Lepturges circumscripta (Bates, 1881), comb. nov.

Nyssodrys circumscripta Bates, 1881: 180 .

Lepturges circumscriptus; Bates, 1881: pl. 12, fig. 16.

Nyssodrystes circumscripta; Gilmour, 1965: 600 (cat.).

Stenolis circumscripta; Monné, 2005: 127 (cat.); Swift et al., 2010: 43 (distr.).

Distribution. Nicaragua to Panama.

Specimens examined. COSTA RICA, Puntarenas: Monteverde area, male, 4–6.VI.1980, J. E. Wappes col. (ACMT). PANAMA, Panama: Bayano (3 km S Ipiti), male, 24.V.1992, J. E. Wappes col. (MNRJ). Cerro Campana, female, 10–20.V.1981, J. E. Wappes col. (ACMT). Cerro Jefe (2200 ft.), female, 25.V–1.VI.1992, J. E. Wappes col. (ACMT). 10 km E Canita, female, 29.VI.1997, Wappes & Huether col. (MNRJ). 5 km W Ipeti, female, 3.VI.1983, J. E. Wappes col. (ACMT).

Comments. Described in Nyssodrys in the text and in Lepturges in the legend of the plate. The presence of a minute acute tubercle on the posterior angle of the prothorax justifies the transfer of this species to Lepturges .