Upper thoracic (mesepimeron) stripe reaches posterior end of thorax; stigma dark or smoky; labrum ivory to black; a pair of dorso-lateral spines and 3-4 ventro-lateral spines on abdominal segment 10

Hetaerina capitalis
| Upper thoracic stripe incomplete posteriorly; stigma white or pale; no dorso-lateral spines and 2-3 ventro-lateral spines on abdominal segment 10

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