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This genus includes one medium size species in North America. The mature male
comes in two forms, a Pink Form and a Red Form. The Pink Form has a pale blue
pruinoise thorax and a pink or violet pruinoise abdomen and metallic violet forehead.
The Red Form is all red and has no pruinosity whatsoever and has a metallic red
head. In all our species, the abdomen is long and tapered to the end.
Wings are clear.
Females and juvenile males have a orange-brown thorax with pale lateral off-
white stripes in an irregular pattern.
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