Scaphytopius osborni (Van Duzee, 1910)

(Figs. 11S, 12S, 13S, 14M)

Platymetopius osborni Van Duzee, 1910: 229

Convelinus osborni (Van Duzee, 1910) Ball, 1932: 255 .

Cloanthanus osborni (Van Duzee, 1910) DeLong, 1943: 193 .

Scaphytopius (Cloanthanus) osborni (Van Duzee, 1910) Hepner, 1947: 483 .

Diagnosis. Length of male 4.5 mm. General appearance light brown with irregular dark brown markings (Linnavuori, 1959). Crown 1.2 x longer than basal width between eyes, reddish brown with white dot at apex and white spot on either side almost forming white band behind apex; base of crown white (Van Duzee, 1910). Forewings light brown with irregular dark brown markings, with 12 veinlets. Face pale yellow with numerous irregular dark brown markings. Paraphyses in ventral view thin and elongated, with wide lateral projection in shape of a triangle. Aedeagus with shaft short; shaft and dorsal apodeme in lateral view C-shaped; shaft tubular, with pair of short preapical teeth.

Distribution. Guatemala, Mexico, United States (Van Duzee, 1910); Costa Rica.

Biology. Unknown.

Material examined. 1 ♂. Costa Rica, San Jose, San Antonio. I. III.1993. col: Nielson & Mora, INBIO CRI002 082983 (MNCR) . 1 ♂. Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Rey Curre, Vuelta Campana, R. Terraba . 100–500 m. VIII.1992. col: S. Rojas, INBIO CRI000 762355 (MNCR) .