Zelomorpha willsflowersi 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 willsflowersi Meierotto sp. nov. Figure 17

Molecular diagnosis.

Nucleotides: 207 G, 303 G, 345 G, 360 G, 398 G, 579 G, 661-663 GTG, 678 G

Biology.

This species was reared from three species of Erebidae feeding on young leaves of Fabaceae : Coenipeta bibitrix on Enterolobium cyclocarpum and Samanea saman , Goniohelia Poole02 on Senegalia tenuifolia , and Tyrissa acygonia on Senegalia tenuifolia . Host caterpillars were collected in May, June, and July.

Type material.

Holotype ♀: DHJPAR0009415 (ASBR682-06), Costa Rica, Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector Santa Elena, Entrada Santa Elena, GPS: 10.9257, -85.608, 270 m elevation, Elieth Cantillano coll., reared from Coenipeta bibitrix 05-SRNP-21918, host collected 5 June 2005, wasp eclosed 22 June 2005, (EMUS). Paratypes: DHJPAR0021205 (ASBC1017-07), DHJPAR0010194 (ASBC475-06), DHJPAR0021146 (ASBC958-07), DHJPAR0009412 (ASBR679-06), DHJPAR0009413 (ASBR680-06), DHJPAR0009414 (ASBR681-06), DHJPAR0009418 (ASBR685-06), DHJPAR0057944 (MHMYK10644-15).

Etymology.

Zelomorpha willsflowersi is named in honor of Wills Flowers of Florida State University, a master taxonomist of Coleoptera who has massively contributed to the inventory of Costa Rican Chrysomelidae .

Figures

Figure 17. Lateral image of Zelomorpha willsflowersi holotype female.