Alphomelon xestopyga Deans, 2003

Fernandez-Triana, Jose L., Shimbori, Eduardo M., Whitfield, James B., Penteado-Dias, Angelica M., Shaw, Scott R., Boudreault, Caroline, Sones, Jayme, Perez, Kate, Brown, Allison, Manjunath, Ramya, Burns, John M., Hebert, P. D. N., Smith, M. Alex, Hallwachs, Winnifred & Janzen, Daniel H., 2023, A revision of the parasitoid wasp genus Alphomelon Mason with the description of 30 new species (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), ZooKeys 1175, pp. 5-162 : 5

Alphomelon xestopyga Deans, 2003

Figs 47A-G , 86A-F , 87A-F , 88A-F , 89A-C , 103B

Distribution.

Costa Rica (ACG).

Biology.

Gregarious, reared from Calpodes esperi , C. ethlius , C. fusta , C. severus , Cobalopsis nero , Cynea irma , Cymaenes odilia trebius , C. Burns01, Joanna joanna , Justinia norda , Morys lyde , M. micythus , M. valerius valda , M. lydeDHJ01, M. lydeDHJ02, Niconiades incomptus , Parphorus decora , Quinta cannae , R. osca , Synapte salenus , S. silius , and Vettius aurelius .

DNA barcoding.

BINBOLD: AAA1634.

Other specimens examined

(93 females, 32 males): CNC308749, CNC308837, CNC308838, CNC308839, CNC308840 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), DHJPAR0049842, CNC1620806, CNC1620807, CNC1620808, CNC1620809, CNC1620810, CNC1620811, DHJPAR0051223, CNC1620802, CNC1620803, CNC1620804, CNC1620805, DHJPAR0031632, DHJPAR0053792, DHJPAR0053789, DHJPAR0053751, CNC1620772, CNC1620773, CNC1620774, CNC1620775, CNC1620776, DHJPAR0053767, CNC1620777, DHJPAR0020278, CNC958681, CNC958682 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), DHJPAR0053760, CNC1620778, CNC1620779, CNC1620780, CNC1620781, CNC1620782 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), CNC1620783, CNC1620784, CNC1620785, CNC1620786, CNC1620787, CNC1620788, CNC1620789, CNC1620790, DHJPAR0031616, DHJPAR0031735, DHJPAR0031620, DHJPAR0052957, CNC1620791, CNC1620792, CNC1620793, DHJPAR0053758, CNC1620794, CNC1620795, CNC1620796, CNC1620797, CNC1620798, CNC1620812, CNC1620813, CNC1620814, CNC1620815, CNC1620816, CNC1620817, CNC1620818, CNC1620819, CNC1620820, CNC1620821, CNC1620822, CNC1620823, CNC1620824, CNC1620825, CNC1620826, CNC1620827, CNC1620828, CNC1620829, CNC1620830, CNC1802047, CNC1802048, DHJPAR0053755, CNC1620837, CNC1620831, CNC1620832, CNC1620833, CNC1620834, CNC1620835, CNC1620836, CNC1620799, CNC1620800, CNC1620838, CNC1620839, CNC1620840, CNC1620801, CNC1620841, CNC1620842, CNC1620843, CNC1620844, CNC721102, CNC721114, CNC721118, CNC721119, CNC721122, CNC721123, CNC721125, CNCHYM 00061, CNC721103, CNC721104, CNC721106, CNC721107, CNC721108, CNC721112, CNC721101, CNC721113, CNC721115, CNC721116, CNC721117, CNC721120, CNC721121, CNC721124, CNC721126, CNC280525, CNC721105, CNC721109, CNC721110, CNC721111.

Notes.

There are some differences between A. xestopyga in the sense of Deans et al. (2003) and the ACG specimens identified as such that we have been able to examine. The species clearly comprises a complex of species, with some specimens we have seen in the CNC collection from other countries besides Costa Rica. Solving this potential complex will require obtaining more DNA barcodes, especially from areas outside of ACG.

Figures

Figure 47. Alphomelon xestopyga Deans female DHJPAR 0031632 A habitus, lateral B metasoma, lateral C head, frontal D wings E head, lateral F metasoma, dorsal G mesosoma, dorsal.

Figure 86. Alphomelon xestopyga Deans female CNC 308749 A habitus, lateral B head, frontal C head, lateral D wings E metasoma, dorsal F mesosoma, dorsal.

Figure 87. Alphomelon xestopyga Deans female CNC 721122 A habitus, lateral B head, frontal C antenna, lateral D wings E propodeum and metasoma, dorsal F mesosoma, dorsal.

Figure 88. Alphomelon xestopyga Deans female CNC 1620777 A habitus, lateral B head, lateral C head, frontal D wings E metasoma, dorsal F head and mesosoma, dorsal.

Figure 89. Alphomelon xestopyga Deans holotype female USNMENT 00828302 A habitus, lateral B habitus, dorsal C close-up of habitus, lateral.

Figure 103. Parasite cocoons and caterpillars A Alphomelon talidicida 17 - SRNP- 30054 - DHJ 735829 B Alphomelon xestopyga 16 - SRNP- 55580 - DHJ 492508.