“…In the last six years, the number of species of Tricorythodes recorded from this region has doubled; more of 10 species of this genus were described in this period (Molineri, 2002;Dias and Salles, 2006;Molineri and Zu´n˜iga, 2006;Emerich, 2007). Currently in South America, Tricorythodes is constituted by the following species: T. arequita (Traver), T. barbus (Allen), T. bullus (Allen), T. capuccinorum (Emmerich), T. cristatus (Allen), T. curiosus (LugoOrtiz and McCafferty), T. hiemalis (Molineri), T. lichyi (Traver), T. mirca (Molineri), T. molinerii (Dias and Salles), T. nicholsae (Wang et al), T. ocellus (Allen and Roback), T. popayanicus (Domı´nguez), T. quizeri (Molineri), T. santarita (Traver), T. trifasciatus (Molineri and Zu´n˜iga), T. uniandinus (Emmerich), T. yura (Molineri), T. zunigae (Molineri) (Dias and Salles, 2005;Domı´nguez et al, 2006;Molineri and Zu´n˜iga, 2006;Emmerich, 2007).…”