Carineta gemella Boulard, 1986a

Carineta gemella Boulard 1986a: 417 . (Cano Wiraki, 460 m, Venezuela)

REMARKS.—This species is another of the group of Ecuadorian species that are of similar size and general morphology including C. cyrili, C. dicrophryxothrix, C. gemella, C. lichiana, and C. socia . It can be distinguished from C. cyrili, C. dicrophryxothrix, and C. socia by the contrasting darker abdominal coloration characteristic of C. gemella . It is very similar to but can be distinguished from C. lichiana by the lack of long pile extending from the upper pygofer lobe, the pygofer basal lobe appendage that narrows to a curved terminus crossing the midline rather than the upper pygofer lobe possessing long pile and the basal lobe appendages having two finger-like extensions to the terminus as found in C. gemella .

DISTRIBUTION.—The species has been reported from Argentina, Brazil, and Venezuela (Sanborn 2013; Sanborn & Heath 2014; Barreto & Porfiro 2015; Dias et al. 2017; Maccagnan et al. 2018) with recent additions of records for Colombia, Ecuador (without locality) (Barreto & Porfiro 2015), Bolivia, Paraguay (Sanborn 2019b), and Peru (Sanborn 2020b).

MATERIAL EXAMINED.— “ ECUADOR: Orellana Prov. / Yasuni N. P. Yasuni Res. Stn. / 00 o 40.4’ S, 076 o 23.86’ W / 15 Jul 2008 M. Ferro / MV blacklight // LSAM / 0155996 ” one male (LSAM); “ 1479EcuadorOrellana / Erwin Transect / Onkone Gare Camp / Reserva Etnica Waorani / 00 39’ 25.7”S 076 27’10.8”W / 8.ii.96 T.L. Erwin et al / Fogging terre firme forest // 1479” one male (UDCC); “ ECUADOR; Provincia / de Francisco de Orellana / Yasuni National Park / road to station / 25–IV–2005; CRBartlett / N Nazdrowicz, D Chang ” six males (UDCC); “ ECUADOR; Provincia / de Francisco de Orellana / Yasuni National Park / 00 o 40.478’ S, 076 o 23.866 W // 25–IV–2005; CRBartlett / N Nazdrowicz, D Chang ” one male (AFSC); “ ECUADOR: Napo: Yasuni / Res. Stat. 0 o 40.5’S 76 o 24W / 8 July 1999 BL in Tower / Carlton / Mosely / Tishechkin ” one male (AFSC); “ ECUADOR: Napo Prov. / Yasuni Res. Stn. on mid. / Rio Tiputini. 0 o 40.5’S / 76 o 24’W. UVMV light / 30 June 1999. V. Moseley ” one male (AFSC); “ ECUADOR: Napo Prov. / Yasuni Res. Stn. on / mid. Rio Tiputini / 0 o 40.5’ S 76 o 24’ W // 19 June 1999 / Mercury vapor / Collected by: / Victoria L. Moseley ” one male (AFSC); “ ECUADOR: Napo Prov. / Estación Cientifica Yasunì / 00º 40’ 28”S, 76º 38’50”W / IX–5–10–1999, UV light / Coll. E.G. Riley, 215 m.” three males (TAMU), two males (AFSC). “ ECUADOR: Provincia / de Francisco de Orellana / Yasuni National Park / S00 o 40.478’ W076 o 23.866 W // 25–IV–2005; CRBartlett / N Nazdrowicz, D Chang / ex: @Hg Vapor light/night // UDCC_TCN 0098770 ” one male (UDCC); “ ECUADOR: Provincia / de Francisco de Orellana / Yasuni National Park / S00 o 40.478’ W076 o 23.866 W // 25–IV–2005; CRBartlett / N Nazdrowicz, D Chang / ex:@ Hg Vapor light/night // UDCC_TCN 0098771 ” one female (UDCC); “ ECUADOR: Provincia / de Francisco de Orellana / Yasuni National Park / S00 o 40.478’ W076 o 23.866 W / 25–IV–2005; CRBartlett / N Nazdrowicz, D Chang / ex:@ Hg Vapor light/ night // UDCC_TCN 0098772 ” one male (UDCC); “ ECUADOR: Provincia / de Francisco de Orellana / Yasuni National Park / S00 o 40.478’ W076 o 23.866 W / 25–IV–2005; CRBartlett / N Nazdrowicz, D Chang / ex:@ Hg Vapor light/night // UDCC_TCN 0098773 ” one male (UDCC); “ ECUADOR: Provincia / de Francisco de Orellana / Yasuni National Park / S00 o 40.478’ W076 o 23.866 W / 27–IV–2005; CRBartlett / N Nazdrowicz, D Chang / ex:@ Hg Vapor light/night // UDCC_TCN 0098774 ” one male (UDCC); “ ECUADOR: Provincia / de Francisco de Orellana / Yasuni National Park / S00 o 40.478’ W076 o 23.866 W / 28–IV–2005; CRBartlett / N Nazdrowicz, D Chang / ex: @Hg Vapor light/night // UDCC_TCN 0098775 ” one male (UDCC).