Zelomorpha noahjaneae 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 noahjaneae Meierotto sp. nov. Figure 14

Molecular diagnosis.

Nucleotides: 108 G, 123 G, 333 G, 519 A, 693 CG

Biology.

Specimens of this species were reared from three species of Euteliidae feeding on young leaves of Anacardiaceae : Paectes fuscescens on introduced Anacardium occidentale , Eutelia chrysotermina on Anacardium excelsum , and Paectes Poole10 on Mosquitoxylum jamaicense . Caterpillars were collected in July and November.

Type material.

Holotype ♀: DHJPAR0048720 (ACGBA2262-12), Costa Rica, Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector El Hacha, Estacion los Almendros, GPS: 11.03226, -85.52776, 290 m elevation, Elieth Cantillano coll., reared from Paectes fuscescens 11-SRNP-23262, host collected 15 November 2011, wasp eclosed 30 December 2011, (EMUS). Paratypes: DHJPAR0048723 (ACGBA2265-12), DHJPAR0048719 (ACGBA2261-12), DHJPAR0052678 (ASHYM2032-13), DHJPAR0028023 (ASHYE260-08), DHJPAR0028024 (ASHYE261-08).

Etymology.

Zelomorpha noahjaneae is named in honor of Noah Jane Meierotto, cousin of SM and an aspiring scientist and possible future entomologist.

Figures

Figure 14. Lateral image of Zelomorpha noahjaneae holotype female.