Aleiodes willsflowersi Sharkey, 2021

Sharkey, Michael J., Janzen, Daniel H., Hallwachs, Winnie, Chapman, Eric G., Smith, M. Alex, Dapkey, Tanya, Brown, Allison, Ratnasingham, Sujeevan, Naik, Suresh, Manjunath, Ramya, Perez, Kate, Milton, Megan, Hebert, Paul, Shaw, Scott R., Kittel, Rebecca N., Solis, M. Alma, Metz, Mark A., Goldstein, Paul Z., Brown, John W., Quicke, Donald L. J., Achterberg, C. van, Brown, Brian V. & Burns, John M., 2021, Minimalist revision and description of 403 new species in 11 subfamilies of Costa Rican braconid parasitoid wasps, including host records for 219 species, ZooKeys 1013, pp. 1-665 : 1

Aleiodes willsflowersi Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 408

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAM1704. Consensus barcode. TGTTTTATATTTTTTATTCGGATTATGAGCAGGAATAATTGGAATATCAATAAGATTAATTATTCGACTAGAGTTAAGAACTAGAGGGAGAATATTAAAAAATGATCAAATTTATAATGGAATAGTAACCTTACATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATAATTGGGGGGTTTGGGAATTGATTAATTCCTTTAATATTAGGTGCCCCTGATATAGCCTTCCCACGTATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTAATTCCTTCTTTAATACTTTTATTAATTAGAGGAATAATTAATTCAGGGGTAGGGACAGGATGAACTATATATCCCCCCCTATCATCATTAATTGGTCATAACGGGGCTTCAGTAGATATATCAATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCGGGGGCATCCTCAATTATAGGAGCAATTAATTTTATTTCAACTATTTTTAATATAAATTTAATAAATATTAAAATAGATCAAATTATATTACTAATTTGATCTATTTTAATTACTACAATTCTATTATTACTATCATTACCAGTATTAGCGGGGGCAATCACAATACTATTAACAGACCGAAATTTAAATACAAGATTTTTTGATTTTTCAGGAGGGGGGGATCCAATTTTATTCCAACATCTTTTT.

Holotype ♀.

Guanacaste, Sector Del Oro, Quebrada Oro, 11.03376, -85.47715, 290 meters, caterpillar collection date: 27/viii/2009, wasp eclosion date: 10/ix/2009. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Antaeotricha Janzen730 ( Depressariidae ) feeding on Cupania cinerea ( Sapindaceae ).

Host caterpillar and holotype wasp voucher codes. 09-SRNP-22602, DHJPAR0037966.

Paratypes.

None.

Etymology.

Aleiodes willsflowersi is named in honor of Wills Flowers’ long-appreciated contributions to publicity for ACG, GDFCF, and now, BioAlfa.

Figures

Figure 408. Aleiodes willsflowersi, holotype.