Lepidopa richmondi Benedict, 1903

(Fig. 3A)

Lepidopa richmondi Benedict, 1903: 895, fig. 8.

Material examined. Brazil, São Paulo: 2 ♀, CCDB 3920, Guarujá, Praia Guaiúba, 24°00ʹ59.1ʺS, 046°17ʹ39.7ʺW, colls. F. Carvalho et al., 22.x.2011; 1 ♀, CCDB 3922, Guarujá, Praia Guaiúba, 24°00ʹ59.1ʺS, 046°17ʹ39.7ʺW, colls. F. Carvalho et al., 22.x.2012 .

Distribution. Western Atlantic—from Haiti to Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina) (Holthuis 1960; Efford 1971; Calado 1998; Melo 1999; Boyko 2002; Felder et al. 2009).

Remarks. Lepidopa richmondi is found with higher frequency in the south part of São Paulo. Sequences accession numbers (GenBank): CCDB 3920—16S (KP091506), COI (KP091540).