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gigas Hansson

Paracrias gigas Hansson, antenna lateral, female.

Paracrias gigas Hansson, vertex, female.

Paracrias gigas Hansson, median propodeum, female.

Original description

Hansson, C. 2002. Eulophidae of Costa Rica, 1. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, 67:95.

Synonyms

None.

Diagnosis

Very large species (5 mm); ventral 1/2 of prepectus with a weak depression and with lower anterior margin sinuate forwards; mesoscutum and scutellum golden-red; nucha short, 0.3X the length of propodeum; hind tibial spur white; petiole short, 1.4X as long as width of base, with weak sculpture; posterior margin of first gastral tergite sinuate. Similar to guatemalensis, differs in having longer funicular segments, ratios length/width: I=3.5, II=2.8, III=2.2; shorter nucha (0.3X the length of propodeum); hind tibial spur white; costal cell bare; fore wing hyaline; petiole weakly sculptured; gaster shorter (MM/LG 0.9).

Distribution

Costa Rica.

Biology

Unknown.

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Depository of primary type

Holotype female in Natural History Museum (BMNH), London, England.