Zelomorpha danjohnsoni 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 danjohnsoni Meierotto sp. nov. Figure 5

Molecular diagnosis.

Nucleotides: 98 G, 111 G, 264 C, 310 G, 375 A, 452 T, 495 A, 507 G, 513 G, 648 G

Biology.

The host of the holotype and one additional specimen lacking COI data were collected in June. Both were reared from Diastema morata ( Noctuidae ) on feeding on Lantana camara ( Verbenaceae ).

Type material.

Holotype ♀: DHJPAR0009409 (ASBR676-06), Costa Rica, Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector Cacao, Quebrada Otilio, GPS: 10.88996, -85.47966, 550m elevation, Dunia Garcia coll., reared from Diastema morata 05-SRNP-45510, host collected 7 June 2005, wasp eclosed 14 July 2005, (EMUS).

Etymology.

Zelomorpha danjohnsoni is named in honor of C. Dan Johnson (RIP) of Arizona State University, in recognition of his taxonomic support for understanding the Bruchinae ( Chrysomelidae ) of Costa Rica.

Figures

Figure 5. Lateral image of Zelomorpha danjohnsoni holotype female.