Chelonus gustavogutierrezi 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

Chelonus gustavogutierrezi Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 93

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAA6603. Consensus barcode. AATATTATATTTTATATTTGGAATTTGATGTGGRATAATAGGATTGTCATTAAGAGTAWTAATTCGTATAGAATTAAGAAGAGTAATAAGATTATTTTATAATGATCAATTATATAATAGAATTGTTACTATGCATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCATTAATAATTGGTGGATTTGGRAATTGATTAATTCCACTAATATTAGGATTATCAGATATAATTTTTCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTGTTACTACCTTCAATTATTTTATTAATTATAGGTGGATTTGTTAATATAGGAGCAGGTACAGGATGAACAGTTTATCCACCTTTATCATTATTAATAGGTCATAGAGGAATCTCAGTAGATTTATCTATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCTGGTATATCTTCAATTATAGGTTCAATTAATTTTATTGTTACTATTATTAATACATGATTAAATATAAAATATATGGATAAATATCCTTTATTTGTTTGATCAGTATTTATTACTACTATTTTATTATTATTATCTTTGCCAGWTTTGGCTGGAGCAATTACTATATTATTAAGTGATCKAAATTTAAATACTAGTTTTTTTGATCCTTCAGGTGGTGRTGATCCAGTATTATATCAACAYTTATTT.

Holotype ♂.

Alajuela, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Flecha, 10.947, -85.315, 491 meters, caterpillar collection date: 15/ix/2009, wasp eclosion date: 27/ix/2009. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Omiodes cuniculalis ( Crambidae ) feeding on Gliricidia sepium (introduced) ( Fabaceae ), and a variety of other woody species.

Caterpillar and holotype voucher codes. 09-SRNP-80021: DHJPAR0037990.

Paratypes.

Host = Omiodes cuniculalis , Pyralidae 09-SRNP-71481: DHJPAR0037185, DHJPAR0037164, DHJPAR0029095, DHJPAR0029096, DHJPAR0029097, DHJPAR0029099, DHJPAR0029100, DHJPAR0029084, DHJPAR0029083, DHJPAR0029081, DHJPAR0029080, DHJPAR0029092, DHJPAR0029091, DHJPAR0029090, DHJPAR0029089, DHJPAR0029101, DHJPAR0037985. Depository: CNC.

Etymology.

Chelonus gustavogutierrezi is named to honor Dr. Gustavo Gutierrez of the Universidad de Costa Rica for his enthusiastic Universidad de Costa Rica support for BioAlfa development.

Figures

Figure 93. Chelonus gustavogutierrezi, holotype.