Acritas bilineatus Sørensen, 1932, is reported for the first time in lowlands (llanos) and Andean slopes from Barinas, Táchira, and Yaracuy states in Venezuela, increasing its range extension 350 km southwest from its known distribution. Photographs of habitus, variations of dorsal scutum blots, leg IV armature, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of the penis are provided.
We herein propose the transfer of Metaphareus punctatus Roewer, 1913, to the genus Eutimesius Roewer, 1913 (Heterostygninae) based on the genital morphology of the species and morphology of tarsi III and IV, resulting in the new combination Eutimesius punctatus (Roewer, 1913), comb. nov. New geographical records for E. albicinctus (Roewer, 1915) are offered, recording sympatry between the congeneric species E. albicinctus and E. punctatus and data on the reproductive behavior of E. punctatus are presented, suggesting the existence of parental care in this species.
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