Eufriesea macroglossa (Moure, 1965)

Eufriesea macroglossa (Moure, 1965) View in CoL ( Figs 6 View Figure 6 , 7D View Figure 7 )

Material examined. 4♂♂ (MECN-HYM-8046 to 8049), ECUADOR: Esmeraldas Province, Eloy Alfaro, Telembí, Gualpí de los Cayapas ; 0°34'02.1"N, 79°03'47.6"W; 400 m alt., 13.X.2022, A. Pazmiño | D. Díaz leg., bottle trap Methyl salicylate | Vanillin | Clove GoogleMaps ; 1♂ (MECN-HYM-8816), Quinindé, Malimpia, El Silencio ; 0°30'56.3"N, 79°01'18.3"W; 335 m alt., 25.V.2023; D. Díaz | M.S. Basantes | E. Marcayata leg.; bottle trap Vainillin GoogleMaps .

Identification. Within the macroglossa group, the species Euf. macroglossa can be distinguished by the steel blue male face and purple female face, male midtibial brush continuous with an anterior felty patch, and gonostylar dorsal lobe as long as the ventral one. Among the most similar species, the colour of the terga distinguishes them: Euf. venusta generally has brilliantly orange to coppery terga, Euf. lucida has more greenish terga, Euf. macroglossa has reddish/yellowish terga, and Euf. nigrescens has dark purplish terga ( Kimsey, 1982).

Distribution. Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador ( new record), and Panamá ( Ramírez et al., 2002).