Chelonus robertoespinozai 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

Chelonus robertoespinozai Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 153

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAD4678. Consensus barcode. GATATTATATTTTATTTTTGGCATATGGTGTGGAGTATTAGGATTATCTTTAAGTATATTAATTCGAATAGAATTAAGGATATCTGGTAGTTTATTAATAAATGATCAATTATATAATAGTATTGTAACTTTACATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTGTTATGATTGGAGGATTTGGTAATTGATTAATTCCTTTAATATTAGGATTACCTGATATAGCTTTYCCTCGAATGAATAATATAAGTTATTGATTATTAATTCCTTCATTATTTTTATTATTAATAAGAGGATTTATTAATATAGGGGTTGGTACTGGATGAACAGTTTATCCTCCATTATCATTATTAATTGGGCATGGGGGAATTTCAGTAGATATATCAATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCTGGGGCATCTTCAATTATAGGTGCTATTAATTTTATTACTACAATTATAAATATATGGGTGGTTAGGAGGTTTATAGATAAATATCCTTTATTTGTGTGGTCGGTGTTAATTACTGCCTTTTTATTATTATTATCTTTACCTGTATTAGCAGGGGCTATTACTATATTATTAAGTGATCGTAATATGAATACAAGATTTTTTGATCCTTCAGGAGGGGGGGATCCAATTTTATATCAACATTTATTT.

Holotype ♀.

Alajuela, Brasilia, Moga, 11.012, -85.349, 320 meters, caterpillar collection date: 24/x/2011, wasp eclosion date: 18/xi/2011. Depository: CNC.

Host data. elachJanzen01 Janzen211 ( Depressariidae ) feeding on Miconia argentea ( Melastomataceae ).

Caterpillar and holotype voucher codes. 11-SRNP-66100, DHJPAR0046939.

Paratypes.

Host = Ategumia lotanalis ( Crambidae ): DHJPAR0029174, DHJPAR0029177. Depository: CNC.

Etymology.

Chelonus robertoespinozai is named to honor Sr. Roberto Espinoza of GDFCF and ACG for his many years as a dedicated inventory parataxonomist for ACG.

Figures

Figure 153. Chelonus robertoespinozai, holotype.