Lagocheirus cristulatus Bates, 1872

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Lagocheirus cristulatus Bates, 1872: 209; Monné, 2024: 85 (cat.).

Remarks. Lagocheirus Dejean, 1835 (Acanthocinini) includes 22 species (Monné 2024; Tavakilian & Chevillotte 2023) distributed from southern United States of America to central South America, including the Caribbean (Monné 2024; Tavakilian & Chevillotte 2023). We are recording L. cristulatus Bates, 1872 from Panama for the first time.

Lagocheirus cristulatus was described based on a single male from Nicaragua. Currently, it is known from Mexico (Chiapas, Puebla, Tabasco, Veracruz), Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica (Bezark 2024b; Monné 2024; Tavakilian & Chevillotte 2023).

Material examined. PANAMA (new country record), Ngäbe-Buglé: Fortuna Cabins, 8.7794°N 82.1911°W, 1 female, 5-11.IX.2021, E.G. Riley leg. (DHCO); 8.7814°N 82.1909°W, 1 female, 23-30.V.2022, E.G. Riley leg. (DHCO) .