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nigroaeneus (Ashmead)

Antenna lateral, female.

Antenna lateral, male.

Head frontal, female.

Head frontal, male.

Vertex, female.

Thoracic dorsum, female.

Thoracic dorsum, female non-type.

Thoracic dorsum, male.

Thoracic dorsum, male non-type.

Propodeum dorsal, female.

Propodeum dorsal, male.

Gaster dorsal, female.

Originally described in

Journal of the Linnean Society (Zoology), 25:172.

Diagnosis

Mesoscutum and scutellum metallic dark golden-green; mesoscutum with raised and strong reticulation, notauli as narrow and distinct grooves in posterior part; scutellum with engraved and weak reticulation; propodeum with median carina anteriorly narrow and pointed; propodeal callus with four setae; female gaster short and ovate, MM/LG = 0.9-1.1, with first tergite large, 0.7X as long as length of gaster.< /FONT >

Distribution

Colombia, Costa Rica, Grenada, Saint Vincent, Trinidad & Tobago.

Biology

From Euplectrus platyhypenae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae). Hyperparasitoid.

Similar species in Lucid key

None.

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Depository of primary type

Natural History Museum (BMNH), in London.