Apanteles sergioriosi Fernandez-Triana

Fernandez-Triana, Jose L., Whitfield, James B., Rodriguez, Josephine J., Smith, M. Alex, Janzen, Daniel H., Hallwachs, Winnie D., Hajibabaei, Mehrdad, Burns, John M., Solis, M. Alma, Brown, John, Cardinal, Sophie, Goulet, Henri & Hebert, Paul D. N., 2014, Review of Apantelessensu stricto (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) from Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, northwestern Costa Rica, with keys to all described species from Mesoamerica, ZooKeys 383, pp. 1-565 : 284-285

Apanteles sergioriosi Fernandez-Triana sp. n. Figs 201, 325

Apanteles Rodriguez166 ( Smith et al. 2006). Interim name provided by the authors.

Type locality.

COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, ACG, Sector Del Oro, Uncaria, 370m, 11.01752, -85.47411.

Holotype.

♀ in CNC. Specimen labels: 1. DHJPAR0012293. 2. COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, ACG, Sector Del Oro, Uncaria, 26.xii.2006, 370m, 11.01752, -85.47411, 06-SRNP-22608.

Paratypes.

4 ♀, 2 ♂ (CNC, NMNH). COSTA RICA: ACG database codes: 93-SRNP-5683, 93-SRNP-6294, 04-SRNP-45450.

Description.

Female. Metatibia color (outer face): with extended pale coloration (light yellow to orange–yellow), ranging from 0.4 to almost entire metatibia length. Fore wing veins color: veins C+Sc+R and R1 mostly brown; usually veins r, 2RS, 2M, (RS+M)b, 1CU, 2Cua, and 1 m–cu partially brown; interior area of other veins, and at least part of pterostigma, usually light brown or yellowish–white. Antenna length/body length: antenna about as long as body (head to apex of metasoma); if slightly shorter, at least extending beyond anterior 0.7 metasoma length. Body length (head to apex of metasoma): 2.3-2.4 mm. Fore wing length: 2.5-2.6 mm. Metafemur length/width: 2.8-2.9 or 3.0-3.1. Mediotergite 1 length/width at posterior margin: 2.3-2.4. Mediotergite 1 maximum width/width at posterior margin: 1.4-1.5. Ovipositor sheaths length/metafemur length: 0.8 or 0.9. Ovipositor sheaths length/metatibia length: 0.7 or 0.8.

Molecular data.

Sequences in BOLD: 4, barcode compliant sequences: 4.

Biology/ecology.

Gregarious (Fig. 325). Hosts: Hesperiidae , Urbanus simplicius .

Distribution.

Costa Rica, ACG.

Etymology.

We dedicate this species to Sergio Ríos in recognition of his diligent efforts for the ACG Parataxonomist Program and BioLep, the inventory of the adult ACG Lepidoptera .