Distenia (Basisvallis) phaeocera Bates, 1880

Heffern, Daniel & Santos-Silva, Antonio, 2023, American fauna of Cerambycidae and Disteniidae (Coleoptera): new species, new records, and notes, Zootaxa 5296 (1), pp. 45-57 : 55

Distenia (Basisvallis) phaeocera Bates, 1880

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Distenia phaeocera Bates, 1880: 35 .

Remarks. The description of this species was based on syntypes from Nicaragua. Additionally, it is known from Mexico (Veracruz, Chiapas, Coahuila, Quintana Roo), Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Belize, and Costa Rica ( Monné 2023b; Tavakilian & Chevillotte 2022).

Material examined. PANAMA (new country record), Chiriquí: Finca Hartmann, Ojo de Agua , 1500 m, 8.8615ºN 82.7431ºW, 1 female, 18–21.V.2022, E.G. Riley leg. ( DHCO) . Bocas del Toro: Fortuna Cabins , 8.7814ºN 82.1909ºW, UV light, 2 females, 23–30.V.2022, E.G. Riley leg. ( DHCO; MZSP) .

Figures

FIGURES 24–28. Cerambycidae and Disteniidae. 24–27) Drycothaea sallei Thomson, 1868: 24) Female from Mexico (Chiapas), dorsal habitus; 25) Female from Mexico (Chiapas), ventral habitus; 26) Male from Mexico (Veracruz), dorsal habitus; 27) Male from Mexico (Veracruz), ventral habitus. 28) Distenia (Basisvallis) phaeocera Bates, 1880, female from Panama, dorsal habitus.