Aleiodes mikeiviei 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

Aleiodes mikeiviei Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 400

Diagnostics.

BOLD:ACS9594. Consensus barcode. AGTTTTATATTTTATGTTTGGGATATGAGCTGGTATGATTGGGCTATCAATAAGATTAATTATTCGATTAGAATTAAGAATTAG---AGGGAGAATTTTAAAGAATGATCAAATTTATAATGGTATAGTTACATTACATGCTTTTGTAATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGAGGGTTTGGAAATTGATTGGTACCATTAATATTAGGGGCCCCTGATATAGCTTTTCCACGAATGAATAATATAAGGTTTTGATTATTAATTCCATCTTTTTTTTTATTATTAATTAGGGGGGTTATTAATGCAGGAGTTGGGACTGGATGGACAATGTATCCTCCTTTATCTTTATTAATTGGTCATAATGGTATTTCAGTTGATATATCTATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCTGGGGCTTCTTCAATTATAGGGGCTATTAATTTTATCACTACAATTTTTAATATAAAGTTAAAAGGGATTAAGTTAGATCAAATTTCTTTATTAATTTGATCTATTTTAATTACTACAATTTTGTTATTACTTTCATTACCTGTTTTAGCTGGTGCTATTACTATATTATTGACTGATCGTAATTTAAATACTAGATTTTTTGATTTTTCAGGGGGAGGAGACCCAG--------------------.

Holotype ♀.

Guanacaste, Sector Pitilla, Bullas, 10.98670, -85.38503, 440 meters, caterpillar collection date: 31/vii/2014, wasp eclosion date: 24/viii/2014. Depository: CNC.

Host data. arctJanzen01 Janzen71434 ( Erebidae ) feeding on algae.

Host caterpillar and holotype wasp voucher codes. 14-SRNP-71445, DHJPAR0056334.

Paratypes.

None.

Etymology.

Aleiodes mikeiviei is named in honor of Mike Ivie’s long-appreciated contributions to publicity for ACG, GDFCF, and now, BioAlfa.

Figures

Figure 400. Aleiodes mikeiviei, holotype.