Macrocentrus geoffbarnardi Sharkey & van Achterberg, 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

Macrocentrus geoffbarnardi Sharkey & van Achterberg sp. nov. Figure 299

Diagnostics.

BOLD:ACK7466. Consensus barcode. YATATTRTATTTTTTRTTTGGTATRTGRTCTGGGGWRWTAGGTTTATCAYTAAGTTTAATTATTCGTATAGAATTRGGTCAAATTGGTTYATTTATTGGAAATGATCAAATTTAYAATAGTATTGTTACTTCTCATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATRCCTATTATAATTGGGGGKTTTGGHAATTGRTTRATTCCYTTAATATTAGGRAGTGTTGATATAGCTTTYCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTARTTCCTTCTTTAATATTATTAATTTTAAGWGGRTTTATAAATATTGGTGTAGGTACAGGATGAACAGTWTAYCCYCCTTTATCAYTAAATGTTAGTCATATAGGRATTTCTGTMGATATAGYTATTTTTTCAYTACATTTGGCTGGWATTTCTTCAATTATAGGKGCTATTAATTTTATTGTTACTATTATAAATATACGAAATTATGGGGTATTAATAGATAAAATTAGATTATTATYATGATCAATTTTAATTACRGCTATTTTATTATTRTTATCTTTACCTGTGTTAGCTGGTGCWATTACAATATTRTTAACTGAYCGTAATTTAAATACATCYTTTTTTGAYCCTGCTGGAGGAGGRGRYCCTATTTTATAYCAACATTTATTT. Belongs to the group with vein M+Cu of forewing distinctly widened apically. Ventral half of mesopleuron and metapleuron brownish yellow; vein 1A of forewing narrow subapically. It differs from M. gregburtoni and M. grettelvegae by the strongly widened vein 1Cua of forewing (vs. approx. 5 × wider than vein 1Cub; approx. 3 × wider in both other species), and largely dark brown hind tibia, head, and first metasomal tergite (vs. mainly yellowish or brownish in both other species).

Holotype ♀.

Guanacaste, Sector Pitilla, Bullas, 10.98670, -85.38503, 440 meters, caterpillar collection date: 24/i/2013, wasp eclosion data: 19/ii/2013. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Syllepis marialis ( Crambidae ) feeding on Allophylus psilospermus ( Sapindaceae ).

Caterpillar and holotype voucher codes. 13-SRNP-70155, DHJPAR0050916.

Paratypes.

Host = Syllepis marialis : DHJPAR0035268, DHJPAR0038828, DHJPAR0028992, DHJPAR0028995, DHJPAR0039162, DHJPAR0048712, DHJPAR0028994, DHJPAR0038891, DHJPAR0040081, DHJPAR0049246. Depository: CNC.

Etymology.

Macrocentrus geoffbarnardi is named to honor Mr. Geoff Barnard, formerly of The Nature Conservancy for his founding role in the planning and execution of the initiation of ACG.

Figures

Figure 299. Macrocentrus geoffbarnardi, holotype.