Originally described in
Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, Vol. 82:216.
Diagnosis
Midlobe of mesoscutum with posterior 1/3 with engraved reticulation; mesoscutum and scutellum metallic bluish-green; hind tibial spur long, LS/LT = 0.41; propodeum with median area predominantly reticulate, only anterior 4/5 of median carina smooth; female gaster elongate, MM/LG = 0.7. Similar to ticus but propodeum with median carina more narrow, almost parallel-sided, with submedian grooves wider, and female gaster longer.
Distribution
Brazil.
Biology
From Hylaeogena sp. (Coleoptera: Buprestidae).
Similar species in Lucid key
None.
Depository of primary type
United States National