Hemichoma johnkingsolveri 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

Hemichoma johnkingsolveri Meierotto sp. nov. Figure 20

Molecular diagnosis.

Nucleotides: 77 C, 84 G, 108 T, 111 A, 122 C, 141 T, 297 T, 327 G, 357 G, 414 T, 465 A, 579 G, 582 G, 591 G, 648 G, 678 GC

Biology.

This species has been reared from Carathis septentrionalis ( Erebidae ) feeding on mature leaves of Ocotea cernua ( Lauraceae ) and Pachydota saduca ( Erebidae ) feeding on several species of Ocotea and Nectandra ( Lauraceae ). Host caterpillars of type specimens were collected throughout the year, except between March and May.

Type material.

Holotype ♀: DHJPAR0036333 (ASHYD1524-09), Costa Rica, Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Estacion Llanura, GPS: 10.93332, -85.25331, 135 m elevation, Keiner Aragon coll., reared from Pachydota saduca 09-SRNP-44900, host collected 4 July 2009, wasp eclosed 8 September 2009, (EMUS). Paratypes: DHJPAR0022195 (ASTAT1333-07), DHJPAR0057457 (ACGBA5367-15), DHJPAR0046730 (ACGBA903-12), DHJPAR0046731 (ACGBA904-12), DHJPAR0046732 (ACGBA905-12), DHJPAR0015558 (ASAG244-07), DHJPAR0015559 (ASAG245-07), DHJPAR0015560 (ASAG246-07), DHJPAR0057646 (ASBR963-15), DHJPAR0038613 (ASHYD2186-10), DHJPAR0041168 (ASHYF1083-11), DHJPAR0042358 (ASHYH122-11), DHJPAR0042359 (ASHYH123-11), DHJPAR0057945 (MHMYK10645-15), DHJPAR0058547 (MHMYN8147-16), DHJPAR0058548 (MHMYN8148-16), DHJPAR0060427 (ACGBA6848-17), DHJPAR0060428 (ACGBA6849-17), DHJPAR0060429 (ACGBA6850-17).

Etymology.

Hemichoma johnkingsolveri is named in honor of John Kingsolver (RIP) of the USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory at the Smithsonian Institution, a master taxonomist of Bruchinae ( Chrysomelidae ) and long-time supporter of ACG biodiversity inventory.

Figures

Figure 20. Lateral image of Hemichoma johnkingsolveri holotype female.