Mecolaemus carvalhoi (Costa Lima, 1942)

(Fig. 24, 61–62)

Neofurius carvalhoi Costa Lima, 1942: 104 (original description).

Mecolaemus carvalhoi: Hsiao, 1947: 61 (new combination).

Material examined. COLOMBIA. Antioquia: 7 ♂ 3 ♀, Sopetrán, 750 m, 6°30’N, 75°44’W, 4.ix.2010, Vanilla planifola (Orchidaceae) (N. Gómez) (MEFLG NC26570–­ MEFLG NC26579); 1 ♀, Turbo, 1.xii.1970, Theobroma cacao (Malvaceae) -“cacao” (E. Urueta) (MEFLG 675); Cundinamarca: 1 ♂, Cachipay, 1100 m, 4°43’N, 74°26’W, net sweeping, 10.vi.2002 (A. Moreno) (UNAB 607); 1 ♂, San Antonio del Tequendama, Vda. San José, 1579 m, 4°37’14” N, 74°21’0.24” W, net sweeping, 18.iv.2015 (A. Cotrino) (UNAB 607).

Diagnosis. Head in dorsal view, pronotum, hemelytron (except membrane) and femora orange to red. Antennal segment II and hemelytral membrane black. Body length 4.5–5.0 mm (Costa Lima 1942). Right paramere (Fig. 61) with basal process flattened and rotated on its axis; body flattened and slightly concave; sensory lobe absent; apical process flattened and slightly concave, with rounded apex. Left paramere (Fig. 62) with basal process widened towards the body; body flat, curved, slightly concave; apical process short, straight, gradually terete, parallel to the proximal part of the body.

Associated plants. Phaseolus vulgaris L. ( Fabaceae) (Carpintero & Carvalho 1993), Theobroma cacao L. ( Malvaceae) (this study), Cattleya gaskelliana (N.E.Br.) B.S.Williams (Orchidaceae), Cattleya sp. (Orchidaceae) (USDA 1950), Vanilla planifolia Jacks. Ex Andrews (Orchidaceae) (this study) and Orchidaceae (Costa Lima 1942).

Distribution. Argentina (Carpintero & Carvalho 1993), Brazil (Costa Lima 1942; USDA 1950), Venezuela (USDA 1950). Colombia (Antioquia) (Gaviria-Rivera & Tapias-Múnera 2018); new department record: Cundinamarca.