Eutichurus putus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898

Figs 17–22, 31C, F, 32–34

Eutichurus putus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898: 237, pl. 34, fig.3

( female holotype, Veraguas, Panamá, Boucard leg. BMNH not examined)

; F. O. Pickard-Cambridge 1899: 86; Petrunkevitch 1911: 482; 1925: 75: Roewer 1954: 519; Bonnet 1956: 1846; Bonaldo 1994: 133, figs 89–93 (first male described; synonymized with E. ecuadorensis); Schmidt & Osmani 2012: 20, fig. 5.

Eutichurus ecuadorensis Schmidt, 1971: 409, f. 14 (female holotype, Ecuador, SMF 25763 “mit bananen aus Ekuador in Hamburg ngeschl” not examined).

Diagnosis. Males of Eutichurus putus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898 are similar to those of Eutichurus tibacuy sp. nov. and Eutichurus sigillatus Chickering, 1937 by having a trifid retrolateral tibial apophysis (Bonaldo 1994: figs 89–91, 84–86; Figs 15C, 16C, 17A, 18C, 23C). They can be distinguished by the broadened median apophysis and the bifid tip of the embolus (trifid in E. sigillatus and E. tibacuy sp. nov.), and by having the ventral and medial branches of the retrolateral tibial apophysis longer, more developed, and sharper, with the dorsal branch clearly separated from the medial branch (shorter ventral and medial branches, with dorsal branch closer to the medial branch in E. sigillatus and Eutichurus tibacuy sp. nov.) (Bonaldo 1994: figs 89–91, 84–86; Figs 15C, 16C, 17A, 18C, 19C, 20C, 21C, 22D). Females resemble E. sigillatus and E. manu by having small anterior projections, which do not surpass the anterior margin of the posterior plates, and by having posterior plates that are longer than wide (Bonaldo 1994: figs 92, 87, 82; Figs 18F, 20D). Additionally, they resemble the latter species by having a smooth atrium without a median protuberance (Bonaldo 1994: figs 92, 87, 82; Figs 18F, 23D). However, they differ from these species by having the anterior margin of the posterior plates straight (Fig. 17F) (W-shaped in E. sigillatus and slightly oblique relative to the posterior plates in E. manu), and the atrium subquadrate, almost as wide as long (hexagon-shaped in E. sigillatus and sub-rectangular, almost longer than wide (Bonaldo 1994: figs 92, 87, 82; Figs 17F, 23D). Furthermore, they exhibit SS2 that are not significantly different in thickness from the spermathecae, being almost the same thickness, and by having elongated secondary spermathecae, resembling a banana (Bonaldo 1994: fig. 93; Figs 23F, 20D).

Remarks. Eutichurus putus O. Pickard Cambridge, 1898 was established based on a female collected in Veraguas, Panama. The status of the species was based on this specimen, until Bonaldo (1994) included new additional material. One of these was a female previously described as E. ecuadorensis Schmidt, 1971, which, after examination of the type specimen, was considered as synonymous with E. putus . In addition, Bonaldo included 14 other specimens (12 of which were adult males) from Panama, Colombia, and Brazil: three males and two females from Barro Colorado, Panama; four males and two females from Estrada Chiva, Panama; one male from Cali, Colombia; two males from Maracá Island, Northern Brazil; one male from Rondônia, and one male from Mato Grosso do Sul (Bonaldo 1994). Bonaldo (1994) first described the male of E. putus from a specimen from Island Maracá, Brazil, and described a female from Barro Colorado, Panama. However, Maracá is very far from Veraguas, Panama (the type locality of the species), separated by a significant geographical barrier such as the tropical Andes (Fig. 28). Several differences were observed in the new material examined in this study. The specimens from Sucre, Colombia (Figs. 21–22) correspond to those from Barro Colorado, Panama (Fig. 17), while the specimens from Palmira, Colombia (Fig. 20) correspond to those from Cali (Fig. 18). These last two localities are very close to each other (department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia) (Fig. 28). Regarding the females, we present here a specimen from Palmira, Valle del Cauca (Fig. 25 A-E), which shows differences compared to the description of Bonaldo (1994) from Panama females, such as the anterior margins of the posterior plates slightly W-shaped (straight in the Panama specimens; Bonaldo 1994: 133, fig. 92; Fig. 22F). Since this female was collected with a male corresponding to those from Cali, Colombia, we believe that it may also be the female corresponding to that material. Based on the above, it is likely that the individuals identified as E. putus from Barro Colorado, Panama, and Cali, Colombia, represent two different entities or simply a notable variation of the same species. However, it is necessary to review the remaining material provided by Bonaldo (1994). Furthermore, it is crucial to include molecular tools based on DNA sequences, such as the COI gene, to make a more robust decision.

Description. See Bonaldo (1994: 133). Additional documentation in Figs 22–28, 31C, F.

New records. COLOMBIA, Valle del Cauca: 1♀, Tuluá, Jardín Botánico Juan María Céspedes (4°1′41.91″N; 76°9′29.4″W), 1100 m, 24–31.VIII.1996, L. Baéz leg. (MPUJ_ENT0070943) ; 1♂, 1♀, Palmira, EL Pomo, Vereda Cerrito (3°37′24″N; 76°10′8″W), 1882 m, 24.I.2023, L. Martínez leg. (MPUJ_ENT0087156, UARC:UA204) ; Sucre: 1♂, Colosó, Reserva Forestal Coraza (9º31’48”N; 75°21’5”W), 339 m, 7.XI.2010, A. Pedroza & J. García leg. (ICN–Ar –13727) ; Bolívar: 1♂, San Juan de Nepomuceno, Santuario de Fauna y Flora Los Colorados (9°56’26.8”N; 75°5’39.14”W), 65 m, 24.X.2023, captura manual, J. Márquez leg (UARC: AR206) .

Additional material examined. PANAMÁ, Canal Zone: 1♂, 1♀, Barro Colorado Island, A.M. Chickering leg. (MCZ) . COLOMBIA, Valle del Cauca: 1♂, Cali, 1500m, 27.II.1973, night collecting, shrubs, trees, hills, W. Eberhard leg. (MCZ) . BRAZIL, Mato Grosso do Sul: 1♂, 260km N de Xavantina (12°49′S; 51°46′W), II-III.1969, X. Cachimbo leg. (MCZ). These specimens were originally identified by Bonaldo in 1992, subsequently cited in Bonaldo (1994: 134), and are confirmed here .

Distribution. known from Panama, Brazil and Colombia in the departments of Bolívar, Valle del Cauca and Sucre (Figs 32–34).