Epirhyssa melampyge Porter 1978

Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished from all other Neotropical Epirhyssa by the combination of the following characters: 1) occipital carina not joining hypostomal carina; 2) hind tibia prominently swollen; and 3) tergite I elongate, about 3.2 times as long as posteriorly broad; and 4) strong median tubercle on the anterior edge of the clypeus.

Distribution. Peru.

Biological notes. Only one male specimen (holotype) has been found from the Andean-Amazonian interface in southern Peru.