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. 2025 Apr 14;13:e18769. doi: 10.7717/peerj.18769

Table 1. Updated list of Atopsyche species from Ecuador.

Species Province Endemic Elevation Source
andina sp. nov. Bolivar, Napo, Pichincha E 3,300–3,850 This study
azuayana sp. nov. Azuay E 3,645 This study
banksi Ross, 1953 Chimborazo 2,800 Sykora (1991)
bravoi Gomes & Calor, 2019 Napo E 3,390 Gomes & Calor (2019); this study
cajas Harper & Turcotte, 1985 Azuay E 3,300–3,308 Harper & Turcotte (1985); this study
callosa (Navás, 1924) Azuay, Bolivar, Carchi, Cotopaxi, El Oro, Morona Santiago, Napo, Orellana, Pastaza, Pichincha, Loja, Santo Domingo, Tungurahua, Zamora-Chinchipe 392–2,500 Sykora (1991) and Ríos-Touma et al. (2017); this study
catherinae Harper & Turcotte, 1985 Azuay E 3,300 Harper & Turcotte (1985)
chirihuana Schmid, 1989 Pichincha E 229 Schmid (1989)
chirimachaya Harper & Turcotte, 1985 Azuay E 3,300 Harper & Turcotte (1985)
chocoandina sp. nov. Pichincha E 2,170–2,614 This study
clarkei Flint Jr, 1963 Morona Santiago 2,200 Sykora (1991)
copayapu Schmid, 1989 Pichincha, Loja, Santo Domingo E 550–1,091 Sykora (1991); Ríos-Touma et al. (2017); this study
davidsoni Sykora, 1991 Bolivar, Napo E 3,390–3,420 Sykora (1991): this study
flinti Sykora, 1991 Chimborazo E 3,500 Sykora (1991)
incatupac Schmid, 1989 Azuay, Bolivar, Imbabura, Cotopaxi, El Oro, Pichincha E 1,150–2,500 Sykora (1991); this study
janethae Harper & Turcotte, 1985 Azuay E 3,300 Harper & Turcotte (1985)
jocotoco sp. nov. Zamora Chinchipe E 2,435 This study
kingi Ross, 1953 Carchi 1,241 New country record
lobosa Ross & King, 1952 Pichincha, Zamora Chinchipe 2,435–2,813 Ríos-Touma et al. (2017); this study
maitacapac Schmid, 1989 Sucumbíos, Pastaza; Napo E 260–1,456 Sykora (1991); this study
mancocapac Schmid, 1989 Pastaza 950 Sykora (1991)
mayucopac Schmid, 1989 Napo 2,091 New country record
milenae Sykora, 1991 Bolivar E 3,420 Sykora (1991)
neolobosa Flint Jr, 1963 Azuay, Napo, Loja E 2,500–3,200 Flint Jr (1963); this study
neotropicalis Schmid, 1989 Pastaza 703 New country record
onorei Sykora, in Flint Jr, Holzenthal & Harris, 1999 Loja, Zamora Chinchipe E 2,435–3,130 Sykora (1991); this study
pachacutec Schmid, 1989 Imbabura, Cotopaxi, El Oro, Pichincha E 900–1,770 Sykora (1991); this study
papallacta sp. nov. Napo E 3,300–3,386 This study
piburja sp. nov. Napo E 3,300 This study
puharcocha Schmid, 1989 Imbabura, Morona Santiago, Napo, Pichincha 1,460–2,268 Sykora (1991); this study
rawlinsi Sykora, 1991 Loja, Napo, Tungurahua, Zamora Chinchipe E 2,373–3,380 Sykora (1991); this study
sinchicurac Schmid, 1989 Loja, Napo, Zamora-Chinchipe E 1,420–2,500 Schmid (1989); this study
tampurimac Schmid, 1989 Napo, Zamora-Chinchipe 1,420–2,076 Schmid (1989); Sykora (1991); this study
tapichalaca sp. nov. Zamora Chinchipe E 2,435 This study
tlaloc Schmid, 1989 Azuay, Zamora Chinchipe E 2,200–2,435 Schmid (1989); Sykora (1991); this study
vatucra Ross, 1953 Morona Santiago 1,076 Ríos-Touma et al. (2017), this study
youngi Sykora, 1991 Azuay, Pichincha E 2,600–2,805 Sykora (1991); this study