mesosoma ~1 mm long in lateral view and always black in color; mesoscutum 2x wider than long; mesopleuron usually nitid or slightly punctate ventrally; collected along the southern Atlantic and Gulf coasts (NC, SC, GA, FL, MS, AL, LA, TX)
mesosoma >1.5 mm long in lateral view, color variable (black to orange); mesoscutum 1-1.5x wider than long; mesopleuron variable but usually foveolate ventrally; collected from Canada to Gulf coast
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