Pharypia pulchella (Drury, 1782) [Fig. 100]

Distribution. Mexico, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil.

Distribution in Colombia. Amazonas.

Remarks. Pharypia pulchella has a unique coloration pattern: blue greenish metallic, with red and black maculae. Some specimens have a black and yellow pattern, resembling the genus Arocera, but the species of Pharypia can be identified by the metasternum and the abdominal spine developed.

References. Kirkaldy 1909; Rolston et al. 1980; De los Santos et al. 2016.

Examined material. COLOMBIA: 2♀, Amazonas, PNN Amacayacu, río Cotuhe, Caño Lorena, 6 viii 1990, F. Fernández / IAvH-E 05032 (IAvH-E); idem, 1 vi 1990, F. Fernández / IAvH-E 05031 (IAvH-E) .