Aleiodes johnkingsolveri Sharkey, 2021

Sharkey, Michael J., Janzen, Daniel H., Hallwachs, Winnie, Chapman, Eric G., Smith, M. Alex, Dapkey, Tanya, Brown, Allison, Ratnasingham, Sujeevan, Naik, Suresh, Manjunath, Ramya, Perez, Kate, Milton, Megan, Hebert, Paul, Shaw, Scott R., Kittel, Rebecca N., Solis, M. Alma, Metz, Mark A., Goldstein, Paul Z., Brown, John W., Quicke, Donald L. J., Achterberg, C. van, Brown, Brian V. & Burns, John M., 2021, Minimalist revision and description of 403 new species in 11 subfamilies of Costa Rican braconid parasitoid wasps, including host records for 219 species, ZooKeys 1013, pp. 1-665 : 1

Aleiodes johnkingsolveri Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 395

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAT8850. Consensus barcode. TGTACTTTATTTCATATTTGGAATATGATCAGGAATAATTGGAATATCAATAAGTTTAATTATTCGATTAGAATTAAGATCAACTATAAGAATTTTAAAAAATGATCAAATTTATAATGGTATAGTAACAATACATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTAATACCAATTATAATTGGAGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAATTCCTTTAATGCTAGGAGCTCCTGATATAGCTTTCCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGACTTCTAATCCCCTCTTTAATACTTTTATTAACTAGAGGTATTATTAATTCAGGAGTAGGAACAGGATGAACAATATACCCCCCATTATCCTCCTTAATTGGTCATAATGGTATATCAGTAGATATATCTATTTTTTCATTACATTTAGCAGGTGCTTCATCAATTATAGGGTCTATCAATTTTATTTCAACTATTTTTAATATAAATTTATTAATAATTAAAATAGATCAAATTACATTACTAATTTGATCTATTTTAATTACCACAATTTTATTATTACTATCTTTACCAGTTCTCGCAGGGGCCATTACTATATTATTAACAGATCGAAATTTAAATACTAGTTTCTTTGACTTTTCCGGAGGAGGAGACCCAATTTTATTTCAACATCTTTTT.

Holotype ♀.

Guanacaste, Sector Cacao, Sendero a Maritza, 1 km NW Estación Cacao, 10.92691, -85.46822, 1150 meters, caterpillar collection date: 17/v/2010, wasp eclosion date: 10/vi/2010. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Chloropteryx BioLep266 ( Geometridae ) feeding on Gouania lupuloides ( Rhamnaceae ).

Host caterpillar and holotype wasp voucher codes. 10-SRNP-35211, DHJPAR0040450.

Paratypes.

None.

Etymology.

Aleiodes johnkingsolveri is named in honor of John Kingsolver’s (RIP) long-appreciated contributions to publicity for ACG and GDFCF.

Figures

Figure 395. Aleiodes johnkingsolveri, holotype.