Shield extends well beyond sides of thorax and also extends as a shelf above the propodeum. There are sclerotised projections (yellow arrows) with thinner, translucent patches (stars) between them. The propodeum bears a pair of long spines which are just visible dorsally (dotted green arrows).
The extent of the overhanging, partly translucent edges of the promesonotal shield (yellow arrows) are most evident when viewed laterally.
(dotted green arrow = propodeal spine)
Frontal carina (arrows) extends to vertex, even beyond the antennal scrobe (star).
The eye is positioned toward rear of the head.
"Frontal carinae long, extending to or near to vertex of head; ehes placed well behind mid-line" (Andersen 2006 p. 159)
Head width about 1.2mm
"HW ≤ 1.2mm; in dorsal view ... head not extending beyond humeral angles" (Heterick 2009, p. 151)
Overall length about 3.5mm
Frontal (antennal) lobes broad (stars), largely hiding the eyes.
"In full-face view, clypeus strongly incurved, weakly tapered anteriad, emarginate in appearance and extended only slightly beyond apces of the antennal lobes; antennal lobes broad, often hiding most of the eye" (Heterick 2009 p. 151)
Patchy 8
Patchy 8
Patchy 8
the direction of incident light (arrows) influences the appearance of the sculpturing
Patchy 8
the direction of incident light (arrows) influences the appearance of the sculpturing