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
