Aleiodes michelledsouzae 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 michelledsouzae Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 399

Diagnostics.

BOLD:ABA7287. Consensus barcode. GAGCAGGTATAATTGGGATATCAATAAGATTAATTATTCGAATAGAATTAAGGACAAGAGGGAGAATCTTAAAAAATGACCAAATTTATAATGGTATAGTAACTTTACATGCTTTCATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATAATTGGAGGGTTCGGAAATTGATTAATTCCCTTAATATTAGGGGCTCCTGATATAGCATTCCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTAATTCCATCTTTATTATTTTTATTAATAAGAGGTGTTATTAATACAGGTGTTGGAACAGGATGAACCATATACCCCCCTTTATCATCCTTAATTGGGCATAATAGAATCTCAGTTGATATATCAATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCAGGAGCTTCTTCTATTATAGGGGCAATTAATTTTATTTCAACAATTTTCAATATAAATTTAATAAAAATTAAATTAGACCAAATTTCATTATTAGTCTGATCAATTTTAATTACTACTATTTTATTATTGTTATCTTTACCTGTACTAGCAGGGGCAATCACTATATTATTAACTGACCGTAACTTAAATACAAGATTTTTTGATTTTTCGGGGGGGGGGGACCCAATTTTA---------------.

Holotype ♀.

Guanacaste, Pitilla, Sendero Orosilito, 10.98332, -85.43623, 900 meters, caterpillar collection date: 25/v/2011, wasp eclosion date: 28/v/2011. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Yidalpta auragalisDHJ01 ( Erebidae ) feeding on Securidaca sylvestris ( Polygalaceae ).

Host caterpillar and holotype wasp voucher codes. 11-SRNP-31492, DHJPAR0042782.

Paratypes.

None.

Etymology.

Aleiodes michelledsouzae is named in honor of Michelle D’souza’s long-appreciated contributions to publicity for ACG, GDFCF, and now, BioAlfa.

Figures

Figure 399. Aleiodes michelledsouzae, holotype.