Aleiodes davefurthi 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 davefurthi Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 389

Diagnostics.

BOLD:ACB2701. Consensus barcode. AATTTTATATTTTTTATTTGGAATATGAGCAGGAATAATTGGAATATCAATAAGACTAATTATTCGATTAGAATTAAGAATTAGAGGTAGAATTTTAATAAATGATCAAATTTATAATGGTATAGTAACTTTACATGCCTTTATTATAATTTTCTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATAATTGGAGGTTTTGGAAATTGATTAATTCCTTTAATACTAGGAGCCCCTGATATAGCTTTCCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTAATCCCTTCTTTATTATTCCTATTAATTAGAGGAATTATTAATACTGGAGTAGGAACAGGATGAACAATATATCCTCCTTTATCATCTTTAATTGGACATAATAGAATTTCAGTAGATATRTCAATTTTTGCTTTACATTTAGCAGGAGCTTCATCAATTATAGGAGCAATTAATTTTATTTCAACAATTTTTAATATAAATTTAATAAAAATTAAATTAGATCAAATTATATTATTAGTATGATCAGTATTAATTACTGCTATTCTATTATTACTTTCTTTACCTGTTTTAGCAGGTGCTATTACTATATTATTAACAGATCGTAATTTAAATACAAGATTTTTTGATTTCTCAGGAGGAGGAGACCCAATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTT.

Holotype ♂.

Guanacaste, Sector El Hacha, Estación Los Almendros, 11.03226, -85.52776, 290 meters, caterpillar collection date: 02/i/2012, wasp eclosion date: 16/i/2012. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Herbita medonaDHJ02 ( Geometridae ) feeding on Hirtella racemosa ( Chrysobalanaceae ).

Host caterpillar and holotype wasp voucher codes. 12-SRNP-20033, DHJPAR0049349.

Paratypes.

None.

Etymology.

Aleiodes davefurthi is named in honor of Dave Furth’s long-appreciated contributions to publicity for ACG, GDFCF, and now, BioAlfa.

Figures

Figure 389. Aleiodes davefurthi, holotype.