body length 4.7mm

antennae: 3 segmented, simple, scape black, pedicel and flagellum orange

glossa shorter than prementum; much shorter than length of eye

genae, inner orbits, clypeus, labrum orange

pronotum black with orange posterior region

mesoscutum, scutellum and abdomen metallic blue; tegula orange

legs: all coxa black; fore and mid femora black with orange apical tip, hind femur black basally, orange apical 1/3rd; all tibiae and tarsi orange

ventral side of thorax and abdomen bright metallic blue

genae, labrum and mandible orange (latter with black tips)

legs: all coxae and femora black, except hind femora with orange apical tips ventrally; all tibiae and tarsi orange, except last tarsal segments on fore tarsi black

vertex black in post-ocellar area, orange laterally

mesoscutum, bright metallic blue, unpunctured

stigma brown, venation brown

dorsal view of head after removal of left antennal flagellum

genae, vertex orange; post-ocellar area black

distance between ocelli just greater than distance between ocellus and back of head

antennal flagellum shorter than closest distance between eyes

glossa shorter than prementum, much shorter than length of eye

clypeus, labrum, genae and inner orbits orange

pronotum black with orange posterior region, tegula orange

mesoscutum, mesopleura black

meso- and metapleura, fore coxae shiny metallic blue, unpunctured

abdomen shiny metallic blue laterally; sawsheath black

hind coxa black; hind femur laterally black basal half, orange apical half; hind tibia orange

hind femur laterally; black basally, orange apically

mid and hind tibia and tarsi orange, most distal tarsal segments infuscated

ventral view of body with right fore and mid femur, tibia, tarsus removed

mesopleura, mesosternum and venter shiny metallic blue, unpunctured

all coxae and femora shiny metallic blue with hind coxae orange on apical lateral side; all tibiae and tarsi orange with most apical tarsomeres infuscated

left forewing; hyaline, stigma and venation brown

dorsal view after removal of wings and legs

mesoscutum, scutellum, abdomen shiny metallic blue, except posterior of tergum 1 pale yellow; unpunctured

ventral view after removal of fore and mid femur, tibia and tarsi on both sides

cerci orange

sawsheath flattened laterally, black, not bifid

sides of sawsheath meet dorsally - similar to Benson fig.9 of T. nitidus

lateral view of abdomen after removal of wings and legs

all segments bright metallic blue, unpunctured

sawsheath black with orange tip, laterally flattened, not bifid

body length 4.7mm
- scape, pedicel and flagellum orange, tinged with black
- genae orange, vertex black
- proboscis shorter than head, glossa shorter than prementum
- pronotum black with thin posterior orange rim
- mesopleurae, mesonotum, scutellum and abdomen solid black, all densely pilose; tegula orange
- legs: all coxae and femora black, except apex of fore and mid femora orange, apical 1/2 hind femora orange; all tibiae and tarsi orange, tarsi somewhat infuscated, especially in fore legs

body length 4.5mm
- antennae 3 segmented, flagellum bifurcated, setose; flagellum orange
- vertex black, genae orange
- mesoscutum, scutellum bright metallic blue, unpunctured
- abdomen bright metallic blue; tergum 1 perhaps partially yellow, but obscured by wings
- fore wings hyaline, pale yellow apically; stigma & costa brown; venation dark brown

habitus ventral view
- labrum, inner orbits, genae, mandibles (except for black tips) orange
- ventral side of thorax and abdomen metallic blue, except for orange apical segment (hypopygium) of abdomen, unpunctured
- legs: femora, anterior side of mid and legs black, apex of mid and hind legs orange; tibiae and tarsi of mid and hind legs brownish-orange

dorsal view head and thorax
- distance between hind ocelli much greater than distance between ocellus and back of head
- antennae 3 segmented, flagellum bifurcated, setose; flagellum all dark orange
- vertex black, genae orange; vertex pilose
- mesoscutum, scutellum bright metallic blue, unpunctured; pilose
- tegula orange

frontal view head
- scape and pedicel orange; flagellum orange
- vertex, face, dorsal half of clypeus black; ventral half of clypeus, labrum, mandibles, inner orbits orange
- vertex, face, inner orbits, mandibles pilose

lateral view of head and thorax
- antenna; setose, scape and pedicel blackish-orange
- labrum, inner orbits, genae, labrum mandibles (except for black tips) orange
- galea and glossa orange, prementum black, labial palps black; glossa shorter than prementum
- mesoscutum, scutellum, mesopleurae, pronotum bright metallic blue, pilose; pronotum with orange rear border

postero-ventral view of end of abdomen
- orange apical segment (hypopygium)
- harpe, tongue-shaped cusps use to grasp base of female genitalia during copulation visible

posterior view of end of abdomen
- paired medial harpe and lateral volsella visible