Apanteles wadyobandoi 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 : 292-293

Apanteles wadyobandoi Fernandez-Triana sp. n. Figs 197, 326

Apanteles Rodriguez97 ( Smith et al. 2006). Interim name provided by the authors.

Type locality.

COSTA RICA, Alajuela, ACG, Sector San Cristobal, Rio Blanco Abajo, 500m, 10.90037, -85.37254.

Holotype.

♀ in CNC. Specimen labels: 1. DHJPAR0001677. <<oops, we have another problem here. This is a 369 bp specimen that trees in A. R23, when as you are indicating, it is very likely to be R97 from its host, etc. Cannot be holotype and probably should not be a paratype either (all the 01-SRNP-2944 specimens should not be paratypes unless you can do that morphologically). Do I assume correctly that it is morphologically R97? If so, I can live with it being a paratype if you like. DHJPAR0002205 and DHJPAR0002704 have good barcodes, so either one of them can be the holotype. And if left in R97, I definitely have to move it out of R23 in my DB (I will leave it there for the moment until you have told me what to do). Looks like in the end this kind of process will remove all four of the R23 Urbanus (very good), though I should have it clear where you want them morphologically before doing that.

Paratypes.

2 ♀, 5 ♂ (CNC, NMNH). COSTA RICA: ACG database codes: DHJPAR0002205, DHJPAR0002704, 01-SRNP-2944.

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 mostly brown; usually veins r, 2RS, 2M, (RS+M)b, 1CU, 2Cua, and 1 m–cu partially brown; interior area of other veins, and at least part of pterostigma, usually light brown or yellowish–white. 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. 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: 0.6. Ovipositor sheaths length/metatibia length: 0.5.

Molecular data.

Sequences in BOLD: 3, barcode compliant sequences: 2.

Biology/ecology.

Gregarious (Fig. 326). Hosts: Hesperiidae , Urbanus dorantes , Urbanus teleus .

Distribution.

Costa Rica, ACG.

Etymology.

We dedicate this species to Wady Obando in recognition of his diligent efforts for the ACG Programa de Sectores.