Setae A5 and P2a on
tergite I, setae P2a and P4a on
tergites ll--VI short and sensilliform, their length 3 [micro]m (Figs.
Adults with four-segmented palpi, female with 17 flagellomeres and ovipositor about 11 times length of seventh
tergite.
Dark brown to black, with yellowish apical margins of
tergites mostly narrower than width of fore tibia; lateral margins of all
tergites dusted whitish to yellowish forming a stripe along each abdominal side; hairs on abdomen sparse, weak and silky whitish.
Forewings lateral, nearly completely covered by pronotum, just reaching the fore margin of the 1st
tergite (arrowed in Fig.
Abdomen: abdomen oval shape, black and yellow markings; male square commas on
tergite 3and 4; 50% lateral margin of
tergites 3and 4 yellow; female has narrower commas on
tergites 3and 4, posterior margin
tergites 2, 3and 4 gray-shining bands; oval black patch on centre of sternites, black stripes extended entire width
Apical
tergites with setae inserted in shallow punctures (about four on T3, eight on each of T4 and T6, six on T5).
Tergites I-X weakly divided and visible in dorsal view, tergal chaetotaxy I-XII (hemitergites left + right) 2+2: 3+3: 3+3: 4+3: 3+4: 3+5: 5+4: 5+4: 4+4: 4+4: 5+5: 2.
Tergites are incomplete and widths cannot be determined.
Abbreviations used: deltg = dorsal external laterotergite; mtg = abdominal median
tergite.
1 as long as posteriorly broad, with oblique grooves strongly impressed, with central triangular area smooth, lateral area smooth with some pubescence;
tergites III-IV similar though latter with oblique grooves very weak, almost vestigial.
1):
tergite I pale brown,
tergites II-IV pale brown each with broad dark apical band,
tergites V-IX and hypopygial gonocoxite entirely dark brown.
Mesosoma:
tergites rough, minutely and densely granulose, with larger, sparse granules on posterolateral regions.