Originally described in

Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, Vol. 82:273.

Diagnosis

Mesoscutum and scutellum metallic dark purple, mesoscutum with raised and strong reticulation, scutellum with engraved and weak reticulation; femora metallic dark bluish-green; tibiae predominantly dark brown; forewing speculum open below; female gaster short and ovate with apex rounded, MM/LG = 1.2, with first tergite large, covers 0.7X the length of gaster, and with punctures in medioposterior ½. Similar to tanus but with dark tibiae, metallic dark purple thoracic dorsum, and with strong reticulation on mesoscutum.

Distribution

Costa Rica.

Biology

Unknown.

Similar species in Lucid key

None.

Depository of primary type

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