Originally described in

Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, Vol. 82:292.

Diagnosis

Female scape yellowish-brown; flagellum short with prominent longitudinal sensillae; mesoscutum and scutellum dark metallic bluish-green, mesoscutum with raised and rather strong reticulation, scutellum with engraved and weak reticulation; femora dark brown; female gaster short with a very large 1^st tergite, 0.8X as long as length of gaster, first tergite with fine round punctures in posterior ½. Similar to sensillifer but with larger 1^st gastral tergite and with fine punctures on same tergite.

Distribution

Costa Rica.

Biology

From Deuterollyta zetilla (Druce) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on avocado (Persea americana) (Lauraceae).

Similar species in Lucid key

None.

Depository of primary type

Natural History Museum (BMNH), in London.