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compsus 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. 82:160.

Diagnosis

Midlobe of mesoscutum with posterior 1/3 with engraved reticulation; scutellum wide, 0.9X as long as wide, lateral mesh-rows situated half-way between median groove and lateral margin of scutellum; eyes large, DE/DO = 3.4; hind tibial spur long, LS/LT = 0.36; petiole 1.5X as long as wide. Similar to mantis but with longer petiole and scutellum with shorter lateral mesh-rows. See also linus.

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.