Ageniella (Alasagenia) erichsoni (Banks, 1944)

(FIg. 1)

Alasagenia erichsoni BaNkS, 1944, ZOOLOgIca, vOL. 29, p. 107 [HOLOtypE: ♀, BRITISH GUIANA, KatarbO (MCZ #26180), ExaMINEd].

Priophanes major BaNkS, 1945, BOL. ENt. VENEz., vOL. 4, p. 122 [HOLOtypE: ♀, TRINIDAD, POrt Of SpaIN (CUIC), ExaMINEd], syn. nov.

Distribution. BRaZIL (NEW REcORd), TRINIdad aNd TObagO, GUIaNa (FERNÁNdEZ 2000).

Examined material. BRAZIL: MA, 1 ♀, ImpERaTRIZ, BaNaNaL, ARmadILha SUSpENSa 1.6 m, 19–21.VII.1989, F.F.

Ramos coll. (MPEG-HYM #1109904663); 1 ♀ Alto Turlaçu, Aldeia Gurupluna, Armadilha suspensa 1.6 m, 26.ii– 02.III.1990, HELdER QUEIROZ cOLL. (MPEG-HYM #11090462).

Host. UNkNOWN.

Remarks. WE ExpaNd ThE RaNgE Of ThE SpEcIES TO NORThEaSTERN Of BRaZIL. SpEcIES Of A. erichsoni (FIg. 1) aRE dISTINgUIShEd bY haVINg a LaRgE bOdY, faIRLY SETOSE INTEgUmENT, aNd baNdEd fOREWINg. WE jUSTIfY SYNONYmIZINg A. major WITh A. erichsoni baSEd ON ThE fOLLOWINg ShaREd chaRacTERS: bLack INTEgUmENT; pRESENcE Of LONg-abUNdaNT SILVER pUbEScENcE ON ThE INTEgUmENT, WITh SpOTS Of ScaLE-LIkE SILVER pUbEScENcE ON ThE facE, mESOpLEURON, pROpOdEUm, aNd mETaSOma; LaRgE, TRapEZOIdaL cLYpEUS; SERRaTE hINd TIbIa; pRESENcE Of TWO daRk baNdS, ONE paRTIaLLY cOVERINg cELLS R, 1M, 1CU–2CU, aNd A (LESS daRk IN ThE LaST cELL), ThE OThER baNd cOVERS ThE cELLS 2R 1,1RS–2RS, aNd 2M; aNd ThE apEx Of fOREWINg IS daRkENEd.