Asklepia asuncionensis Erwin & Zamorano 2014

Habitus (Fig. 39). Size: [See also Table 11] Small-size for the genus; ABL = 2.70 mm, SBL = 2,477 mm, TW (total width) 1.270 mm, LP = 0.533 mm, WP = 0.648 mm, LE = 1.566 mm. Color: See diagnosis above. Luster: See diagnosis above. Head (Fig. 39): as in description for genus above. Prothorax. Pronotum (Fig. 39) moderately broad, as wide as head across eyes (WH/WP,1.035 mm), longer than head (LP/LH, mean both sexes: 1.410), wider than long (W/L, mean both sexes: 1.714); markedly cordiform and rounded, lateral margin effaced with seta at anterior third on slightly raised area; apex markedly constricted; anterior angle feebly produced, hind angle slightly produced and setose; median line moderately defined, apical transverse impressions punctate, punctures infuscated; surface smooth throughout. Pterothorax. Normal for genus, see description for genus above. Elytra moderate convex; at apical third twice as wide as head across eyes (WH/TW, mean both sexes: 1.071) and pronotum (WP/TW, mean both sexes: 1.018). Elytral interneurs evident as short discontinuous rows of widely spaced coarse punctures, interneurs effaced in the medial quadrants. Hind wings fully developed. Legs. Overall, normal for genus, see description for genus above. Male unknown. Female genitalia. Not investigated, presumably similar to that of Asklepia demiti sp. n.

(Fig. 78). This species has been found at only one location on white-water of the middle Río Paraguay drainage system. But that does not at all indicate its real distribution: as has been pointed out above, very small beetles are inadequately sampled, especially in the Neotropics.