cingulatus Schiner, 1868 (Fig. 83)

Merosargus cingulatus Schiner, 1868: 62 . Syntypes: 1 male, 5 females (NMW). Type locality: “ South America ”.

References. Curran, 1932b: 2 (in key to species); James, 1941: 306 (in key to species); James & McFadden, 1971: 26 (list); 65 (in key to species); James, 1973a: 26.12 (cat.); Woodley, 2001: 195 (cat.); Fachin & Amorim, 2015: 79, fig. 234 (antenna), 81, fig. 259 (wing), 83, fig. 285 (alula), 89, figs 326–327 (male genitalia), 92, fig. 355 (epandrium), 96, fig. 384 (genital fork), 99, fig. 404 (habitus dorsal, male).

Material examined. Paraguay: 3 ♂, 1 ♀, [Alto Paraná], Ciudad del Este, 17–20.xii.1971, L. Peña col. (MZUSP; MZ017868, MZ017870, MZ017871, MZ017914) . 1 ♂, [Caaguazú], Doctor Juan Manuel Frutos, 1971, [L. Peña] (MZUSP; MZ015524); 6 ♂, Doctor Juan Manuel Frutos, 03–07.i.1972 (MZUSP; MZ017873, MZ017881, MZ017887, MZ017890, MZ017892, MZ017901) ; 7 ♂, Doctor Juan Manuel Frutos, 04–06.i.1972 (MZUSP; MZ015514, MZ015517, MZ017899, MZ017908, MZ017909, MZ017910) . 44 ♂, 10 ♀, [Canindeyú], Salto del Guairá, 07–10.xii.1971, L. Peña col. (MZUSP; MZ015518, MZ015521, MZ015530, MZ015531, MZ015537 – MZ015542, MZ015545, MZ015547 – MZ015551, MZ017856, MZ017858, MZ017860, MZ017862, MZ017863, MZ017865, MZ017867, MZ017874, MZ017876–MZ017880, MZ017882, MZ017883, MZ017885, MZ017886, MZ017891, MZ017893–MZ017896, MZ017898, MZ017902, MZ017907, MZ017912, MZ017913, MZ017915, MZ017917) ; 1 ♂, Salto del Guairá, 28–20.xii.1971 (MZUSP; MZ015522) . 1 ♂, [Itapúa], Pirapó, 28–31.xii.1971, L. Peña col. (MZUSP; MZ017911) ; 3 ♂, Pirapó, 30–31.xii.1971 (MZUSP; MZ015523, MZ015533, MZ017906) ; 1 ♂, Pirapó, 01–03.i.1972 (MZUSP; MZ015532) .

Distribution. Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay (Alto Paraná: Ciudad del Este; Caaguazú: Doctor Juan Manuel Frutos; Canindeyú: Salto del Guairá; Itapúa: Pirapó), Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela.