Lytopylus eliethcantillanoae 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 : 107

Lytopylus eliethcantillanoae Kang sp. n. Fig. 10

Diagnosis.

Fore wing mostly infuscated; mesoscutum entirely melanic; anterior transverse carina of propodeum absent; median areola of propodeum narrow and not closed posteriorly; median areola length 11x its width, lateral longitudinal carinae of median tergite 1 well-defined; median tergites entirely reddish orange.

Description.

Holotype: male. Body length 5.2 mm. Fore wing length 5.3 mm. Fore wing mostly infuscated. Scutellar sulcus with three longitudinal carinae. Median areola of propodeum with well-defined margins. Anterior transverse carina of propodeum absent. Lateral longitudinal carinae of median tergite 1 well-defined. Median syntergite 2+3 1.1 times longer than wide. Ovipositor longer than metasoma, but shorter than body.

Female.

Unknown.

Etymology.

Lytopylus eliethcantillanoae is named in honor of Elieth Cantillano in recognition of her participation in the collaborative development of the ICE-ACG geothermal project of Pailas II, northwestern Costa Rica.

Biology.

Reared perhaps one time from elachJanzen01 Janzen873 ( Depressariidae ) feeding on Malvaviscus arboreus ( Malvaceae ) in ACG dry forest - rain forest ecotone at 840 m elevation.

Type material.

Holotype ♂: Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Sector Santa Maria, Estacion Santa Maria, Area de Conservaciόn Guanacaste 10.76448N - 85.31161W 840m., Jose Cortez coll., food plant: Malvaceae Malvaviscus arboreus , host caterpillar: Depressariidae , subfamily unknown, elachJanzen01 Janzen873, coll date: 4/26/2009, parasitoid eclosion date: 5/12/2009, DHJPAR0035345.