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castensis Hansson

Antenna lateral, female.

Head frontal, female.

Vertex, female.

Thoracic dorsum, female.

Thoracic dorsum, female holotype.

Propodeum dorsal, female.

Gaster dorsal, female.

Originally described in

Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, Vol. 82:136.

Diagnosis

Upper frons with raised and very strong reticulation; antennal scrobes join on frontal suture; mesoscutum metallic dark purple with raised and very strong reticulation, with distinct groove-like notauli in posterior ½; scutellum metallic dark purple with engraved and very weak reticulation, partly smooth.

Distribution

Costa Rica.

Biology

Unknown.

Similar species in Lucid key

None.

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Depository of primary type

Natural History Museum (BMNH), in London.