This report will be a little bit longer and divided into two parts. The first one about observations on iNaturalist and the second about museum specimens from Mexico.
1) On iNaturalist, several Paracosmia have been found, which doesn't fit to any known species (Paracosmia ambesa: Colombia, Brazil, Paracosmia dugesi: Mexico, Nicaragua, Paracosmia gulosa: Mexico, Paracosmia impennis: Mexico, Paracosmia silvestrii: Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Paracosmia tristani: Costa Rica). Julio C. Estrada Álvarez of the Museo Universitario de Historia Natural "Dr. Manuel M. Villada" in Toluca, Mexico, mentioned on iNat, that he plans to describe at least one of those new species.
2) Laura Isabel Rivero Martínez of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, asked me via mail for identification help of museum specimens from the National Insect Collection (CNIN) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. For me all 4 specimens look like undescribed Paracosmia sp., close to P. impennis and P. silvestrii, but two of them also resemble Ancistrogaster uncinata and possible wingless Mixocosmia cavernicola also came to my mind. https://ibb.co/ygvwy8b (Chiapas) https://ibb.co/x7JwR26 (Guerrero) https://ibb.co/w6Fyfkn (Guerrero) https://ibb.co/4RNRdw1 (San Luis Potosí)
In general, I believe we have pictures of 2–7 new Paracosmia species here.
Sun Dec 01, 2024 6:50 pm (Last edited: Fri Apr 25, 2025 6:20 pm)
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