 
              
              
              body length 5.0mm
antenna; 3 segmented, simple; scape black, pedicel and flagellum orange
antennal flagellum shorter than closest distance between eyes
flagellum slightly narrower than scape
ventral side of thorax and abdomen bright metallic blue, pronotum orange
genae, labrum, mandibles orange (latter with black tips)
legs: all coxae and femora black; apex of fore and mid femora, apical 1/5th hind femora orange; all tibiae and tarsi orange with apices slightly infuscated
 
              
              
              genae, lateral vertex orange
lateral side of thorax, mesonotum, scutellum and abdomen metallic blue; tegula blackish-orange
legs: all coxa and femora black; except apical ¼ of femur orange laterally; all tibiae and tarsi orange, slightly infuscated in apical half laterally
 
              
              
              genae and vertex orange, except post-ocellar area black
mesoscutum, scutellum bright metallic blue, unpunctured
stigma brown, venation dark brown, subcostal cell clearly evident
 
              
              
              glossa shorter than prementum; much shorter than length of eye
antennal flagellum slightly narrower than scape at greatest width
genae, inner orbits, clypeus, labrum orange
pronotum orange with black dorsal patch
 
              
              
              tegula brownish-orange
mesopleura, mesoscutum and scutellum bright metallic blue, unpunctured
wings hyaline, venation brown
 
              
              
              abdomen metallic blue laterally
venation brown, subcosta cell prominent
 
              
              
              forewing hyaline, stigma blackish-brown, venation brown
abdomen shiny metallic blue; sawsheath black with brown apex
 
              
              
              glossa (orange) shorter than prementum (black), much shorter than eye length
galea grey/orange
 
              
              
              glossa (orange) shorter than prementum (black), much shorter than eye length
galea grey/orange
 
              
              
              vertex black; inner orbits, clypeus, labrum, mandibles orange
prominent frontal carina
 
              
              
              inner orbits, clypeus, labrum, mandibles orange (latter with black tips)
prominent frontal carina
 
              
              
              post-ocellar area black, vertex more laterally orange; unpunctured
distance between posterior ocelli greater than distance to back of head
pronotum orange with black patch on dorso-medial side
 
              
              
              pronotum orange with medial black patch
mesonotum, scutellum bright metallic blue, unpunctured
tegulae orange
 
              
              
              pronotum orange with black dorso-medial patch
vertex laterally, genae and inner orbit orange
antennal flagellum slightly narrower than scape
 
              
              
              apex of abdomen viewed dorso-laterally
shiny metallic blue, unpunctured
cerci, 10th abdominal segment orange
sawsheath (3rd valvula) black, laterally flattened
 
              
              
              abdomen viewed from rear after removal from female and treatment overnight with KOH
identical to photograph of T. nitidus genitalia in Malagon-Aldana et al (2021), Fig. 24F
 
              
              
              sawsheath (3rd valvula) separated from female genitalia
 
              
              
              sawsheath (3rd valvula) separated from female genitalia
 
              
              
              dissection of female genitalia
one side of saw (1st valvula, lancet) above
other side of saw attached to lance (2nd valvula) below
 
              
              
              saw dissected from female genitalia
12-13 teeth
saw teeth with serrulae
 
              
              
              tip of saw (lancet) showing last 4 teeth, which are serrulated
 
              
              
              forewing
hyaline: costa, stigma and veins brown
prominent precostal cell
 
              
              
              body length 4.9mm
antenna: 3 segmented, simple; scape black, pedicel and flagellum orange
antennal flagellum just shorter than distance between eyes
flagellum slightly narrower than scape
ventral side of thorax and abdomen bright metallic blue, pronotum orange
genae, labrum, mandibles orange (latter with black tips)
legs: all coxae and femora black with apical 1/5th - ¼ of femora orange; all tibiae and tarsi orange with some tarsal segments darkened in some legs
 
              
              
              genae, lateral vertex orange
lateral side of thorax, mesonotum, scutellum and abdomen metallic blue; tegula orange; pronotum orange, mottled with black
legs; all coxae and femora black; except apical ¼ of hind femur orange laterally; all tibiae and tarsi orange, some tarsal segments of some legs darkened apically
 
              
              
              genae and vertex orange, except post-ocellar area black
mesoscutum, scutellum bright metallic blue, unpunctured
stigma brown, venation dark brown
subcostal cell clearly evident
 
