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megalomma Hansson

Antenna lateral, female.

Antenna lateral, male.

Head frontal, female.

Head frontal, male.

Vertex, female.

Thoracic dorsum, female.

Thoracic dorsum, female holotype.

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. 82:249.

Diagnosis

Antennal scrobes join below frontal suture; female eyes very large, DE/DO 3.2; mesoscutum with raised and strong reticulation, posterior 1/3 of midlobe with engraved and strong reticulation; scutellum smooth or with very weak and superficial reticulation; mesoscutum dark metallic bluish-green, scutellum metallic dark purple; propodeal callus with two setae; femora dark brown; tibiae yellowish-white; propodeum with median carina long, narrow, LC/WC = 6.9, more or less with parallel sides, and with anterolateral foveas large, circular and reticulate; female gaster hairy laterally. Similar to hadromma but with larger eyes, anterolateral foveas round and reticulate, female gaster with apex pointed.

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.