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spicatus Hansson

Antenna lateral, female.

Head frontal, female.

Vertex, female.

Thoracic dorsum, female.

Thoracic dorsum, female holotype.

Propodeum dorsal, female.

Gaster dorsal, female.

Originally described in

Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, Vol. 82:321.

Diagnosis

Midlobe of mesoscutum with posterior 1/3 with engraved reticulation; scutellum short, 0.9X as long as wide, lateral mesh-rows situated half-way between median groove and lateral margin of scutellum; mesoscutum and scutellum golden-green or metallic bluish-green; femora dark brown; hind tibial spur long, LS/LT = 0.45; petiole 1.4X as long as wide; upper frons with strong grooves in front of posterior ocelli. Similar to aeneicollis but propodeum with submedian grooves reticulate and with sides ąstraight, and with longer petiole.

Distribution

Costa Rica.

Biology

Unknown.

Similar species in Lucid key

None.

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Depository of primary type

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