Leptostylus xanthopygus Bates, 1880

Leptostylus xanthopygus Bates, 1880 View in CoL

( Fig. 13-16)

Leptostylus xanthopygus Bates, 1880: 149 View in CoL .

Material examined. – HONDURAS (new country record), Francisco Morazán: near Zamorano, Masicaran Quarry , 1 ♀, 14-15. VI .2015, Wappes & Morris leg. ( FSCA) .

Note: the specimen has a second label with the following information: “E. van den Berghe / @ MV / UV 800 m / 13º59”N [sic, 59’N] 87º01”W [sic, 01’W].”

Remarks. – This species was described based on syntypes from Nicaragua. The species remained known only from this country ( Monné 2023; Tavakilian & Chevillotte 2022; Bezark 2022).

The specimen from Honduras has the anterior quarter of the elytra mainly with yellowish-brown pubescence, while in the syntype examined through photographs, this region is mainly grayish-white, although it is possible to see traces of yellowish-brown pubescence. Furthermore, the elytral area between the anterior quarter and the transverse band with dense grayish-white pubescence after the middle also has mostly yellowish-brown general pubescence, although less dense than on the basal quarter and has grayish-white pubescence interspersed. However, the pubescence pattern on the posterior of the elytra agrees very well with that in the syntype. As no reliable morphological differences were found, we believe that the specimen from Honduras is just a specimen with variation of the pubescent elytral pattern .