              
              
              genae, inner orbits, vertex orange; post-ocellar area black
glossa shorter than prementum; much shorter than length of eye; labial palps black
pronotum orange, speckled with black
tegula orange
mesonotum, scutellum, pleurae shiny metallic blue. unpunctured
wings hyaline, brown venation, subcostal cell clearly evident
 
              
              
              detail of mouthparts
glossa (orange) shorter than prementum (black), labial palps black, 4-segmented
 
              
              
              glossa shorter than prementum; much shorter than length of eye
genae, inner orbits, clypeus, labrum, mandibles orange (latter with black tips)
 
              
              
              tegula orange
pronotum orange, speckled with black
mesopleura, mesoscutum bright metallic blue, unpunctured
wings hyaline, brown venation, subcostal cell clearly evident
 
              
              
              mesopleura, metapleura bright metallic blue, unpunctured
legs: coxae and femora of fore and mid legs black; apical tip of femora orange; tibiae and tarsi orange
 
              
              
              abdomen shiny metallic blue
10th abdominal segment orange; cerci orange
sawsheath black with brown apex
wings hyaline, brown venation, subcostal cell clearly evident
 
              
              
              forewings hyaline
subcostal cell clearly evident
costa, stigma and venation brown
 
              
              
              genae, inner orbits, clypeus, labrum, mandibles orange (latter with black tips)
glossa orange, prementum black, maxillary palps black
 
              
              
              antennal flagellum slightly longer than closest distance between eyes
flagellum slightly narrower than scape
inner orbits, genae, clypeus, labrum, mandibles orange (latter with black tips)
glossa orange
 
              
              
              antennal flagellum slightly narrower than scape at thickest point
vertex black with region lateral to post-ocellar area orange
distance between hind ocelli greater than distance between an ocellus and back of head
mesoscutum and scutellum shiny metallic blue, unpunctured
pronotum orange, speckled with black
 
              
              
              ventral view of genitalia
sawsheath black, laterally flattened
cerci orange
 
              
              
              body length 4.6mm
antennae 3 segmented, flagellum bifurcated, setose; scape blackish-orange, pedicel orange; flagellum orange
genae, inner orbits orange
lateral side of thorax, mesonotum, scutellum and abdomen black; tegula blackish-orange; pronotum black with thin posterior orange rim
legs: all coxae and femora black, except apex of hind femur orange; all tibiae and tarsi orange, apex of hind tibia blackish
 
              
              
              distance between hind ocelli much greater than distance between ocellus and back of head
vertex black, genae orange
mesoscutum, scutellum bright metallic blue; unpunctured
forewings hyaline, stigma, costa and venation dark brown; subcostal cell barely evident
 
              
              
              scape black, pedicel blackish-orange; flagellum orange
clypeus, labrum, inner orbits, mandibles (except for black tips) orange
ventral side of thorax and abdomen metallic blue, except for orange apical segment (hypopygium) of abdomen; unpunctured
legs: coxae, ventral side of all legs black; femora, ventral side of all legs black with apices orange; all tibiae and tarsi orange, apex of hind tibiae and some tarsal segments somewhat infuscated
 
              
              
              distance between hind ocelli much greater than distance from an ocellus to back of head
vertex solid black, genae orange
pronotum black with thin orange posterior rim
mesoscutum, scutellum bright metallic blue, unpunctured
tegula blackish-brown
 
              
              
              clypeus orange with thin black rim, labrum orange, mandibles orange with black tips, inner orbits orange
glossa pale orange with black base, prementum black, labial palps with orange tips
 
              
              
              scape blackish-brown, pedicel brown
clypeus orange with prominent midline ridge; labrum, inner orbits orange; mandibles orange with black tips
fore coxae black, fore femora black with apical 1/5th orange on ventral side, tibiae and tarsi orange
 
              
              
              ventral view of abdomen
all segments of venter bright metallic blue, except for orange apical segment (hypopygium); orange harpe
 
              
              
              dorsal view after removal of legs and posterior half of abdomen
all terga bright metallic blue, except posterior half of tergum 1 pale yellow; unpunctured
forewings hyaline; costa and venation brown; subcostal cell thin but present
 
              
              
              distal half of forewing; hyaline, stigma, costa and venation brown
 
              
              
              hind leg; costa black, femur black with distal 1/5th orange, tibia and tarsi orange with apex of tibia black
 
              
              
              foreleg; femur black with apical tip orange; tibia and tarsi orange with apical tarsomeres blackish
 
              
              
              middle leg; femur black with apical tip orange, tibia and tarsi orange with infuscation of tips of tarsal segments
 
              
              
              genitalia dissected from PW057 - close similarity to drawing of T. nitidus male genitalia in Fig. 19, D-F Malagon-Aldana et al (2021), see Reference images below.
 
