Purex surinamensis Brindle, 1971 *

(Fig. 9A)

Purex surinamensis Brindle, 1971b: 170 .

TYPE SPECIMEN. — Suriname, male, RMNH [holotype picture examined] .

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — 4 specimens (Fig. 9 A) .

French Guiana • 2 ♀; 1 ♂; Saül, Mont Itoupé; 800 m a.s.l.; 3°1’19”N, 53°5’3"W; 24.III.2010; SEAG com.; coll. CGIR • 1 ♂; Saül, sentier Belvédère; 21.IV.2011; SEAG com.; coll. CGIR .

DISTRIBUTION. — Only reported from Surinam (Brindle 1971b; Steinmann 1989b) and French Guiana (new record).

REMARK

The identity of the specimens has been confirmed by comparison with photographs of the type specimen, deposited at Leiden. It has apparently rarely been collected since its description.