Axina fortipes Pic, 1941

Figures 48, 59, 72, 120.

Axina fortipes Pic, 1941: 10. Holotype. Male. Type locality: Brésil (MRSN). Corporaal 1950: 98.

Diagnosis. The midelytral black fascia traverses the sutural margin in specimens of this species, which is not the case in superficially similar specimens of A. basalis.

Redescription. Size. Length 14.0 mm; width 3.3 mm. Form. As in Fig. 120. Color. Cranium, thorax, legs and abdomen castaneous; antenna testaceous; elytra bicolorous, mostly black, each elytron with three castaneous maculae, one in front of middle, one behind middle, and one at apex, only the apical macula reaches sutural margin. Head. Cranium finely punctate, frons about as wide as length of antennal pedicel; EW/FW 70/20. Thorax. Pronotum finely punctate, with 2 tumescences, concave at middle; PW/PL 155/190; elytra, asetiferous punctures substriate, punctures extend posteriorly slightly beyond elytral ½, width of interstitial spaces variable; EL/EW 590/110. Abdomen. Female pygidium narrows slightly to a blunt point; female visible abdominal sternite VI with transverse flap (Fig. 59); aedeagus (Fig. 48), phallobasic lobes very short, slightly diverged and curvate; phallic plates minutely serrate; phallobasic apodeme abbreviated.

Variation. Size. Length 10.0–14.0 mm; width 2.2–3.3 mm. In the holotype specimen the premedial castaneous macula reached the sutural margin.

Natural history. Specimens were collected in Bolivia during October, at 430 m.

Distribution (for map see Fig. 72). In addition to a photograph of the holotype, I examined 20 specimens from: Bolivia: Departamento de Santa Cruz, near Potrerillos, 27-29-X- 2013, 430 m, Wappes & Kuckartz; 3.7 km SSE Buena Vista, Hotel Flora & fauna, 14-19-X- 2000, 430 m, M. C. Thomas. Brazil: Estado do Goías, Mineiro Goyaz. Specimens are deposited in: ACMT, FSCA, MNHN, and WOPC.

Notes. A photograph of the holotype was examined. The redescription is based on a non-type specimen.