Original description

Hansson, C. & LaSalle, J. (2003). Journal of Natural History, 37:750.

Synonyms

None.

Diagnosis

Upper frons comparatively narrow, but not as narrow as in metallicus; entire antenna white, pedicel infuscate at base; female scape narrow (as in vittatus); mid lobe of mesoscutum with a distinct median groove in posterior 2/3; thoracic dorsum dark with golden-purple tinges, dull, convex; fore coxa dark and metallic, mid and hind coxae white; female with posterior margin of pale area on gaster incised medially.

Distribution

Costa Rica, the West Indies (Cayman Islands).

Biology

Parasitoid on Aleurodicus dispersus (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae).

Depository of primary type

Holotype female in Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio), Santo Domingo, Costa Rica.