Alphomelon hazelcambroneroae Fernandez-Triana & Shimbori, 2023

Fernandez-Triana, Jose L., Shimbori, Eduardo M., Whitfield, James B., Penteado-Dias, Angelica M., Shaw, Scott R., Boudreault, Caroline, Sones, Jayme, Perez, Kate, Brown, Allison, Manjunath, Ramya, Burns, John M., Hebert, P. D. N., Smith, M. Alex, Hallwachs, Winnifred & Janzen, Daniel H., 2023, A revision of the parasitoid wasp genus Alphomelon Mason with the description of 30 new species (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), ZooKeys 1175, pp. 5-162 : 5

Alphomelon hazelcambroneroae Fernandez-Triana & Shimbori sp. nov.

Figs 37A-F , 38A-F , 39A-E , 97A

Type material.

Holotype. Costa Rica • Female, CNC; Guanacaste, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector Pitilla, Sendero Mismo, 10°59'15.29"N, 85°25'10.81"W, 680m; 11.II.2013, ex. Cynea megalops ; coll. Manuel Rios; Voucher code: CNC308813; Host voucher code: 13-SRNP-30331.

Paratypes. Costa Rica • 30 females, 3 males, CNC; DHJPAR0051805, DHJPAR0054746, DHJPAR0030704, DHJPAR0030714, CNC308819, CNC308820, CNC308821, CNC308822, CNC308823, CNC308824, CNC308825, CNC308826, CNC308817, CNC308818, CNC308814, CNC308815, CNC308816 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), DHJPAR0053717, DHJPAR0050981, CNC308827, CNC308828, CNC308829, CNC308830, CNC308831 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), DHJPAR0050090, CNC308832, CNC308833, CNC308834 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), DHJPAR0026885, DHJPAR0048159, DHJPAR0053774, CNC308835, CNC308836.

Distribution.

Costa Rica (ACG).

Biology.

Gregarious, reared from Calpodes fusta , C. severus , Cynea anthracinus , C. cynea , C. irma , C. megalops , Cynea Burns02, Cynea Burns04, Cynea Burns05, Cynea Burns06, Cynea Cynea Burns11, Rhinthon molion , and R. osca .

DNA barcoding.

BINBOLD:AAA6775.

Etymology.

Named after Sra. Hazel Cambronero in honor of her decades of teamwork in the ACG parataxonomist team.

Diagnostic description.

White patch on gena: extending to occiput and onto clypeus. Tegula/humeral complex color: yellow/yellow. Mesonotum color: mostly dark brown to black. Metasoma color: mostly black or dark brown. Tarsal claws spines: 3 or 4. Pterostigma shape: comparatively more elongate, its length ≥ 3.0 × its central height and more triangular with its two lower margins more or less straight. T1 sculpture: weakly sculptured along margins (but some specimens, including holotype, with T1 mostly smooth). T1 central ridge: clearly marked by two raised carinae. T2 sculpture: entirely to mostly smooth. Ovipositor sheaths length: longer than first segment of metatarsus. Body length: 3.7-4.4 mm. Fore wing length: 3.9-4.4 mm.

Figures

Figure 37. Alphomelon hazelcambroneroae Fernandez-Triana & Shimbori holotype female CNC 308813 A habitus, lateral B head, frontal C wings D mesosoma, dorsal E metasoma, dorsal F metasoma, lateral.

Figure 38. Alphomelon hazelcambroneroae Fernandez-Triana & Shimbori paratype female CNC 308824 A habitus, lateral B head, fronto-lateral C wings D metasoma, dorsal E mesosoma, dorsal F metasoma, lateral.

Figure 39. Alphomelon hazelcambroneroae Fernandez-Triana & Shimbori paratype female DHJPAR 0051805 A habitus, lateral B head, frontal C wings D metasoma, dorsal E head and mesosoma, dorsal.

Figure 97. Parasite cocoons A Alphomelon hazelcambroneroae 17 - SRNP- 27155 - DHJ 731343 B Alphomelon josecortesi 15 - SRNP- 32024 - DHJ 728940.