Sparatta sinaloae ( Hebard, 1923 )

Estrada-Álvarez, Julio Cesar, Núñez-Bazán, Reinier, Luna, Manuel De & Haas, Fabian, 2025, Taxonomic catalogue of the earwigs (Insecta: Dermaptera) of Mexico, with two new nomina dubia, Zootaxa 5701 (3), pp. 201-246 : 225

6.3.5 Sparatta sinaloae ( Hebard, 1923) ( ♂ ♀)

Prosparatta sinaloae Hebard 1923: 159 ; Plate VI, Fig. 1, 2, 3 (D ♂ ♀) [jun. syn. Sparatta incerta sensu Steinmann 1990: 144 ] [Venvidio, Sinaloa, Mexico (TL)]. Reichardt, 1970: 95. Brindle 1971b: 524, 533 (Key), 534; Fig. 27 [ Mexico]. Sakai 2004: 635 [ Mexico (SIN, Venadio)].

Sparatta incerta Borelli , in: Reichardt, 1970: 95. Steinmann 1989b: 449 [senior synonym Prosparatta sinaloe vs Brindle, 1971b]. Steinmann 1990: 144 [part syn. nov. Prosparatta sinaloae ] [invalid synonymy].

Notes. Compared to Sparatta incerta Borelli 1905 , S. sinaloae shows significant differences in: pronotum scarcely widened posteriorly (widened posteriorly in S. incerta ). Forceps without inner teeth (one inner tooth on each branch in S. incerta ). Pygidium widened posteriorly, wide at base rounded distally (pentagonal in S. incerta ) ( Brindle 1971b); additionally, we also consider its biogeography. Therefore, this species is hereby recognized as a valid species.

Type material.: ♂ ♀ in ANSP .

Known distribution: Mexico (endemic).

Distribution within Mexico. SIN: Mpty. Mazatlán, Colonia El Venadillo, 8 km from center of Mazatlán ( Nutting & Gurney 1961:52; Estrada-Álvarez & Guadarrama 2013: 49).

Notes. Amended locality in Estrada-Álvarez & Guadarrama (2013: 49).