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. Clypeus with low, convex swelling in middle; malar space distinct; pronotal disc without median furrow; mesosternum in frons of mid coxae with pair of strong acute teeth; propodeum virtually impunctate.
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No additional specimens were obtained during the present study. So, the above mentioned diagnosis is based on the original species description (
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