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nilus 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. 82:266.

Diagnosis

Upper frons with two reticulate spots; mesoscutum and scutellum metallic bluish-green, bluish-purple, metallic dark purple, or golden green; mesoscutum with anterior 2/3 with raised and weak reticulation, posterior 1/3 with engraved and weak reticulation; petiole long, 1.8-2.0X as long as wide in female, 2.0-2.2X in male; female gaster with apex pointed.

Distribution

Costa Rica.

Biology

From an unidentified lepidopteran leafminer on Saurauia sp. (Actinidiaceae).

Similar species in Lucid key

amadeus, but nilus with upper frons with two spots with strong reticulation, eyes smaller, DE/DO = 5.0.< /FONT >

cyaneoviridis, but nilus with upper frons with two spots with strong reticulation, petiolus longer, LP/WP = 1.8-2.0.< /FONT >

vitrius, but nilus with mesoscutum predominantly with raised reticulation.

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Depository of primary type

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