Aleiodes adrianforsythi 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 adrianforsythi Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 371

Diagnostics.

BOLD:ADJ1086. Consensus barcode. AATTTTATATTTTTTATTTGGTATATGAGCAGGAATAATTGGTATATCAATAAGATTAATTATTCGTCTAGAATTAAGAACGGGAGGAAGAATTTTAAAAAATGATCAAATCTACAATGGAATAGTAACATTACATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATAATTGGAGGGTTTGGTAATTGATTAATTCCTTTAATACTAGGAGCTCCTGATATAGCTTTCCCACGAATAAATAATATGAGATTTTGATTATTAATTCCTTCTCTAATACTTTTATTAACTAGAGGTATTATTAATACAGGTGTAGGAACAGGATGAACAATATATCCCCCCTTATCATCATTAATTGGTCATAATGGTATTTCAGTAGATATATCTATTTTTTCATTACATCTTGCTGGAACGTCTTCAATTATAGGAGCAATTAATTTTATTTCTACTATTTTTAATATAAATCTTTTAAGAATTAAGATAGACCAAATTATATTATTAATTTGATCTATCTTAATTACCACAATTTTATTATTATTATCTCTTCCAGTTCTTGCAGGAGCAATTACAATATTATTAACAGATCGAAATTTAAATACTAGATTTTTTGATTTTTCTGGAGGAGGGGACCCAATTTTATTCCAACATCTTTTT.

Holotype ♂.

Guanacaste, Sector Pitilla, Bullas, 10.98670, -85.38503, 440 meters, caterpillar collection date: 06/v/2017, wasp eclosion date: 21/v/2017. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Eupithecia Janzen774 ( Geometridae ) feeding on Entada gigas ( Fabaceae )

Host caterpillar and holotype wasp voucher codes. 17-SRNP-71403, DHJPAR0061499.

Paratypes.

None.

Etymology.

Aleiodes adrianforsythi is named in honor of Adrian Forsyth’s long-appreciated contributions to publicity for ACG, GDFCF, and now, BioAlfa.

Figures

Figure 371. Aleiodes adrianforsythi, holotype.