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discus Hansson

Antenna lateral, female.

Antenna lateral, male.

Head frontal, female.

Head frontal, male.

Vertex, female.

Thoracic dorsum, female.

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. 82:174.

Diagnosis

Eyes large, DE/DO = 3.3; mesoscutum golden-green with engraved reticulation with small meshes, scutellum metallic dark purple and smooth; gaster short, MM/LG = 1.0-1.1, and round; small species, 1.2-1.5 mm. Similar to euscopus, differs in having reticulation on mesoscutum engraved and small-meshed, propodeum with submedian grooves smooth, mesoscutum golden-green and scutellum metallic dark purple; also similar to cyaneoviridis but with scutellum smooth and metallic dark purple and female gaster short and round. See also fulgens and scopus.

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.