Repipta ayelenae Martin-Park, sp. nov.

Figs 1, 5, 11–13, Map 1

Description. — General coloration red and dark brown. Head: red except clypeus and buccula, these dark brown; antennifer spines dark brown; eyes not surpassing margins of head; antenna I brown, darker apically; II dark brown; III brown; rostrum I red except laterally brown or red pigmented with brown in some specimens; II brown basally and dark brown toward apex or light brown in some specimens; III brown. Pronotum: anterior lobe, anterolateral angles and collar red or red pigmented with brown in some specimens; posterior lobe dark brown except a red pigmented with brown middle band pattern beginning in anterior margin, passing middle of discal spines and ending near posterior margin (Fig. 1 E); submedian carina beginning in center of anterior lobe and ending before middle of posterior lobe; posterior margin light brown. Scutellum: principal body red; posterior process pale, long, acuminate and flat. Pleura: red with a dark brown fringe near middle of metapleuron; pro-, meso-, and mestasterna red. Legs: coxae and trochanters red, fore femora brown dorsally and dark brown ventrally or completely brown in some specimens; mid and hind femora brown with a dark brown band pattern medially or with a light brown band pattern in some specimens; fore tibiae brown with a dark brown band near base or completely brown in some specimens; mid and hind tibiae brown with two brown bands, basally and medially; tarsus brown. Abdomen: connexival segments: red except segment VI–VII, these with a dark brown irregular spot; segments IV–VI armed with short spines at their outer apical angles; urosternites red with a dark brown spot in segments I–IX and ventrally brown; urotergites I–VIII red except a dark brown band pattern in segments VI–VIII. Macropterous form: brown. Hemelytra: corium and clavus dark brown; hemelytron 1.28 mm longer than abdomen; membrane hyaline-brownish. Female genitalia: posterior view: as in (Fig. 11 C). Gonocoxite VIII: sparse thin hairs with a brown semicircular spot near anterior fibula (Fig. 12 C), anterior fibula curved (Fig. 12 C). Gonapophysis VIII: ventrally with abundant thin hairs (Fig. 12 C). Gonocoxite IX: distally and ventrally with abundant thin hairs, wide basally (Fig. 13 C).

Distribution: Argentina.

Material examined. HOLOTYPE, 1 Ƥ Argentina: Corrientes: Ituzaingó, [27°36'S – 56°42'W], 14/XII/2004, Benetti leg., Coscarón expedition. PARATYPE, 1 Ƥ Pellegrini, [27°27'S – 58°50'W], 06/V/2002, Martín leg., (MLP).

Male (Holotype) N= 1 Female N= 2 Male N=3 Measurements. As in Table 3.

Remarks. It superficially resembles R. paraguayensis sp. nov., but can be differentiated by its red anteocular region, mid-, and hind femora with a dark or light brown band medially, wider abdomen, connexival segments IV–VI armed with short spines, and genitalia traits.

Etymology. Named derived from Ayelén, a Mapuche name meaning joy.