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).