body length 4.8mm

antennae 3 segmented, flagellum bifurcated, setose; scape black, pedicel blackish-orange; flagellum basal half orange, apical half blackish-orange

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: coxae, ventral side of all legs black; femora, ventral side of all legs black, apex of fore and mid legs orange, apical ¼ of hind legs orange; tibiae and tarsi of all legs orange, apex of hind tibiae blackish, dorsal side of all tarsi blackish

pre-apical spur on mid and hind tibiae

body length 4.9mm

genae orange, vertex black

proboscis shorter than head, glossa shorter than prementum

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 fore and mid femora orange, apical 1/5th hind femora orange; all tibiae and tarsi orange, tarsi somewhat infuscated, especially in fore legs

distance between hind ocelli much greater than distance between ocellus and back of head

vertex black, genae orange

mesoscutum, scutellum bright metallic blue, unpunctured

fore wings hyaline, stigma brown, venation dark brown

anterior abdomen and thorax, viewed dorsally after removal of wings and legs

all terga bright metallic blue, except posterior of tergum 1 pale yellow; unpunctured

antennal flagellum bifurcated, setose; orange , blacked distally

vertex, face black; ventral half of clypeus, labrum, mandibles, inner orbits, genae orange

galea orange, stipes black, palps black; galea shorter than stipes

scape black and orange; pedicel orange; flagellum orange

face, clypeus black; labrum, mandibles, inner orbits, genae orange

galea orange, stipes black, palps black

lateral view of abdomen

all segments bright metallic blue, except for orange apical segment (hypopygium)

lateral view of abdomen and hind legs

all abdominal segments bright metallic blue, except for orange apical segment (hypopygium)

hind coxae and basal ¾ of femora bright metallic blue; tibiae orange

ventral view of abdomen

all segments of venter bright metallic blue, except for orange apical segment (hypopygium); orange harpe, tongue-shaped cusps used to grip base of female genitalia during copulation, protruding from rear of body

genitalia dissected from PW053 - 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 PW053 - close similarity to drawing of T. nitidus male genitalia in Fig. 19, D-F Malagon-Aldana et al (2021)

fore wing

hyaline; stigma and venation brown

hind wing

hyaline; stigma and venation brown