Originally described in

Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, Vol. 82:397.

Diagnosis

Vertex smooth and shiny, with a complete median groove; mesoscutum with raised and strong reticulation, midlobe with posterior ¼ with engraved reticulation; propodeal callus with two setae; coxae dark and metallic; costal cell bare; petiole 2.2X as long as wide in female, 3.1X in male; female with first gastral tergite smooth and shiny; male scape reddish-brown with dorsal edge dark brown; antennal scrobes parallel or converging towards toruli. Similar to chydaeus but female with dark and metallic coxae, male scape widest medially, and both sexes with midlobe of mesoscutum with anterior ½ with raised reticulation.

Distribution

Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras.

Biology

Unknown.

Similar species in Lucid key

None.

Depository of primary type

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