Acanthocheila armigera (Stål, 1858)

Monanthia (Acanthocheila) armigera Stål, 1858: 61 .

Monanthia (Acanthocheila) spinuligera Stål, 1858: 61 .

Acanthocheila nigrescens – Monte 1937a: 31 (not Drake & Bondar 1932).

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Argentina. Province of Jujuy, Calilegua, 4.VI.2007, Guilbert & Montemayor coll., 3 ♂♂, 1 ♀ (MNHN); 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀ (MLP). — Province of Salta, Orán, 9.VI.2007, Guilbert & Montemayor coll., 1 ♀ (MLP). — Urundel, 7.VI.2007, Guilbert & Montemayor coll., 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (MNHN); 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (MLP) .

DISTRIBUTION. — Argentina (Formosa, San Juan), Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, Venezuela.

This species is widespread in South and Central America. It is known from Argentina but newly recorded for Jujuy and Salta. The specimens examined were collected by beating the understory.

HOST PLANTS. — Nicotinia sp. ( Solanaceae) (Stonedahl & Dolling 1992: 439); Nicotinia tabacum L. (Monte 1940a: 100; Drake & Ruhoff 1965: 57); Ouratea sp. (Ochnaceae) (Silva 1956: 15; Drake & Ruhoff 1965: 57; Stonedahl & Dolling 1992: 439); Pisonia sp. (Nyctaginaceae) (Drake & Hambleton 1934: 442; Drake & Ruhoff 1965: 57; Stonedahl & Dolling 1992: 439); Pisonia tomentosa Casar (Monte 1940c: 74; Drake & Ruhoff 1965: 57).