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argus 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. 82:103.

Diagnosis

Antennal scrobes join below frontal suture ; mesoscutum with raised and rather strong reticulation, midlobe with posterior ½ with engraved reticulation; scutellum smooth and shiny; mesoscutum metallic bluish-green, scutellum metallic dark purple; propodeal callus with two setae; femora and tibiae pale; eyes very large and frons very narrow, DE/DO = 2.5 in female, 3.3 in male; hind tibial spur long, LS/LT = 0.33; gaster conspicuously hairy; petiole with a smooth median carina. Similar to argosites but female with smaller eyes, gaster longer with apex acuminate, and midlobe of mesoscutum with engraved reticulation in posterio r ½.

Distribution

Costa Rica, Trinidad.

Biology

Unknown.

Similar species in Lucid key

None.

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Depository of primary type

Natural History Museum (BMNH), in London.