Symphylella undefined-1

Symphylella sp. 1 Material studied. • 1 female, 1 male (CTNI -10414 - 10415) Colombia: Santander, Lebrija, Vereda la Puente, manual collection in pineapple farming, 1297 m a. s. l., 7.0790, -73.2033, 15 - XI- 2019, J. Montes-Rodríguez; • 1 male Colombia: Santander, Lebrija, Vereda la Puente, manual collection in pineapple farming, 1297 m a. s. l., 7.0790, -73.2033, 15 - IX- 2019. J. M. Montes-Rodríguez, LELaPue- 10 (field code); • 2 females Colombia: Santander, Lebrija, Vereda La Aguada de Ceferino, manual collection in pineapple farming, 975 m a. s. l., 7.1978, -73.1714, 15 - X- 2019, J. Montes-Rodríguez, LELaAgu 01 - 11-12 (field code). Distribution. This species has only been collected in the municipality of Lebrija in the department of Santander in Colombia. Remarks. Among the species reported in the Neotropics, this could be most closely related to Symphylella neotropica Hansen, 1903. The similarities are in the head, specifically in the central rod, with the anterior part conspicuous but narrow and the frontal branches are thin. The conformation of the antennal setae is also similar to S. neotropica, with the first whorl having larger setae than the second. The original description describes the cerci as having a moderate number of setae, with six or seven protruding on the lower half of the outer surface, while the remaining setae are inclined. In Symphylella sp. 1, there are a similar number of setae, but the erect setae are not significantly different in length from the rest and tend to be in the distal half of the cerci (Fig. 20 A). Furthermore, the shape of tergites II and III resembles those described by Hansen (1903) for S. neotropica. However, Symphylella sp. 1 has only short setae in contrast of the several long marginal setae present on tergite 3 (= scutum 2 according to the original interpretation of Hansen [1903]) in S. neotropica.