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puttleri (Grissell)

Antenna lateral, female.

Antenna lateral, male.

Head frontal, female.

Head frontal, male.

Vertex, female.

Thoracic dorsum, female.

Thoracic dorsum, female non-type.

Thoracic dorsum, male.

Thoracic dorsum, male non-type.

Propodeum dorsal, female.

Propodeum dorsal, male.

Gaster dorsal, female.

Habitus, female.

Originally described in

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 83:794.

Diagnosis

Scutellum with large-meshed and strong reticulation, median groove indicated in anterior ¼ but lateral mesh-rows are missing; petiole with elongate grooves; gaster with a very large 1st tergite, 0.8-0.9X as long as total length of gaster, and with elongate striae in posterior 2/3. See also retzius.

Distribution

Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico. Introduced into USA and Europe.

Biology

From eggs of Leptinotarsa undecimlineata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on Solanum saponaceum (Solanaceae), and L. decemlineata.

Similar species in Lucid key

None.

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Depository of primary type

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