802051, CNC1802052, CNC1802053, CNC1802054, CNC1802055, CNC1802056, CNC1802057, CNC1802058, CNC1802059, CNC1802060, CNC1802061, CNC1802062 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), CNC1802063, CNC1802064, CNC1802065, DHJPAR0052916, CNC1802066, CNC1802067, CNC1802068, CNC1802069, CNC1802070, CNC1802071, CNC1802072, CNC1802073, CNC1802074, CNC1802075, CNC1802076, CNC1802077, CNC1802078, CNC1802079, DHJPAR0051812, CNC1802080, CNC1802081, CNC1802082, CNC1802083, CNC1802084, CNC1802085 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), DHJPAR0054602, CNC1802086, CNC1802087, CNC1802088, CNC1802089, CNC1802090, CNC1802091, CNC1802092, CNC1802093, CNC1802094, CNC1802095, CNC1802096, DHJPAR0054600, CNC1802097, CNC1802098, CNC1802099, CNC1802100, CNC1802101 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), CNC280519, CNCHYM 00042, CNCHYM 00038, CNCHYM 00039, CNCHYM 00040, CNCHYM 00041, CNC704368, CNC704369, CNC704370, CNC704371, CNC704372, CNC704373, CNC704374, CNC704375, CNC704376, CNC704377, CNC704378, CNC704379, CNC704380, CNC704381, CNC704382, CNC704383, CNC704384, CNC704385, CNC704386, CNC704387, CNC721027, CNC721028, CNC721029, CNC721030, CNC721031, CNC721032, CNC721033, CNC721034, CNC721035, CNC721036, CNC721037, CNC721038, CNC721039, CNC721040, CNC721041, CNC721042, CNC721043, CNC721044.

Notes.

Based on the material studied, A. nanosoma could include a complex of species (all comparatively of smaller size than most Alphomelon species). Pending the availability of more DNA barcodes from more specimens, especially from South America, we keep for now all known specimens within the same species.