Originally described in

Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, Vol. 82:144.

Diagnosis

Mesoscutum and scutellum metallic dark purple, mesoscutum with raised and weak reticulation, midlobe with posterior 1/3 with engraved or raised reticulation, scutellum with engraved and weak reticulation; female with femora and tibiae golden-green, male with fore femur yellowish-white to dark brown, mid and hind femora dark brown, tibiae yellowish-white; propodeal callus with 2-3 setae; propodeum with submedian grooves and anterolateral foveas reticulate and with posterior ¼ of median carina reticulate, median carina with sides diverging towards posterior part; first gastral tergite with weak punctures posteriorly.

Distribution

Costa Rica.

Biology

From an unidentified lepidopteran leaf chewer on Cecropia obtusifolia (Cecropiaceae).

Similar species in Lucid key

None.

Depository of primary type

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