FEMALE: Length 7.5-8 mm.

Head:

1) head longer than broad, 0.93:1; compound eyes subparallel; OVD = 1.7MOD, OOD = 2.3MOD, IOD = 2.7MOD. 2) supraclypeal area protuberant, with frontal line terminating above antenna, but appearing again as a suture extending to lower margin of antennal socket (1.2MOD); clypeus strongly protuberant, broader than long, breadth about 1.5X length; labrum broader than long, mandibles fitting beneath the large labral process when closed. 3) mandible bi-dentate. 4) genal area narrower than compound eye, much narrowed below. 5) pubescence rather short, quite thin and inconspicuous, pale on clypeus, supraclypeal area, scape, lower paraocular area, and vertexal area, dark hairs on frontal area and clypeus; longest hairs on clypeal apical margin, genal and vertexal areas; stipes, prementum and first segment of labial palpus with numerous suberect bristles. 6) punctures deep, distinct, close and rather fine on upper part of face below ocelli (≤1pd), becoming very sparse on paraocular area, where surface is very shiny and smooth; supraclypeal area markedly convex with very fine and close punctures, dense laterally and basally between antennal sockets (≤1pd) becoming larger and more sparse medioapically (>1pd); coarse, deep and well separated over most of clypeus becoming sparse apically (>3pd); vertexal area with punctures minute, separated by 2-4pd above ocelli, becoming somewhat closer and more obscure laterally (<1.5pd); upper part of genal area with punctures separated by 1-2pd, becoming more sparse in lower surface lateral to hypostomal carina (>3pd). 7) IAD subequal to AOD, antennal socket separated from upper margin of clypeus by slightly more than its diameter; flagellar segments considerably broader than long, except F10 nearly as long as broad.

Mesosoma:

8) pubescence pale, hairs of two sizes, short erect hairs with scattered longer branched hairs most dense near margins and laterally, longest on pronotum, pronotal lobe, lateral mesoscutellum and on mesopleuron. 9) mesoscutum shiny, punctures of two sizes, smaller punctures fine and dense throughout (≤2pd), larger punctures deeper and well separated, punctures becoming sparse in center of disc, but not crowded even between parapsidal line and tegula; mesoscutellum shiny, very faintly medially impressed, punctures sparse on disc (3-5pd), denser laterally (1-2pd); mesopleuron shiny, punctures of two sizes, larger punctures deep and sparse (≥2pd), smaller punctures shallow and more dense, especially near posterior margin; hypoepimeral area very slightly imbricate on upper ¼, otherwise completely shiny, punctures dense (1-2pd); propodeal triangle 0.7 times length of mesoscutellum, shiny and rugose, with a median carinate line, adjacent dorsolateral surface imbricate and minutely punctate (2pd); lateral and posterior propodeal surfaces imbricate, lateral surface anteriorly impunctate, posterior 2/3 with sparse punctures (3-5pd), posterior surface with punctures denser above (2-3pd), somewhat obscure below. 10) legs dark, spurs, especially the mid and hind, very long and slender, yellowish at base, somewhat reddened apically. 11) tegula dark and shiny in large part, slightly dulled anteriorly. 12) wings lightly infuscated, veins and stigma more brownish-red, recurrent veins entering 2nd submarginal cell about equally distant from base and apex.

Metasoma:

13) terga quite smooth and shiny, T1-T3 with minute and well separated punctures (>4pd), T2-T3 with punctures denser basally, becoming more sparse apically, T4-T5 with larger, coarser and rather close, evenly distributed punctures (2-3pd); apical impressed areas smooth and impunctate, brown becoming more or less yellowish apically; discal pubescence very short and obscure, suberect and pale, becoming darker on the more apical terga. 14) sterna shiny, coarsely punctate, similar to punctation of T4-T5, apical hyaline areas narrowed laterally becoming widened medially, pubescence pale and erect, S5 with pubescence darker and thicker than S1-S4.

