4. Polysphincta purcelli Gauld, 1991

(Figs 50–56)

Polysphincta purcelli Gauld 1991: 320 [holotype ♀ (INBio), Costa Rica, Guanacaste Prov., Guanacaste National Park, Estación Cacao (= Mengo), 1100 m, ix.1988, coll. I.D. Gauld & D. Janzen; ♀ ♂].

References. Ruíz-Cancino et al. 2002: 645 [checklist; Mexico]. Hernández-Aguilar et al. 2005: 470 [Mexico (Tamaulipas)]. Quicke et al. 2009: 1414 [? Belize]. Khalaim et al. 2018: 24 [Mexico (Veracruz)].

Material examined. MEXICO. Tamaulipas: 1 ♂ (UAT) SW of Cd. Victoria, mountain slope, Yellow pan trap, 3–29.ii.2008, coll. A.I. Khalaim. 1 ♀ (UAT) NW of Cd. Victoria, Los Troncones (park), 26.x.2007, coll. E. Ruíz-Cancino. Same locality, coll. A.I. Khalaim: 1 ♀ and 1 ♂ (UAT) 23.ii.2008, 1 ♀ and 2 ♂ (1 ♀, 2 ♂ in UAT, 1 ♂ in ZISP) 27.iii.2008, 1 ♂ (ZISP) 6.v.2008, 1 ♀ and 1 ♂ (UAT) 27.ii.2009 . 1 ♂ (UAT) 15 km SSW of Cd. Victoria, El Madroño, 27.i.1985, coll. E. Ruíz-Cancino. 1 ♂ (UAT) same locality, 16–18.xii.2008, coll. A.I. Khalaim. 1 ♂ (UAT) Llera, Río Guayalejo, 27.iii.2001, coll. D.R. Kasparyan. 1 ♀ (UAT) Gómez Farías, Altas Cimas, 900 m, Malaise trap, 21–28.x.2000, coll. D.R. Kasparyan. 1 ♂ (UAT) same data, but 18–25.xi.2000 . 2 ♀ (ZISP) Gómez Farías, Los Cedros, 340 m, 23.xii.2003, coll. D.R. Kasparyan. 1 ♀ (UAT) Gómez Farías, Canindo, Malaise trap, 20–21.vii.1994, coll. J.B. Woolley. 1 ♂ (UAT) Gómez Farías, Rancho “ La Gloria ”, selva mediana, 13.i.1995, coll. C.A. Covarrubias-Dimas. Veracruz: 1 ♀, 1 ♂ (UAT) SW of Xalapa, park near Institute de Ecología, 19°30.768’N, 96°56.349’W, 1260 m, 12–14.iv.2014, coll. A.I. Khalaim. NE of San Andrés Tuxtla, Biological Station Los Tuxtlas, 150–250 m, selva alta perennifolia, Malaise trap, coll. M. Madora (UNAM) : 16.vi–24.vii.2013 (1 ♀), 17.ix–15.x.2013 (1 ♂), 14.ii–3.iii.2014 (1 ♂). 1 ♂ (UNAM) same locality, 4–8.x.2014, coll. S.A. Belokobylskij. Hidalgo: 1 ♂ (UAT) Acaxochitlán, “J. de los Reyes”, pine-oak forest, 21.vii.1995, coll. C.A. Covarrubias-Dimas & S. Hernández-Aguilar. Oaxaca: 1 ♀ (UAT) [San Juan Bautista] Tuxtepec, 23.iii.1997, coll. A. Martinez, C.A. Covarrubias-Dimas & S. Niño-Maldonado. 2 ♀ (AEIC) 85.5 km SW of Tuztepec, 900 m, 17.x.1962, coll. H. & M. Townes. GUATEMALA. 1 ♀ (AEIC) Zacapa Department, San Lorenzo, 2200 m, xi.1986, coll. J.M. Campbell. 1 ♀ (AEIC) Izabal Department, Las Escobas, 200 m, v.1987, coll. M.J. Sharkey. COSTA RICA. 1 ♀ (AEIC) Alajuela Prov., Pena Blanca, 700 m, 7.vii.1987, coll. E. Cruz.

Variation. Some specimens have clypeus and metasoma rather reddish brown than black. Protuberance on first sternites of males usually weaker than in females.

Distribution. Mexico (Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Hidalgo, Oaxaca),?Belize, Guatemala, Costa Rica. First record from Guatemala.