Carineta rufescens (Fabricius, 1803)

[ Tettigonia] rufescens Fabricius 1803: 41 . (Pozuzo, Peru)

Carineta oberthüri Distant 1881b: 647 . (Ega, Amazons)

REMARKS. This is a fairly large species of Carineta that can be distinguished easily from all other Peruvian species of Carineta by the reddish body coloration, the piceous spots in the ambient pronotal fissure anterior to the pronotal collar on either side of the midline, and the fact that the head and pronotum form a triangle.

DISTRIBUTION. The species has been reported from Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, and Peru (Metcalf 1963c; Sanborn 2011a; 2013; Dias et al. 2017; Maccagnan et al. 2018) with the range recently expanded to include Bolivia (Sanborn 2019b). Jacobi (1907; 1951) reported the species from Cumbase, Pachitea, and Vilcanota in Peru. Pogue (1996) reported the species from Tambopata.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. “ PERU: San Martin Dept. / Moyabamba, vic. / Ecológico “Rumipata” / 13–18-X-2012 J. E. Eger // S 06º 04’32.0”, W / 076º 58’ 07.5” 970 / m, MV & UV Light ” 17 males and two females (FSCA), one male (AFSC); “ PERU: San Martin Dept. / Tarapoto, vic. Cordillera / Escalera Lodge, 432 m / 11–13-X-2012 J. E. Eger // S 06º 28’08.1” / W 076º 21’16.4” / MV & UV Light ” one male (FSCA) ; “ Tambillo Chico Canyon, / 13km S. of Tingo Maria / Huanaco Prov., Peru / April 13, 1987 / P. J. Clausen ” one male (AFSC) ; “ PERU: Loreto Dept., / Explorama Lodge, 50 mi. / NE Iquitos on Amazon R. / 12–19-III-1988. / J. E. Eger, coll.” three males (AFSC) ; “ PERU: Dept. Loreto, 160km / NE Iquitos, Explornapo / Camp, 2 km from Rio / Napo on Rio Sucuaari / 27–31- VIII-1992 / Castner, Skelley, et al. ” one male (FSCA) ; “ PERU: Dpto. Amazonas / 43 rd. km. NE Chiriaco / el. 1050 ft. 6– 10-XI- / 1978 L.J. Barkley // collected in / lowland / tropical forest ” one male (AFSC); “ PERU Madre de Dios / nr Puerto Maldonado / Posadas Amazonas / lodge@Rio Tambopata / S12 48.115 W69 18.019 / 609ft; (7–10)- X- 2004 / C R Bartlett ” four males (UDCC), one female (AFSC); “ PERU Madre de Dios / nr Puerto Maldonado / Posadas Amazonas / lodge@Rio Tambopata / S12 48.115 W69 18.019 / 609ft;(30-IX)–(3-X)-2004 / C R Bartlett ” one male (AFSC) ; “ PERU Madre de Dios / nr Puerto Maldonado / Posadas Amazonas / lodge@Rio Tambopata / S12 48.115 W69 18.019 / 609ft; 3-X-2004 / C R Bartlett ” three males (UDCC) ; “ PERU: Pucallpa, / Loreto / 18 August 1962 / W. T. Van Velzen ” one male (AFSC) ; “ Pan de Azucar / Dept. Pasco, PERU / July 12–13, 1961 / F.S. Truxal ” one male (AFSC).