Xenelmis audax Hinton

Xenelmis audax Hinton 1946: 239; Brown 1970: 65

Diagnosis

This species may be distinguished from all other known Xenelmis species by the following combination of characters: (1) hind tibia of male flat, with row of large granules on inner lateral margin (Fig. 19), (2) disc of first ventrite of male with short and prominent carina (Fig. 20). Male genitalia as illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7.

Distribution

Argentina and Brazil.

Type data

The male holotype has the following labels: “ɗ ” “ Type ” “Misiones — Argentina — dep. Concep. — Sta Maria, M. J. Viana” “ Type Xenelmis audaz .” Paratype data: the paratype male has the following labels data: “ɗ ” “N. Teutonia Braz. 1934 Plaum.” “P — Type X. audax Hinton ”; “Ψ” “Misiones — Argentina — Dep. Concep — Sta Maria M. J. Viana” “11” “P — Type Xenelmis audax Hinton ”.