Tom,
Your remark concerning N. sobrina is very interesting because the
typelocality of it was most probably Cayenne in French Guiana, where this
species (i.e. zebra) does live indeed.
Henk K. Mienis

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> Kurt,
>
  Vitta
> sobrina on the Pacific coast of Mexico and Central America is probably a
> remnant population of V zebra from before the Isthmus of Panama.  Both V
> zebra and V sobrina can be found inland in streams above waterfalls - thus
> without any salt water influence.  >
> Tom Eichhorst
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