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epiurus 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. 82:185.

Diagnosis

Antennal scrobes join below frontal suture; costal cell with a row of setae on ventral surface; eyes large, DE/DO = 3.2; scutellum with engraved and very weak reticulation to smooth; propodeum with posterior ½ of submedian grooves reticulate and with median carina with sides converging posteriorly; propodeal callus with two setae; petiole 1.3X as long as wide; first gastral tergite smooth and shiny. Similar to frurus but with smaller eyes, two setae on propodeal callus, a shorter petiole, and a longer female gaster (MM/LG = 0.6-0.7). See also ogus and wilsoni.

Distribution

Costa Rica.

Biology

Unknown.

Similar species in Lucid key

None.

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Depository of primary type

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