Hypoxys capito Nunes & Campos & Mendonca & Cunha & Fernandes 2020, comb. nov.

Hypoxys capito (Breddin, 1904) comb. nov.

(Figs. 10 A–E; 19 G–H; 22)

Edessa capito Breddin, 1904a: 151; Bergroth, 1908: 178; Kirkaldy, 1909: 155 (catalog)

Lectotype female. Bolivia, Songo (SDEI). Designated by Gaedike (1971:82, by use of “ Holotypus ”). Examined.

Material examined. PARAGUAY. Cordillera: ♀ Inst. Agro. Nac. Caacupé, Jan–17–20–83, E. G. Riley, Edessa capito Breddin, 1904 Comp. w. TYPE Fernandes, JAM 1999 (UFRG); ♂ ♀ Cord. Caacupé, XII–92, B. Garcete (MEL); ♂ S. Amerika 16.0 Fiebrig S. V. 225/ 05 (ZMB); Central: ♂ Caapiata, 21–II–1994, G. Arriagada (JEE); ♂ Carumbe, 11–III–1966, R. Golbach (RMNH); Paraguarí: ♀ Parque Nac. Ybycui, 16–XII–1990, G. Arriagada (JEE).

Measurements. total length: 12.9–15.2; head length: 2.0–2.2; head width: 3.1–3.4; pronotal width: 7.7–9.3; abdominal width: 6.9–8.2; length of antennal segments. I: 0.7–0.8; II: 0.6; III: 1.9–2.1; IV: 2.6–2.9; V: 3.0–3.1; interocular distance: 1.7–1.9; scutellum length: 5.6–6.8; scutellum width: 4.7–5.3; pronotal length: 3.0–3.3.

Diagnosis. Scutellum with light brown punctures but not on dark spots (Fig. 19G). Connexivum uniformly green (Fig. 19G). Pronotum with punctures light brown or concolorous. Cicatrices of pronotum with concolorous punctures delimiting anterior sulci. Anterolateral margin of pronotum not punctured. Scutellum with apex not punctured (Fig. 19G). Black spot on costal margin of corium reaching approximately 1/5 of corial extension. Dorsal surface of abdomen pale yellow with lateral margins of last two segments brown. Connexivum with few concolorous punctures (Fig. 19G). Male (Fig. 10 A–C). Pygophore with dorsal rim shallowly excavated (Fig. 10A). Superior process of genital cup elliptic and narrow (Fig. 10B). Paramere large; anterior lobe triangular; posterior lobe triangular and slightly curved laterally (Fig. 10A,B). Proctiger with narrow, shallow lateral excavation; excavation setose, including wide ridge separating lateral excavations; posterior face rounded, flattened and coarsely rugose (Fig. 10B). Ventral rim central excavation widely open; expansions little developed, rounded, almost level with posterolateral angle in ventral view (Fig. 10C). Female (Fig. 10D). Gonocoxites 8 (gc8) with posterior margin arched; sutural border with distal half divergent in an open “U” (Fig. 10D). Gonapophyses 8 strongly exposed.

Comments. Breddin (1904a) considered Edessa capito close to E. meditabunda, but apex of scutellum and humeral angles in E. meditabunda are rounded (acute in H. capito) and arms of metasternal process are laterally flattened in E. meditabunda (tumid in H. capito). Among the species included in H. triangularis group, H. capito is the smallest one. The male is described here for the first time.

Distribution (Fig. 22). PARAGUAY: Cordillera, Central, Paraguarí.