Zelomorpha angelsolisi 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 angelsolisi Meierotto sp. nov. Figure 2

Molecular diagnosis.

Nucleotides 43-45 TTA, 54-57 CTTT, 75 G, 136-138 GTG, 165 T, 321 G, 417 G, 462 G, 477 C, 561 G, 684 G.

Biology.

This species has characteristics associated with nocturnal habits: pale coloration, large compound eyes and ocelli. Specimens were reared from caterpillars in the family Erebidae feeding on Fabaceae : Azeta ceramina on Acosmium panamense , Chabora repugnalisDHJ01 on Indigofera costaricensis , and Coenipeta bibitrix on Enterolobium cyclocarpum . Host caterpillars were collected in April, May, and November.

Notes.

Many specimens of this species were originally identified as Zelomorpha arizonensis by MJS based on morphology. However, p-distances between Z. arizonensis and Z. angelsolisi are greater than 8%.

Type material.

Holotype ♀: DHJPAR0009310 (ASBR577-06), Costa Rica, Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector Mundo Nuevo, Punta Plancha, GPS: 10.7416, -85.42734, 420 m elevation, Mariano Pereira coll., reared from Azeta ceramina 05-SRNP-56517, host collected 30 May 2005, wasp eclosed 17 June 2005, (EMUS). Paratypes: DHJPAR0009321 (ASBR588-06), DHJPAR0009322 (ASBR589-06), DHJPAR0009314 (ASBR581-06), DHJPAR0009315 (ASBR582-06), DHJPAR0009316 (ASBR583-06), DHJPAR0009313 (ASBR580-06), DHJPAR0009318 (ASBR585-06), DHJPAR0009317 (ASBR584-06), DHJPAR0009311 (ASBR578-06), DHJPAR0009312 (ASBR579-06), DHJPAR0009319 (ASBR586-06), DHJPAR0009320 (ASBR587-06), DHJPAR0009323 (ASBR590-06), DHJPAR0021152 (ASBC964-07), DHJPAR0028276 (ASHYF038-09), DHJPAR0028275 (ASHYF037-09), DHJPAR0015578 (ASAG264-07), DHJPAR0015593 (ASAG279-07), DHJPAR0015584 (ASAG270-07), DHJPAR0015592 (ASAG278-07), DHJPAR0015579 (ASAG265-07), DHJPAR0015577 (ASAG263-07), DHJPAR0015556 (ASAG242-07), DHJPAR0029184 (ASHYE591-09), DHJPAR0015590 (ASAG276-07), DHJPAR0015588 (ASAG274-07).

Etymology.

Zelomorpha angelsolisi is named in honor of Angel Solis of INBio and the Museo Nacional de Costa Rica, a master taxonomist of Coleoptera and curator who has massively contributed to the inventory of Costa Rican Coleoptera .

Figures

Figure 2. Lateral image of Zelomorpha angelsolisi holotype female.