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puniceus Hansson

Antenna lateral, female.

Antenna lateral, male.

Head frontal, female.

Head frontal, male.

Vertex, female.

Thoracic dorsum, female.

Thoracic dorsum, female holotype.

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. 82:305.

Diagnosis

Antennal scrobes join below frontal suture; first gastral tergite with posterior ½ with punctures, sometimes also with weak reticulation; female with first flagellomere 2.4X as long as wide; male scape 3.7X as long as wide; propodeum with median carina with sides parallel and with anterior part blunt; petiole with a smooth median carina; female gaster elongate, MM/LG = 0.6-0.8. Similar to missouriensis but female gaster longer and thoracic dorsum metallic purple.

Distribution

Chile, Uruguay.

Biology

From Pseudopachymeria spinipes (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) on Acacia caven (Fabaceae).

Similar species in Lucid key

None.

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Depository of primary type

Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD),Montpellier, France.