Lytopylus guillermopereirai Kang
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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.721.20287 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/FAC851A7-13CC-4DB7-AFDE-562014FE4D02 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:act:FAC851A7-13CC-4DB7-AFDE-562014FE4D02 |
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scientific name |
Lytopylus guillermopereirai Kang |
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sp. n. |
Lytopylus guillermopereirai Kang sp. n. Fig. 14
Diagnosis.
Fore wing mostly infuscated; mesoscutum entirely melanic; scutellar sulcus lacking longitudinal carina; median tergites entirely melanic.
Description.
Holotype: female. Body length 5.4 mm. Fore wing length 4.5 mm. Fore wing mostly infuscated. Scutellar sulcus lacking longitudinal carina. Median areola of propodeum with well-defined margins. Anterior transverse carina of propodeum reaching the lateral margin. Lateral longitudinal carinae of median tergite 1 well-defined. Median syntergite 2+3 1.3 times longer than wide.
Female.
Unknown.
Etymology.
Lytopylus guillermopereirai is named in honor of Guillermo Pereira in recognition of his participation in the collaborative development of the ICE-ACG geothermal project of Pailas II, northwestern Costa Rica.
Biology.
Reared one time from elachJanzen01 Janzen726 ( Depressariidae ) feeding on Sloanea faginea ( Elaeocarpaceae ) in ACG rain forest at 645 m elevation.
Type material.
Holotype ♂: Costa Rica, Alajuela, Sector San Cristobal, Finca San Gabriel, Area de Conservaciόn Guanacaste 10.87766N - 85.39343W 645m., Gloria Sihezar coll., food plant: Elaeocarpaceae Sloanea faginea , host caterpillar: Depressariidae , subfamily unknown, elachJanzen01 Janzen726, coll. date: 2/24/2014, parasitoid eclosion date: 3/17/2014, DHJPAR0055234.
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