Carineta lichiana Boulard 1986

Carineta lichiana Boulard, 1986anew record

Carineta lichiana Boulard 1986a: 415. (Caûv Wiraki, 460 m, Venezuela)

REMARKS.—This species is another of the group of Ecuadorian species that are of similar size and general morphology including C. cyrili, C. dicrophryxothrix, C. gemella, C. lichiana, and C. socia. It can be distinguished from C. cyrili, C. dicrophryxothrix, and C. socia by the contrasting darker abdominal coloration characteristic of C. lichiana. It is very similar to but can be distinguished from C. gemella by the upper pygofer lobe possessing long pile and the basal lobe appendages having two finger-like extensions to the terminus rather than the lack of long pile extending from the upper pygofer lobe, the pygofer basal lobe appendage that narrows to a curved terminus crossing the midline as found in C. lichiana.

DISTRIBUTION.—The species has been reported previously from French Guiana and Venezuela (Sanborn 2011a; 2013).

MATERIAL EXAMINED FOR NEW RECORD.— “ ECUADOR: Provincia / de Francisco de Orellana / Yasuni National Park / S00 o 40.478 W076 o 23.866 / 26–IV–2005; CRBartlett / N Nazdrowicz, D. Chang // UDCC _ TCN 00049170 ” one male (UDCC); “ ECUADOR: Napo Prov. / Estacion Cientifica Yasuní / 00 o 40’28”S, 76 o 38’50”W / IX–5–10– 1999, UV light / Coll. E.G. Riley, 215 m ” three males (TAMU).