Scymnus hamatus Gordon, 2000 Scymnus hamatus Gordon 2000: 75; González 2010: 246, 2015b: 232. First record for Panama. Specimens examined. PANAMA: 1 ♂ “ Panamá, Darién, 31.viii.2017 / Cerro Chucanti Reserve to Pavo / 08°47.734’N, 78°25.746’W, 430m, / vegetation along river, individual collecting / Fikáček, Háyek, Seidel & Sekerka lgt”, “ ♂ 2053” (NMP); 1 ♀ same data except “ ♀ 2053” (NMP). Remarks. Scymnus hamatus was described from Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Suriname (Gordon 2000), and was later mentioned from Peru by González (2010). The species is highly variable, identifiable only by the male genitalia.

Published as part of González, Guillermo & Větrovec, Jaroslav, 2021, New species and records of Neotropical ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), pp. 331-374 in Revista Chilena de Entomología (Rev. Chil. Entomol.) (Rev. Chil. Entomol.) 47 (2) on page 366, DOI: 10.35249/rche.47.2.21.19, http://zenodo.org/record/13205388