Eulibitia ectroxantha (Mello-Leitão, 1941) comb. nov., species inquirenda

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Brachylibitia ectroxantha Mello-Leitão, 1941: 166, fig 1.

Cynorta ectroxantha – Goodnight & Goodnight 1953: 38.

Brachylibitia ectroxantha – Kury 2003: 38.

Platymessa ectroxantha – Medrano & Kury 2016: 57 (tagged as species inquirenda).

Diagnosis

Paramedian tubercles of posterior margin of scutum acuminate. Differs from other species of the genus in the presence of paramedian tubercles in area III but without any armature in area I, and the ladder mask with rungs only, no rails in scutal grooves I, II and III (see Mello-Leitão 1941 and Medrano & Kury 2016).

Etymology From the Greek ἐκτρανóω (signify clearly) + ξανθóς (yellow).

Type data

Whereabouts of type (s) unknown, probably once deposited in MNRJ, now lost. Type locality: Colombia, Boyacá Department, La Uvita [06°17′ N, 72°30′ W].

Remarks

This species was discussed and tagged as species inquirenda in Medrano & Kury (2016) and the available information is sufficient to include it within the new diagnosis of Eulibitia .