(Fig. 2D)
Diagnosis. According to the New World review of Acrotaphus by Pádua et al. (2020), this species can be distinguished from all other species by the combination of the following characters: 1) body orange except head, posterolateral bands in the tergites II–IV, tergite V with distal half and VI+, hind leg black (in generally); 2) margin of gena behind eyes flat in dorsal view; 3) margin of gena 0.35–0.5× (0.5–0.6 in male) length of eye in dorsal view; 4) posterior ocelli separated from eyes by 0.3–0.5× its diameter in dorsal view; 5) ovipositor robust, 1.1–1.5× as long as hind tibia..
Distribution. Brazil; Colombia (Putumayo; Chocó; Antioquia *); Ecuador; French Guiana; Panama; Peru.
Material examined. COLOMBIA, Mcpio [=Municipio] Andes, Antioquia, Mesenia-Paramillo Nature Reserve, El Rodano, entomological net, N 5°29′54.5″, E 75°54′35.7″, 05.I.2020 (J. Jaramillo leg.), 1♀, UNIANDES.