Zelomorpha mariyavladmirovnae 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 mariyavladmirovnae Meierotto sp. nov. Figure 11

Molecular diagnosis.

Nucleotides: 250 A, 354 G, 462 C, 543 G

Biology.

The single specimen of this species was reared from Ormetica sicilia ( Erebidae ) feeding on mature leaves of Inga vera ( Fabaceae ). Unexpectedly, it appears that this wasp eclosed from the moth pupa rather than from a wasp cocoon spun inside the moth cocoon.

Type material.

Holotype ♀: DHJPAR0023528 (ASHYM280-08), Costa Rica, Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector Mundo Nuevo, GPS: 10.77175, -85.434, 305 m elevation, Jose Cortez coll., reared from Ormetica sicilia 07-SRNP-61364, host collected 28 December 2007, wasp eclosed 14 January 2008, (EMUS).

Etymology.

Zelomorpha mariyavladmirovnae is named in honor of Mariya Frahm, for her guidance and support to SM.

Figures

Figure 11. Lateral image of Zelomorpha mariyavladmirovnae holotype female.