Genus Smicridea McLachlan 1871

The genus Smicridea is found throughout the Neotropical realm, with a few species extending into the Nearctic portions of Mexico and the southwestern United States. The genus is divided into two subgenera: Smicridea s.s. and Rhyacophylax. In Panama there are 26 species known (Razuri-Gonzalez & Armitage, 2019). Here we add one more species in the Rhyacophylax subgenus.