Chimarra (Curgia) cirrifera Flint 1998

Chimarra (Curgia) cirrifera

MATERIAL EXAMINED.—Holotype, male: VENEZUELA, TERRITORIO FEDERAL AMAZONAS, Cerro de la Neblina, Basecamp, 0°51′N, 66°10′W, 140 m, 20–24 Mar 1984, Flint and Louton. NMNH Type.

Paratypes: Same data as holotype, 1; same, but 19 Mar 1984, 2; same, but 26–31 Jan 1985, Spangler et al., 1, 1; same, but 1–9 Feb 1985, 1; same, but 10–20 Feb 1985, 2; same, but 21–28 Feb 1985, 1; same, but 24 Nov–1 Dec 1984, R.L. Brown, 1; same, but Agua Blanca, 0°49′N, 66°08′W, 160 m, 20–21 Mar 1984, Flint and Louton, 1 (IZAM, NMNH).

ETYMOLOGY.—From the Latin cirrus (“tendril”) and suffix -fera (“to bear”), in allusion to the curled spines of the phallus.