Lytopylus hernanbravoi Kang

Kang, Ilgoo, Chapman, Eric G., Janzen, Daniel H., Hallwachs, Winnie, Tanya Dapkey,, Alex, Smith M. & Sharkey, Michael J., 2017, Revision of the species of Lytopylus from Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, northwestern Costa Rica (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae), ZooKeys 721, pp. 93-158 : 116-117

Lytopylus hernanbravoi Kang sp. n. Fig. 17

Diagnosis.

Fore wing mostly infuscated; hind coxa entirely black; mesoscutum entirely melanic; anterior transverse carina of propodeum reaching the lateral margin; median tergites entirely yellow.

Description.

Holotype: male. Body length 6.0 mm. Fore wing length 6.7 mm. Fore wing mostly infuscated. Scutellar sulcus lacking longitudinal carina. Median areola of propodeum with well-defined margins. Anterior transverse carina of propodeum reaching the lateral margin. Lateral longitudinal carinae of median tergite 1 well-defined. Median syntergite 2+3 1.1 times longer than wide.

Female.

Unknown.

Etymology.

Lytopylus hernanbravoi is named in honor of Hernan Bravo in recognition of his participation in the collaborative development of the ICE-ACG geothermal project of Pailas II, northwestern Costa Rica.

Biology.

Reared one time from Anadasmus Janzen08 ( Depressariidae ), a stenomine leaf-tier feeding on mature foliage of Ocotea austinii ( Lauraceae ) in ACG cloud forest at 1460 m elevation.

Type material.

Holotype ♂: Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Sector Cacao, Sendero Cima, Area de Conservaciόn Guanacaste 10.93328N - 85.45729W 1460m., Harry Ramirez coll., food plant: Lauraceae Ocotea austinii , host caterpillar: Depressariidae , Stenomatinae, Anadasmus Janzen08, coll. date: 8/11/2008, parasitoid eclosion date: 9/6/2008, DHJPAR0028303.