Sydax confragus Martins 1971

Sydax confragus Martins, 1971 (Fig. 70) Sydax confragus Martins, 1971: 60. Remarks. This species was described and remains known only from Venezuela (Monné2024; Tavakilian&Chevillotte 2024). According to Martins (2003) (translated): “Antennomeres III and IV (male) brownish; antennomeres V–X darkened apically; distance between the upper eye lobes shorter than the maximum diameter of the scape; elytra with transverse, wide dark band located just after middle; setae on elytra restricted to long ones arranged in rows and without shorter setae,” leading to Sydax amazonicus Martins, 1971; and “Antennomeres III and IV darkened apically and V on apical 2/3; antennomeres VI–X yellowish; distance between the upper eye lobes shorter than the maximum diameter of the scape; elytra with transverse, narrow dark band located on the apical seventh; elytra with two types of setae, long, distributed in irregular rows, and short throughout,” leading to Sydax confragus Martins, 1971. The color of the antennomeres III–IV is slightly different from that in the holotype. However, we consider this just a specific variation. As it is possible to see, the distance between the upper eye lobes in S. confragus was mistakenly reported in the key: it should be “distance between the upper eye lobes larger than the maximum diameter of the scape.” Material examined. BRAZIL (new country record), Amazonas: Manaus, ZF-2, km14, 2°35’21”S 60°06’55”W, “Malaise Grande, lado nascente,” 16 m, 1 female, 4–23.X.2017, J.A. Rafael leg. (INPA); “lado poente,” 24 m, 1 male (MNRJ-ENT7-047677), 19.IX–3.X.2017, J.A. Rafael leg. (MNRJ).