Phespia cercerina (Bates, 1870)

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Odontocera cercerina Bates, 1870a: 325 .

Phespia cercerina; Bates, 1873: 127.

Remarks. This species was described based on syntypes female (two according to Tavakilian & Chevillotte 2023) from Brazil (Amazonas, Pará). Currently, it is known from French Guiana, Brazil (Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, Mato Grosso, and Espírito Santo), Peru, and Paraguay (Monné 2024a; Tavakilian & Chevillotte 2023).

Material examined. BRAZIL, Mato Grosso do Sul (new state record): Dourados, Faz.[enda] Coqueiral, 22°12’38”S 54°54’14”W, 440 m, Fragmento florestal, trap/banana, 1 female (MNRJ-ENT-47324), 07.IX.2011, R.J. Silva. leg. (MNRJ) .