Stiropius bencrairi 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

Stiropius bencrairi Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 421

Diagnostics.

BOLD:ACB2702. Consensus barcode. TGTATTGTATTTTTTATTTGGTATATGATCAGGAGTTTTAGGTTTATCGATAAGAATAATTATTCGATTTGAATTAAGAATTCCGGGATCTTTTTTAGGTAATGATCAAATTTATAATAGAATTGTTACATCACATGCTTTAGTAATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTGTAATAATTGGAGGGTTTGGAAATTGGTTAATTCCATTAATATTAGGAGCTCCTGATATAGCTTTTCCTCGAATAAATAATATGAGATTTTGATTATTGTTTCCTGCTATTATATTATTATTATTAAGTTCTTTTGTTAGGGTTGGAAGAGGAACAGGATGAACAATATATCCTCCATTATCTTCTTTAGTTGGTCATGGGGGAGTTTCAGTGGATTTGTCAATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCAGGAGTATCTTCTATTATAGGTGCTATTAATTTTATTACAACAGTTTTTAATATAAATTTATTTTATATTAAAATAGATCAGGTTATATTATTAGTTTGATCAGTATTAATTACTGCTTTTTTATTATTATTATCTTTACCTGTATTAGCAGGTGCTATTACAATATTGTTGTTTGATCGAAATATTAATACAACATTTTTTGATTTTTCTGGGGGAGGGGATCCTATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTT.

Holotype ♂.

Alajuela, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, San Lucas, 10.91847, -85.30338, 320 meters, caterpillar collection date: 05/01/2012, wasp eclosion date: 05/19/2012. Depository: CNC.

Host data. graciJanzen01 Janzen6864 ( Gracillariidae ) feeding on Protium costaricense ( Burseraceae ).

Host caterpillar and holotype wasp voucher codes. 12-SRNP-41777, DHJPAR0049332.

Paratypes.

None.

Etymology.

The specific epithet acknowledges the contributions of Ben Crair to publicity for ACG, GDFCF, and BioAlfa.

Figures

Figure 421. Stiropius bencrairi, holotype.