Rhysipolis julioquirosi 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

Rhysipolis julioquirosi Sharkey sp. nov. Figures 364 , 365

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAT9029. Consensus barcode. TGTTTTGTATTTTTTATTTGGAATATGATCAGGTATAGTTGGATTATCAATAAGTTTGATTATTCGATTAGAATTAGGGATACCTGGAAGTTTAATTGGTAATGATCAAATTTATAATACAATGGTTACAGCTCATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATAATTGGGGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAGTTCCATTAATATTAGGGGCTCCTGATATAGCTTTCCCTCGTATAAATAATATAAGGTTTTGATTATTAATTCCTTCTTTAATTTTATTATTTTTAAGAAGAATTGTAAATGTTGGGGTTGGTACTGGTTGAACAGTTTATCCGCCCCTATCTTCAATATTAGGTCATAGGGGTATTTCTGTAGATTTGGCTATTTTTTCTTTACACTTGGCTGGTGTTTCTTCTATTATAGGAGCTATTAATTTTATTTCTACAATTTTTAATATATGTATATAYTCAATTAAATTAGATCAACTTAGTTTGTTTGTTTGATCTATTTTAATTACTGCAATTTTATTATTATTATCTTTRCCTGTTTTGGCAGGGGCTATTACTATATTATTGACAGATCGTAATTTGAATACTACTTTTTTTGATTTTTCTGGTGGGGGGGATCCAATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTT. Neither of the two described Neotropical species, R. annulator Achterberg & Pentiado-Dias, 2002, and R. chiapas Spencer, 1999, have deeply infuscated wings.

Holotype ♀.

Alajuela, Sector San Cristobal, Sendero Huerta, elevation: 10.93050, -85.37223, 527 meters, caterpillar collection date: 13/vi/2013, wasp eclosion date: 02/vii/2013. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Dichomeris Janzen273 ( Gelechiidae ) feeding on Mikania cordifolia ( Asteraceae ).

Host caterpillar and holotype wasp voucher codes. 13-SRNP-3016, DHJPAR0053002. The host caterpillar rolls the food plant leaf to make a “nest,” and the wasp larva spins a dull white, thin-walled cocoon in the host’s pupal chamber (Fig. 363 ); we have no observations as to where the wasp larva was during its development.

Paratypes.

Hosts = seven rearing records from Dichomeris Janzen273, Anacampsis Janzen301 (both Gelechiidae ), elachJanzen01 Janzen397 ( Depressariidae ). DHJPAR0041996 DHJPAR0041520. DHJPAR0043148, DHJPAR0049862, DHJPAR0054828, DHJPAR0054834. Depository: CNC.

Etymology.

Rhysipolis julioquirosi is named in honor of Julio Quiros of Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica for his brave and diligent forest warden work in support of the foundling ACG in the 1980-1990's.

Figures

Figure 363. Pseudorhysipolis mailyngonzalezae, holotype.

Figure 364. Rhysipolis julioquirosi, holotype.

Figure 365. Cocoon of holotype of Rhysipolis julioquirosi.