Originally described in
ZooTaxa 548:10.
Diagnosis
Antennal scrobes join below frontal suture; first gastral tergite with punctures in posterior 2/3; female flagellomeres long, e.g. flagellomere 1 3.5X as long as wide; male scape narrow, 4.5X as long as wide; forewing speculum open below; propodeum with median carina with sides almost parallel and with anterior part blunt; female gaster elongate, MM/LG = 0.8–0.9.< /FONT >
Distribution
Colombia, Mexico, USA.
Biology
From Acanthoscelides sp. (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) on Phaseolus vulgaris L.; Acanthoscelides obtectus on P. vulgaris.
Similar species in Lucid key
None.
Depository of primary type
Natural History Museum (BMNH), in London.