Apanteles bernardoespinozai Fernandez-Triana

Fernandez-Triana, Jose L., Whitfield, James B., Rodriguez, Josephine J., Smith, M. Alex, Janzen, Daniel H., Hallwachs, Winnie D., Hajibabaei, Mehrdad, Burns, John M., Solis, M. Alma, Brown, John, Cardinal, Sophie, Goulet, Henri & Hebert, Paul D. N., 2014, Review of Apantelessensu stricto (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) from Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, northwestern Costa Rica, with keys to all described species from Mesoamerica, ZooKeys 383, pp. 1-565 : 88-89

Apanteles bernardoespinozai Fernandez-Triana sp. n. Figs 171, 306

Apanteles Rodriguez23 ( Smith et al. 2006). Interim name provided by the authors.

Type locality.

COSTA RICA, Alajuela, ACG, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Sendero Juntas, 400m, 10.90661, -85.28784.

Holotype.

♀ in CNC. Specimen labels: 1. DHJPAR0002269. 2. COSTA RICA, Alajuela, ACG, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Sendero Juntas, 25.viii.2005, 10.90661°N, 85.28784°W, 400m, DHJPAR0002269.

Paratypes.

152 ♀, 46 ♂ (BMNH, CNC, INBIO, INHS, NMNH). COSTA RICA, ACG database codes: See Appendix 2 for detailed label data.

Description.

Female. Metatibia color (outer face): with extended pale coloration (light yellow to orange–yellow), ranging from 0.4 to almost entire metatibia length. Fore wing veins color: veins C+Sc+R and R1 with brown coloration restricted narrowly to borders, interior area of those veins and pterostigma (and sometimes veins r, 2RS and 2M) transparent or white; other veins mostly transparent. Antenna length/body length: antenna about as long as body (head to apex of metasoma); if slightly shorter, at least extending beyond anterior 0.7 metasoma length. Body length (head to apex of metasoma): 2.3-2.4 mm or 2.5-2.6 mm. Fore wing length: 2.5-2.6 mm or 2.7-2.8 mm. Metafemur length/width: 3.0-3.1, 3.2-3.3, rarely 3.4-3.5. Mediotergite 1 length/width at posterior margin: 2.3-2.4. Mediotergite 1 maximum width/width at posterior margin: 1.4-1.5. Ovipositor sheaths length/metafemur length: 0.9 or 1.0. Ovipositor sheaths length/metatibia length: 0.7 or 0.8.

Molecular data.

Sequences in BOLD: 59, barcode compliant sequences: 50.

Biology/ecology.

Gregarious (Fig. 306). Hosts: Hesperiidae , Astraptes alardus , Astraptes brevicauda , Astraptes talus , Astraptes tucuti , Narcosius samson , Urbanus belli , Urbanus dorantes , Urbanus doryssus .

Distribution.

Costa Rica, ACG.

Etymology.

We dedicate this species to Bernardo Espinoza in recognition of his diligent efforts for the ACG Programa de Parataxónomos, and Lepidoptera curatorial taxonomy for INBio, Costa Rica’s Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, and for ACG.