Zelomorpha bobandersoni Meierotto

Meierotto, Sarah, Sharkey, Michael J., Janzen, Daniel H., Hallwachs, Winnie, Hebert, Paul D. N., Chapman, Eric G. & Smith, M. Alex, 2019, A revolutionary protocol to describe understudied hyperdiverse taxa and overcome the taxonomic impediment, Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 66 (2), pp. 119-145 : 119

Zelomorpha bobandersoni Meierotto sp. nov. Figure 4

Molecular diagnosis.

Nucleotides: 72-75 GGGT, 163 G, 222-225 GGGG, 264 G

Biology.

All known individuals were reared from Hemiceras plusiataDHJ01 or Hemiceras plusiataDHJ02 ( Notodontidae ) feeding on Tachigali costaricense ( Fabaceae ); the caterpillars are indistinguishable without barcoding them. Host caterpillars were collected in January, February, April, and June through October.

Type material.

Holotype ♀: DHJPAR0028037 (ASHYE274-08), Costa Rica, Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector Pitilla, Estacion Quica, GPS: 10.99697, -85.39666, 470 m elevation, Mauricio Siezar coll., reared from Hemiceras plusiataDHJ01 08-SRNP-71265, host collected 10 July 2008, wasp eclosed 11 August 2008, (EMUS). Paratypes: DHJPAR0009346 (ASBR613-06), DHJPAR0009345 (ASBR612-06), DHJPAR0036332 (ASHYD1523-09), DHJPAR0036330 (ASHYD1521-09), DHJPAR0036331 (ASHYD1522-09), DHJPAR0052686 (ASHYM2040-13)

Etymology.

Zelomorpha bobandersoni is named in honor of Bob Anderson of the Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, in recognition of his taxonomic and curatorial support for understanding the Curculionidae of Costa Rica.

Figures

Figure 4. Lateral image of Zelomorpha bobandersoni holotype female.