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caperatus 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. 82:133.

Diagnosis

Mesoscutum with large-meshed, raised and strong reticulation, scutellum smooth and shiny; petiole long, LP/WP = 1.6 in female, 2.2 in male; gaster poorly sclerotized and collapsed in dried specimens. Similar to amalurus but flagellum longer and more slender in female, in male with scape short (in caperatus scape reaches upper level of frontal suture, in amalurus it reaches level of upper vertex). See also baeops and catiensis.

Distribution

Costa Rica.

Biology

Unknown.

Similar species in Lucid key

None.

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Depository of primary type

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