Simopelta pergandei

A Colombia collection was gathered from a malaise trap.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Venezuela.

Habitat
High elevation tropical forest, between 920 - 2500 m.

Nomenclature

 *  pergandei. Belonopelta pergandei Forel, 1909a: 242 (w.) GUATEMALA. Borgmeier, 1950a: 374 (q.l.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1957b: 192 (l.). Combination in B. (Simopelta): Mann, 1922: 10; in Simopelta: Wheeler, W.M. 1935d: 11; in Belonopelta: Baroni Urbani, 1975b: 300; in Simopelta: Bolton, 1995b: 383. See also: Gotwald & Brown, 1967: 265; Mackay & Mackay, 2008: 318.