Original description

Hansson, C. 2002. Eulophidae of Costa Rica, 1. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, 67:36.

Synonyms

None.

Diagnosis

Female flagellum ± flattened and stout, flagellomeres with anterior margin ± straight (i.e. not narrowed off); malar sulcus missing; thoracic dorsum flat; scutellum transverse, 0.8X as long as wide; mesoscutum and scutellum with engraved reticulation; propodeum with two large anterolateral foveas. Similar to fuscipennis, but differs in having a more stout head (lateral view) and a more stout scape. Also similar to planiceps, but differs in not having vertex and upper frons in same plane, and scape less stout.

Distribution

Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad & Tobago.

Biology

Parasite in eggs of Charidotella sp. and Agroiconota bivittata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae).

Depository of primary type

Holotype female in Natural History Museum (BMNH), London, England.