Palaiargia micropsitta

Male : Palaiargia micropsitta is a small, slender Palaiargia with a pale colour pattern, allied to P. stellata. The head lacks pale postocular spots but has a pair of bright scarlet postocular markings. The synthorax is pale yellow-green with green antehumeral bands and darker brown dorsal areas. The abdomen is slender, mostly brown to black, with light green markings on the basal segments and blue markings on the terminal segments. Segments 8–10 are largely bright blue dorsally. The anal appendages are black and slightly shorter than segment 10, with the superior and inferior appendages about equal in length. Female : The female resembles the male but is paler. The head is light greenish with smaller brick-red postocular spots. The prothorax is distinctive, with the posterior lobe strongly modified and more rounded than in the male. The synthorax is walnut brown with pale green markings. The abdomen is moderately robust, mostly cinnamon-brown, with light green markings on segments 1–6 and darker terminal segments. The anal appendages are vestigial, short, triangular, and directed downward.