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deanthurium Hansson

Ametallon deanthurium Hansson, antenna lateral, female.

Ametallon deanthurium Hansson, antenna lateral, male.

Ametallon deanthurium Hansson, head frontal, female.

Original description

Hansson, C. 2004. Eulophidae of Costa Rica, 2. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, 75:22.

Synonyms

None.

Diagnosis

Head rotund in frontal view and yellowish-brown; mesosoma pale brown with weak metallic tinges; female scape wide, 2.6X as long as wide, with widest part below middle of scape; mesoscutum predominantly smooth and shiny, scutellum with anterior one-third reticulate and posterior two-thirds smooth and shiny; FM/HM = 0.9; fore wing with two admarginal setae.

Distribution

Costa Rica.

Biology

From root gall on Anthurium cuspidatum (Araceae) on a fallen limb.

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Depository of primary type

Holotype female in United States National Museum of Natural History (USNM), Washington, D.C., USA.