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albicoxa Hansson

Antenna lateral, female.

Antenna lateral, male.

Head frontal, female.

Head frontal, male.

Vertex, female.

Thoracic dorsum, female.

Thoracic dorsum, female paratype.

Thoracic dorsum, male.

Thoracic dorsum, male paratype.

Propodeum dorsal, female.

Propodeum dorsal, male.

Gaster dorsal, female.

Originally described in

Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, Vol. 82:384.

Diagnosis

Vertex smooth and shiny with a complete median groove; mesoscutum with engraved and strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric; propodeal callus with (2)3-7 setae in female, 2-4 setae in male; coxae yellowish-white in female, dark and metallic in male; costal cell bare; petiole 2.4X as long as wide in female, 3.5X in male; first gastral tergite smooth and shiny with posteromedian 1/3 with engraved and rather strong reticulation; male scape yellowish-brown. Similar to chydaeus but female without distinct spicule on 5th flagellomere, with more setae on propodeal callus, and 1st gastral tergite reticulate posteriorly.

Distribution

Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Peru, Trinidad & Tobago.

Biology

From Saissetia hemisphaerica (Hemiptera: Coccidae) on coffee.

Similar species in Lucid key

None.

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Depository of primary type

Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio), in Costa Rica.