Scaphytopius nigrinotus Caldwell, 1952

(Figs. 11Q, 12Q, 13Q, 14K)

Scaphytopius nigrinotus Caldwell, 1952: 46 .

Scaphytopius (Cloanthanus) nigrinotus (Caldwell, 1952) Linnavuori, 1959:82 .

Diagnosis. Length of male 4.5 mm. General appearance black (specimens from Costa Rica are light brown). Crown 1.7 x longer than basal width between eyes, light brown with two pale longitudinal bands in center, separated by dark line; third pale longitudinal band, discontinuous with previous bands, extends from last third of crown to apex. Forewings brownish with indistinct hyaline markings; base of costal cell white, with 9 veinlets. Face dark (specimens from Costa Rica with face orange). Paraphyses fused basally, elongate (Linnavuori, 1959), in ventral view in shape of an arch, with apex in form of triangular spine. Shaft of aedeagus thin and very short (Caldwell, 1952), in lateral view L-shaped, with dorsal apodeme longer than shaft.

Distribution. Cuba (Hidalgo-Gato & Rodrígues-León, 2003), Puerto Rico (Caldwell, 1952); Costa Rica.

Biology. In the original description, specimens were collected from Rhizophora mangle (Caldwell, 1952) .

Material examined. 2 ♂. Costa Rica, Guanacaste, 19 km SW Cañas. 20.VIII.1992. col: M.W. Nielson & H. Lezama, MUCR 0001087//MUCR 0001088 (MIUCR) .