ecuatorianus Nihei, nom. nov. for equatorialis Townsend (preocc. Macquart, 1854).

Type locality: “ Ecuador ”. HT M (USNM). Refs.: Townsend, 1912a: 330 (orig. desc.); Guimarães, 1971a: 63 (cat.).

equatorialis Townsend, 1912: 330 .

rimacensis Townsend, 1915d: 184 (as ssp. of equatorialis Townsend).