              
              
              genitalia dissected from PW057 - close similarity to drawing of T. nitidus male genitalia in Fig. 19, D-F Malagon-Aldana et al (2021), see Reference images below.
 
              
              
              genitalia dissected from PW057 - close similarity to drawing of T. nitidus male genitalia in Fig. 19, D-F Malagon-Aldana et al (2021), see Reference images below.
 
              
              
              genitalia dissected from PW057 - close similarity to drawing of T. nitidus male genitalia in Fig. 19, D-F Malagon-Aldana et al (2021), see Reference images below.
 
              
              
              genitalia dissected from PW057 - close similarity to drawing of T. nitidus male genitalia in Fig. 19, D-F Malagon-Aldana et al (2021), see Reference images below.
 
              
              
              genitalia dissected from PW057 - close similarity to drawing of T. nitidus male genitalia in Fig. 19, D-F Malagon-Aldana et al (2021), see Reference images below.
 
              
              
              body length 4.3mm
antenna 3 segmented, flagellum bifurcated, setose; scape black, pedicel orange, flagellum orange
genae orange
lateral side of thorax, mesonotum, scutellum and abdomen metallic blue; tegula black; pronotum black
legs: all coxae and femora black, with apex of femora orange; all tibiae and tarsi orange, apex of tarsi blackish
 
              
              
              body length 4.3mm
scape black, pedicel orange, flagellum orange
clypeus, labrum, inner orbits, genae, mandibles (except for black tips) orange
ventral side of thorax and abdomen metallic blue, except for orange apical abdominal segment (hypopygium); unpunctured
legs: coxa, femur all black, except apex of femur; all tibiae and tarsi orange, apex of tarsomeres somewhat infuscated
 
              
              
              mesoscutum, scutellum bright metallic blue, unpunctured
forewings hyaline; stigma, costa brown; venation dark brown
 
              
              
              scape blackish-brown, pedicel brown
clypeus orange with thin black rim, labrum orange, mandibles orange with black tips
genae orange, inner orbits orange, frons black
fore coxae black, fore femora black with apical 1/5th orange on ventral side, tibiae and tarsi orange
glossa orange, speckled black, labial palps with orange tips
 
              
              
              pronotum, mesopleura, mesosternum black
fore and mid coxae and femora black, apical tip of femora orange, tibiae and tarsi orange
 
              
              
              glossa pale orange, speckled black, labial palps orange and black, 4-segmented; prementum black, longer than glossa
galea greyish-pale orange, maxillary palps black
scape black, pedicel and flagellum orange
clypeus, labrum, inner orbits, genae orange
pronotum, mesoscutum, mesopleura shiny metallic blue; unpunctured
tegula blackish-orange
 
              
              
              side view of proboscis
glossa pale grey, speckled black, tip of labial palps brown; prementum black
galea greyish orange, maxillary palps blackish-orange
 
              
              
              tegula blackish-brown
wings hyaline, subcostal cell prominent, costa, venation brown
 
              
              
              apical segment of abdomen (hypopygium) orange
orange-brown cerci
 
              
              
              abdomen metallic blue laterally
stigma, venation brown, subcostal cell prominent
hind leg: coxa, femur metallic blue, apical tip femur yellow
 
              
              
              ventral view abdomen
all segments of venter bright metallic view, except orange apical segment (hypopygium); protruding harpe orange
 
              
              
              distance between hind ocelli much greater than from ocellus to back of head
vertex solid black, genae orange
pronotum solid black
mesoscutum, scutellum bright metallic blue, unpunctured
 
              
              
              forewings hyaline: costa, stigma, brown; subcostal cell prominent; venation dark brown
 
              
              
              forewing hyaline; costa, stigma and venation dark brown
dorsal view after removal of left wings
all terga bright metallic blue, except posterior half of tergum 1 pale yellow
 
              
              
              LH fore and hind wings removed; hyaline, costa, stigma, venation dark brown; subapical cell prominent
 
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
      