Bebelis cuprina (Belon, 1903)

(Figs 35–39)

Dorcasta cuprina Belon, 1903: 58; Aurivillius, 1923: 362 (cat.); Blackwelder, 1946: 606 (checklist).

Bebelis cuprina; Breuning, 1960: 175 (cat.); 1971, 245; Monné, 1994: 9 (cat.); Monné & Giesbert, 1994: 186 (checklist); Monné, 2005: 290 (cat.); Monné & Hovore, 2006: 225 (checklist); Wappes et al., 2006: 24 (distr.); Galileo & Martins, 2006b: 230; Monné, 2021: 442 (cat.).

Belon (1903) described Dorcasta cuprina based on syntypes from Bolivia (Cochabamba). Wappes et al. (2006) recorded the species from the Bolivian department of Santa Cruz, and Galileo & Martins (2006b) from Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul).

Material examined. BRAZIL, Acre (new state record): Rio Branco, 1 male, 18.XI.1961, F.M. Oliveira leg. (MZSP-46514) . Rondônia (new state record): 62 km SW Ariquemes, Fazenda Rancho Grande, 1 male, 17.XI.1994, C.W. & L.B. O’Brien leg. (MZSP-46515) . Mato Grosso (new state record): Cáceres, 1 male, 19.X.1961, F.M. Oliveira leg. (MZSP-46516) .