Haematomantispa nubeculosa (Navás, 1933)

Fig. 9

Mantispa nubeculosa Navás, 1933: 196, sex not indicated. Holotype: sex unknown, Costa Rica (ZMUH).

New record. Colombia: Antioquia: Puerto Berrío, Alto de las Águilas, Hacienda Manaos. 6°27’10.09’’ N ‒ 74°36’13.74’’W, 440 m, 5‒6.VII.2013, Wolff-INPA, white light trap (1 ♀ ‒ CEUA).

Diagnosis. Antenna dark brown to black except seven or eight preapical yellowish flagellomeres. Fore- and hindwing with a shaded area posterior to distal portion of CuA (Fig. 9c). Male abdomen with intersegmental membrane between tergites 4 and 5 with a membrane invaginated into a single lobed pocket, extended anteriorly 1/ 5 the length of the tergite 5. Hypomeres present as small paired circular sclerites. Pseudopenis three times as long as height of gonarcal median triangle. Female terminalia with sternite 8 posteromedially rounded.

Distribution. Colombia (Antioquia), Costa Rica, Panama (Hoffman 2002).

Comments. This species is found in lowlands, below 1000 m.a.s.l. from Costa Rica to northern Colombia, probably including the Pacific region and inter-Andean valleys where tropical rain forest predominates. Temporal distribution of the adults has been recorded since January to August and November (Hoffman 2002). Immature stages and hosts are unknown.