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caulitus Hansson

Antenna lateral, female.

Antenna lateral, male.

Head frontal, female.

Head frontal, male.

Vertex, female.

Thoracic dorsum, female.

Thoracic dorsum, female holotype.

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. 82:141.

Diagnosis

Eyes large, DE/DO = 3.8; mesoscutum metallic bluish-green with raised and strong reticulation; scutellum metallic bluish-purple or metallic bluish-green, smooth and shiny or with engraved and very weak reticulation, with lateral mesh-rows situated half-way between median groove and lateral margin; petiole long. LP/WP = 2.3 in female, 2.8 in male.

Distribution

Costa Rica.

Biology

Unknown.

Similar species in Lucid key

noyesi, but caulitus with gaster with first tergite with medioposterior 1/3 with strong reticulation.

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Depository of primary type

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