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cyaneoviridis Girault

Female antenna, lateral.

Antenna lateral, male.

Head frontal, female.

Head frontal, male.

Vertex, female.

Thoracic dorsum, female.

Thoracic dorsum, female lectotype.

Thoracic dorsum, female non-type.

Thoracic dorsum, male.

Thoracic dorsum, male non-type.

Propodeum dorsal, female.

Propodeum dorsal, male.

Gaster dorsal, female.

Habitus, female.

Originally described in

Zoologische Jahrbucher, Abteilung fur Systematik, 31:402.

Diagnosis

Mesoscutum and scutellum metallic bluish-green to golden-green, both with engraved reticulation; propodeum with submedian grooves and median carina smooth and shiny; gaster with first tergite smooth. Similar to cetratus but with female gaster with apex pointed. See also discus, nicoyae, periomma, scopus and sirenae.

Distribution

Brazil, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Trinidad & Tobago.

Biology

From pupa of Chrysopa sp. (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae).

Similar species in Lucid key

periomma, but cyaneoviridis with smaller eyes, DE/DO = 4.4, and longer gaster, MM/LG = 0.8-0.9 < /FONT > .

nilus, but cyaneoviridis with upper frons without two spots with strong reticulation, petiolus shorter, LP/WP = 1.4.< /FONT >

amadeus, but cyaneoviridis with entire mesoscutum with engraved reticulation.

vitrius, but cyaneoviridis with longer gaster, MM/LG = 0.8-0.9, with apex pointed.< /FONT >

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Depository of primary type

ZoologischesMuseum zu Berlin, Germany.