Neocompsa thelgema Martins, 1971

Neocompsa thelgema Martins, 1971 View in CoL

Neocompsa thelgema Martins, 1971: 166 View in CoL .

( Fig. 58 View FIGURES 46–60 )

Remarks.—Described from Turrialba, Cartago, Costa Rica, this species which resembles a brentid weevil is distributed in Honduras, Costa Rica, and Panama. The specimen from Las Cuevas was collected on a beating sheet and immediately placed in a small alcohol vial. It was mistaken for a weevil until the next morning when the author handed it to Bob Anderson (noted weevil expert who accompanied the author while beating roadside vegetation) thinking it was a weevil. The vial contents were placed in a photographic tray where the specimen was at once recognized as a longhorn beetle. An example of excellent mimicry.

Material examined.— BELIZE ( new country record), Orange Walk District, 1 specimen, 8 km N of Gallon Jug, Laguna Seca, 26 July, 2003 D. T. Wyatt collector ( LGBC); Cayo District, 1 specimen Las Cuevas Research Station , 15 km E Caracol, 16.733°N, 88°32.985’W, 570’, beating vegetation, 29 June–3 July, 2019, L. G. Bezark collector ( LGBC) GoogleMaps .