MALE: Length 7 mm.

Head:

Mesosoma:1) head longer than broad, 0.93:1; compound eyes slightly convergent below; OVD = 1.2MOD, OOD = 2.2MOD, IOD = 2.2MOD. 2) supraclypeal area protuberant, strongly between antennae; clypeus strongly protuberant, broader than long; labrum much broader than long, entirely exposed by the closed mandibles. 3) mandible bi-dentate. 4) genal area narrower than compound eye, very much narrowed below. 5) pubescence largely dark above antenna, pale on clypeus, supraclypeal area and between antennae. 6) punctures below ocelli fine and densely crowded, becoming more widely separated laterally (≥1pd), larger on paraocular area; the strongly convex supraclypeal area imbricate, densely and coarsely punctate (≤1pd), punctures largely hidden beneath the pubescence; clypeus shiny with large, shallow, and rather coarse punctures beneath the dense pubescence, punctures separated by 1-2pd basally slightly more sparse apically; vertexal area with punctures fine, sparse medially above ocelli (>2pd) becoming more dense laterally (1-2pd), well separated toward inner margin of compound eye on each side (3-4pd); genal area shiny, closely punctate above (1-2pd), sparsely punctate below (>3pd). 7) IAD subequal to AOD, antennal socket separated from margin of clypeus by more than its diameter; F1 covered in short, apressed, dark hairs, about as broad as long, slightly longer than pedicel and less than half as long as F2, F2 twice as long as broad, median and apical segments not quite so long, F2-F11 laterally curved, F5-F11 with basal depression.

8) pubescence yellowish-white, longest on pronotum, pronotal lobe, mesoscutellum, mesopleuron, lateral and posterior propodeum. 9) mesoscutum shiny, punctures of two sizes, smaller punctures fine and dense throughout (≤2pd), larger punctures deeper and well separated in general, punctures becoming sparse in center of disc, but not crowded even between parapsidal line and tegula; mesoscutellum shiny, very faintly impressed medially, punctation similar to central area of mesoscutum, punctures sparsely distributed; mesopleuron somewhat shiny, punctures of two sizes, larger punctures deep and sparse (≥2pd), smaller punctures shallow and dense, especially near posterior margin; hypoepimeral area very slightly imbricate on upper ¼, otherwise completely shiny, punctures dense (1-2pd); propodeal triangle 0.6 times length of mesoscutellum, shiny and coarsely rugose, adjacent dorsolateral area densely punctate (1pd); posterior and lateral propodeal surfaces minutely imbricate, with sparse punctures (3-5pd), except anterior 1/3 of lateral surface impunctate. 10) legs dark, hind trochanter triangularly produced ventrally, forming acute cone; hind femur slightly rounded, lower surface flattened and smooth, hind tibia slender basally, becoming somewhat club-shaped apically, hind basitarsus slender, shorter than tibia. 11) tegula brownish, slightly dulled anteriorly, with sparse dark erect hairs, posteriorly shiny and impunctate. 12) wings infuscated, veins and stigma brownish, 1st and 2nd recurrent veins entering 2nd submarginal cell about equally distant from base and apex.

Metasoma:

13) terga shiny, minutely punctate, T1-T3 with dense minute punctures basally (1-2pd), becoming more sparse apically (>3pd); T4-T6 more coarsely and sparsely punctate (2-4pd); apical impressed areas entirely impunctate, opaque, uniform in colour to rest of disc; discal pubescence suberect, most evident laterally, central area of discs nearly bare, largely pale on T1-T3, becoming denser, erect, conspicuous and dark on T4-T6, especially apically. 14) sterna with minute and close punctures basally, becoming larger and more sparse apically; S1-S5 relatively simple, apical margin of S5 deeply concave, S6 with sublateral swellings carinate, and a medioapical process.

Genitalia: Dorsal view Ventral view

Distribution:

In Canada, this species is known from Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia (see Map).