Triraphis bobandersoni 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

Triraphis bobandersoni Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 429

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAB8975. Consensus barcode. TGTGTTATATTTTTTATTTGGGATTTGATCAGGTATAGTTGGTTTATCTATAAGTTTAATTATTCGTTTAGAATTAAGAATACCCGGGAGTTTATTGGGTAATGATCAAATTTATAATGGTATAGTTACTGCTCATGCCTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATGGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGTGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAATTCCTTTAATATTAGGGGCTCCTGATATAGCTTTCCCACGTATAAATAACATAAGATTTTGATTATTAATTCCTTCATTAACATTATTAATTTTAAGGGCTGTAGTTAATGTTGGGGTAGGTACTGGATGAACTTTATATCCTCCTTTATCTTCTTTAGTTGGGCACGGYGGGATATCCGTTGATATAGCTATTTTTTCTTTACATTTGGCTGGGGCTTCTTCAATTATAGGTGTTGTTAATTTTATTTCTACTATTTTTAATATAAAATTAGTGTCAATTAATTTAGATCAAATTAATTTATTTGTTTGATCAGTATTAATTACTGCTGTTTTATTATTATTATCTTTACCAGTATTGGCAGGGGCTATTACTATATTGTTAACAGATCGTAATTTAAATACAACATTTTTTGATTTTTCTGGTGGTGGTGATCCTATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTT.

Holotype ♀.

Guanacaste, Sector Pitilla, Sendero Memos, 10.98171 -85.42785, 740 meters, caterpillar collection date: 18/iii/2013, wasp eclosion date: 03/iv/2013. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Epiperola vaferella ( Limacodidae ) feeding on Cyathea multiflora ( Cyatheaceae ).

Host caterpillar and holotype wasp voucher codes. 13-SRNP-30462, DHJPAR0051666.

Paratypes.

DHJPAR0017286, DHJPAR0023518, DHJPAR0023519, DHJPAR0023527, DHJPAR0023532, DHJPAR0023533, DHJPAR0023689, DHJPAR0023690, DHJPAR0023694, DHJPAR0023698, DHJPAR0023702, DHJPAR0023704, DHJPAR0023716, DHJPAR0023722, DHJPAR0023701, DHJPAR0030619, DHJPAR0038384, DHJPAR0038385, DHJPAR0038386, DHJPAR0037964, DHJPAR0037969, DHJPAR0037970, DHJPAR0037972, DHJPAR0037973, DHJPAR0051315. Depository: CNC.

Etymology.

The specific epithet acknowledges the contributions of Bob Anderson toward increasing publicity for ACG, GDFCF, and BioAlfa.

Figures

Figure 429. Triraphis bobandersoni, holotype female and paratype male.