Inti (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) a peculiar new genus from tropical America Author Hansson, Christer text Zootaxa 2010 2729 58 64 journal article 46899 10.5281/zenodo.276547 30f81899-eaf5-4e2a-bcd7-589a1000655b 1175-5326 276547 Inti levis sp. nov. ( Figs 1–10 ) Diagnosis . See diagnostic characters for genus above. Description. FEMALE. Length 1.3–1.5 mm. Antenna black with purple tinges. Frons and vertex ( Figs 8, 9 ) black with metallic purple, blue and green tinges. Mesoscutum, scutellum and propodeum ( Figs 8, 10 ) black to dark brown with metallic tinges. Coxae, femora and tibiae black with metallic tinges, tarsomeres 1–3 yellowishwhite, tarsomere 4 black. Forewing hyaline with a fuscous band medially, reaching from fore margin to hind margin of wing ( Fig. 1 ), hind wing hyaline. Petiole black with metallic tinges. Gaster black to brown with metallic purple and blue tinges, 6th tergite metallic blue. FIGURE 1. Inti levis sp. nov. , female holotype, body length 1.5 mm. For remaining description see the above description for the genus. Ratios . HE/MS/MO = 3.1/1.0/1.8; POL/OOL/POO = 34.0/13.0/1.0; WH/WT = 1.1; LW/LM/HW = 2.0/1.0/ 1.3; PM/ST = 0.3; MM/LG = 1.0. MALE. Unknown. Material examined. Holotype female ( BMNH ) labelled “ COSTA RICA , Cartago, Humo, El Copál, 9°47′N 83°45′W , 1050-1250 m , 29.ii-6.iii.2008 , C. Hansson”. Paratypes : 2Ƥ on cards. COSTA RICA . Limón : Pococi, Parque Nacional Braulio Carrillo, Estacion Quebrada Gonzales, 4-500 m , 23-30.iii.2002 , LN238380/543100, P. Hanson & C. Godoy (1Ƥ, INBio ). DOMINICAN REPUBLIC . Barahona, 4 km N. Paraiso, 22.iii. 1991 , 150 m, L. Masner” (1Ƥ, CNC ). Etymology . Name referring to the smooth and shiny body, from the Latin levis = smooth. Distribution. Northern Neotropical region ( Costa Rica , Dominican Republic ). Biology . Unknown.