Xenelmis rufipes Delève

Xenelmis rufipes Delève, 1968: 233; Perkins and Steiner, 1981: 312

Diagnosis

This species can be recognized by the following combination of characters: (1) disc of pronotum without row of granules; (2) granules of pronotum larger than facets and separated by more than two times their diameter; (3) elytral striae indistinct, (4) parameres with membranous lobe (Fig. 10).

Distribution

Ecuador.

Type data

The male holotype has the following labels: “ Holotype ”, “ Ecuador: Prov. Canar, Rte Guayaquil — Cuenca (Km 87 a 90) IX­1964. N. Leleup” “ Forêt de transition 1500 m. Sous pierres immerges dans ru à courant rapide”, “ Prèpar. genit. Nº 30 7057”, “J. Delève det., 1966 Xenelmis rufipes n. sp. ”.