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Summary 
The mesostenine genus Trachysphyrus occurs from Ecuador to 
Tierra del Fuego in Andean, temperate, subtropical, and Neantarc- 
tic Biomes. It has 7 endemic species in the Coastal Desert, of which 
T. aegla and T. agalma are new. Trachysphyrus has produced a 
specialized offshoot in the Coastal Desert ( Amblyteles paitensis 
Cockerell). This species now is placed in the new genus Aeliopotes. 
Trachysphyrus may be recognized by its dark and refulgent 
wings; lack of white marks on the mesosoma; metallic (blue, green, 
purple, gold) ground color; strong and usually elongate notauli; 
shining mesoscutum; at most weakly angled discocubitus; straight 
mediella; axillus intermediate between anal margin of wing and 
submediella; long propodeal spiracle; at most finely punctate 2nd 
gastric tergite; and long, stout, moderately compressed, straight or a 
little upcurved ovipositor. Aeliopotes differs from Trachysphyrus 
especially by its black and red ground color; dorsally lamellate 
epomia; and baso-laterally toothed 1st gastric tergite. 
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