Eraxasilus pruinosus Carrera, 1959

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Eraxasilus pruinosus Carrera, 1959

( Figs 32–35 )

Material examined. BRASIL [ BRAZIL], Tocantins: Araguaína, Bairro Setor Brasil , 7°10’28.6”S – 48°12’00.4”W, coleta manual [manual collection], 07.X.2016, Rippel, M. L. S. (♂ CEUFT) .

Distribution. Brazil (Pará, Tocantins *, Mato Grosso, Goiás, São Paulo) ( CARRERA, 1959; VIEIRA, 2012).

Comments. Currently, E. pruinosus is only recorded in Brazil. Eraxasilus pruinosus is characterized by having yellow mystax interspersed with black setae ( Figs 34, 35 ); gray thorax, yellow tomentose, gray scutellum ( Fig. 33 ); black femora ( Fig. 32 ), yellow tibiae, black tarsi posteriorly ( Fig. 33 ), terminalia reddish ( Fig. 32 ) ( ARTIGAS & ANGULO, 1980).

Eraxasilus pruinosus is very close to E. acuminatus Carrera, 1959 , but they can be distinguished by the shape of the hypandrium. In E. pruinosus the hypandrium is not acuminate, but curved and smooth, while in E. acuminatus the hypandrium has a small acuminate projection covered with small setae ( CARRERA, 1959).

Figures

Figs 32–35. Eraxasilus pruinosus Carrera, 1959, male, habitus: 32, lateral view; 33, dorsal view; head: 34, frontal view; 35, lateral view.