Triraphis billripplei 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

Triraphis billripplei Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 428

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAB1658. Consensus barcode. AGTATTATATTTTTTATTTGGAATTTGAGCAGGTATGGTTGGATTATCTATAAGTTTAATTATTCGTTTAGAATTAAGAATACCTGGAAGTTTATTAGGTAATGATCAAATTTATAATGGTATAGTTACTGCTCACGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGTGGGTTTGGTAATTGATTAATTCCATTAATATTGGGTGCTCCTGATATAGCTTTTCCTCGTATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGGTTATTAATTCCTTCATTAACATTATTAATTTTAAGGGCTGTTGTTAATGYTGGAGTAGGGACTGGGTGAACATTATATCCTCCCTTATCTTCTTTAGTTGGTCATGGGGGGATATCTGTAGATATGGCTATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCTGGTGCTTCTTCAATTATAGGTGTTGTTAATTTTCTTTCTACTATTTTTAATATAAAATTAGTATCTATTAATTTAGATCAAATTAATTTATTTGTCTGATCAGTATTAATTACTGCTGTTTTATTATTATTATCTTTACCAGTGTTAGCTGGTGCTATTACTATATTATTGACAGATCGTAATTTAAATACAACTTTTTTTGATTTTTCTGGTGGAGGGGACCCCATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTT.

Holotype ♀.

Guanacaste, Sector Horizontes, Vado Esperanza, 10.78938, -85.55098, 85 meters, caterpillar collection date: 15/vi/2009, wasp eclosion date: 16/vi/2009. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Norape Janzend03 ( Megalopygidae ) feeding on Mimosa pigra ( Fabaceae ).

Host caterpillar and holotype wasp voucher codes. 09-SRNP-13855, DHJPAR0036305.

Paratypes.

DHJPAR0021201, DHJPAR0028329, DHJPAR0028330. Depository: CNC.

Etymology.

Triraphis billripplei is named in acknowledgment of Bill Ripple’s long-appreciated contributions to publicity for ACG, GDFCF, and BioAlfa.

Figures

Figure 428. Triraphis billripplei, holotype.