Lestrimelitta spinosa Marchi and Melo, 2006

Lestrimelitta spinosa Marchi and Melo, 2006: 25 [♀].

Material examined (n = 34♀). COLOMBIA. Caquetá: 3♀, San Vicente del Caguan, Ciudad Yari, Puerto Mosco 2, 1°51’20.6’’ N, 74°05’24.9’’ W, 194 msnm, 17 mar. 2017, Col E. Henao / 28284, 86, 89 (LABUN). Casanare: 1♀, Villa Nueva, 17 dic. 2012, col: J. H. Gomez / LABUN30634. Meta: 5♀, Meta, Villavicencio, 500 msnm, nido, 21 sep. 2007, col: electiva II-2007 / 19618–22 / LABUN010979–83; 4♀, ut supra, 418 [m], 13 abr. 2012, col: J. Combita / 25136–39 / LABUN014313–16; 1♀, ut supra, Las Acacias, 560 m, 8 abr. 2001, col: E Osura / 22812 / LABUN010984; 2♀, ut supra, EBTRF [Estación de Biología Tropical Roberto Franco], 7 abr. 2001, col: L. Benavídez / 22821, 23 / LABUN010974–75; 2♀, ut supra, 18 ene. 2002, col: G. Nates / 24293–94 / LABUN008176–77; 2♀, Cumaral, parque central, 30 mar. 2003, col: J. Mora y B. Mantilla / 16297–98 / LABUN010977–78; 1♀, Pto. Caldas, Las Brisas, 350, 21 mar. 1993, col: G. Nates / 8914 / LABUN010973; 2♀, Bosque de Bavaria, 594 m, 14 abr. 2012, col: Electiva 2012 / 24579, 24649; 1♀, Restrepo, nido iglesia escalera, 16 abr. 2003, col: A. Rodriguez y D. Velez / 16439 / LABUN010976; 1♀, via Restrepo-UNILLANOS [Universidad de los Llano], 467 msnm, 13 abr. 2012, col: Electiva 2012 / 24667 / LABUN010960; 3♀, Unillanos, 500 msnm, 1 oct. 2011, col: Electiva II 2012 / 24129, 24300–01 / 01004–05; 1♀, ut supra, col: A. Pulido, C. Gomez y D. Triana / LABUN26568. VENEZUELA: 6♀, Portuguesa, Guanare, Liceta, 12 sep. 1997, col: G. Nates / 24309–14 / LABUN011026–31.

Comments. This species is presently known from Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, and the Amazon regions of Brazil and Venezuela. The records from Colombia in the Amazon and Orinoquia regions (Fig. 4) expand westward the distribution of this species.