body length 13.7mm
all segments of all legs orange
lateral folds of tergites yellow, venter black
mesosternum black
genae, inner orbits, mandibles (except black tip), labrum yellow
right side of body
coloured body parts bright yellow
abdomen dorsum black, yellow laterally
all segments of all legs yellow
mesepisternum black with wide, transverse yellow stripe
genae narrower than eye viewed laterally
left side of body
mesepisternum black with wide, transverse yellow stripe
genae narrower than eye viewed laterally
vertex bright yellow with 3 wide, longitudinal black stripes which extend anteriorly to cover ocellar region
pronotum black with broad yellow hind border
mesoscutum black with orange patch near rear of middle lobe
abdomen dorsum black
scutellum semi-oval, convex, solid yellow with long obtuse orange hind lobes
fore wings pale yellow hyaline, costa and stigma orange, venation brown
vertex bright yellow with 3 wide, longitudinal black stripes which extend anteriorly to cover ocellar region
middle region of vertex punctuated?
antennal tubercles, inner orbits, clypeus and labrum yellow
clypeus emarginate
pronotum with broad yellow hind border
mesoscutum black with pale yellow spot towards rear of middle lobe
scutellum convex, solid yellow with obtuse long orange hind lobes
lateral view of saw and sheath
ventral view of saw and sheath
ventral view of saw, sheath and tergite IX after dissection from body and clearing in KOH
circular, brown cerci present on tips of tergite IX
ventral surface of sheath covered in stout dark brown bristles, arranged in rows. fine hairs extend from its lateral sides and end
the two sides of the saw visible between the sheath
ventral view of saw and sheath after removal of tergite IX
dorsal view of saw, sheath and tergite IX dissected from body
ventral view of saw after removal of sheath
lateral view of saw, ventral side below
detail of end of saw
detailed view towards middle of the saw