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productus (Ashmead)

Antenna lateral, female.

Scape, male.

Head frontal, female.

Head frontal, male.

Thoracic dorsum, female lectotype.

Propodeum dorsal, female.

First gastral tergite dorsal, female.

Originally described in

Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 21:342.

Diagnosis

Antennal scrobes join below frontal suture; female gaster with first tergite smooth and shiny in anterior ½, posterior ½ reticulate with fine and elongate meshes; female flagellomeres short and stout, e.g. first flagellomere 1.5X as long as wide; male scape 3.2X as long as wide; propodeum with median carina with anterior part blunt. See also missouriensis.

Distribution

USA (New Mexico).

Biology

From Bruchus amicus Horn (Coleoptera: Bruchidae).

Similar species in Lucid key

missouriensis, but productus with gaster with first tergite with fine elongate meshes.

dryas, but productus with scutellum with strong and engraved reticulation.

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Depository of primary type

United States NationalMuseum of Natural History USNM), Washington, D.C.