Thalerommata yasuni Dupérré & Tapia, 2025

♂ Male described

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Distribution

Ecuador

Type Locality: ECUADOR, Orellana Province, Yasuni National Park, PUCE scientific station, 218 m

Adult Male Activity

Collection months of 3 adult male specimen records, against the rainfall where they live

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Adult males collected

All 3 were collected in July 2024, so the bars show when collecting took place, not when males are active.

Mean monthly rainfall and temperature 2001–2020 near where these males were collected, Ecuador. MERRA-2 via NASA POWER, for a grid cell averaging 316 m. Wet and dry seasons, from the rainfall at the locality itself.

Etymology

The specific epithet is taken from the locality, Yasuni National Park.

Specimen Records (3)

ECFN 11730 (QCAZ) ♂ Holotype Ecuador

Yasuni National Park, PUCE scientific station, 218 m; pitfall trap in lowland evergreen forest of the Napo-Curaray, Orellana

July 2024 · col. E. Tapia, N. Dupérré & A. Tapia

Holotype male of Thalerommata yasuni. Total length 4.18 mm. Collected 22-25 July 2024.

ECFN 11912 (QCAZ) ♂ Paratype Ecuador

Yasuni National Park, PUCE scientific station, 218 m; pitfall trap, Orellana

July 2024 · col. E. Tapia, N. Dupérré & A. Tapia

Paratype male of Thalerommata yasuni, same data as the holotype.

ZMH-A0029194 ♂ Paratype Ecuador

Yasuni National Park, PUCE scientific station, 218 m; pitfall trap, Orellana

July 2024 · col. E. Tapia, N. Dupérré & A. Tapia

Paratype male of Thalerommata yasuni, same data as the holotype; no ECFN number given.