Exetasis eickstedtae Schlinger, 1972

Exetasis eickstedtae Schlinger, 1972 View in CoL

( Figs. 3A–H View FIGURES 3 , 4A–G View FIGURES 4 )

Diagnosis. Wing with microtrichia present only in cells c, sc and r 1 in both sexes. Male: Antenna much longer than head height by around 20:13; flagellum large, mostly yellow, or orangish, deeply incised on outside laterally, wider at basal 2/3 and narrowing to apex, without terminal setae. Scutum yellow with spots of varied intensity (from yellow to black) on anteromedial and lateroposterior areas; large distinct prescutellum present. Female: scutum yellow with three large well delimited longitudinal black stripes; abdominal tergites orangish-brown laterally with dark brown areas medially, occupying around ¾ of tergite II, gradually tapering to ½ of tergite IV and a thin longitudinal line on tergite V.

Variations to original description, based on studied specimens:

Measurements. Male: Body length: 15.1 mm; wing length: 9.5 mm. Female: Body length: 11mm; wing length: 8.2mm.

Color. The male specimen studied is overall darker than the holotype. Different from male holotype and paratype, the studied specimen shows the following features: scutum yellow with two anteromedial black spots, and three lateral black spots on each side of a medial black spot; abdomen with tergites II–IV light brown, other tergites dark brown, and sternites light brown, translucent; terminalia (not dissected): epandrium light brown, covered with brown setae, cercus dark brown covered with black setae and apex of gonostylus rounded and light brown.

Different from the description of the female paratype, the studied specimen shows flagellum entirely black; occiput grayish. Abdomen. medial dark brown areas of abdominal tergites II and III of similar size, occupying around ¾ of each tergite.

Wing. Right wing of male specimen without crossvein r-m2. Female wings with M 1 and M 2 ending free on wing membrane, left wing with r-m3 present, absent in right wing, and M 3 fused to M 4 near or at wing margin.

Examined material. male, BRASIL, BA, [Macarani], RPPN Mata do Passarinho, ix–xi.2019, M.C. Nascimento leg. ( UFMG IDI 2200005 ); female, BRASIL, Espírito Santo, Linhares , RFCVRD [Reserva Natural Vale] [ - 19.151585, -40.060725], 28.vi.1989, col. M.S.M. (collection code 1514) GoogleMaps

Known distribution. South and Central South Bahia (Itanhém and Macarani), East Minas Gerais (Governador Valadares) and north Espírito Santo (Colatina and Linhares) ( Schlinger 1972, Eickstedt 1974 and Cady et al. 1993).