Alphomelon talidicida (Wilkinson, 1931)

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 talidicida (Wilkinson, 1931)

Figs 79A-E , 80A-F , 81A-E , 82A-G , 103A

Distribution.

Belize, Brazil (MT, PA, PE, SP), Colombia, Costa Rica (ACG), Ecuador, Guyana, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela.

Biology.

Gregarious, reared from Talides sergestus , T. sinois , Talides Burns01, Talides Burns02, Talides Burns03, Talides Burns04 and Thracides phidon , on at least seven species of Heliconia ( Heliconiaceae ).

DNA barcoding.

BINBOLD:AAA7259.

Other specimens examined.

(94 females, 16 males): DHJPAR0050959, CNC1802102, CNC1802103, CNC1802104, CNC1802105, CNC1802106, CNC1802107, CNC1802108 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), DHJPAR0050091, CNC1802109, CNC1802110, CNC1802111, CNC1802112, CNC1802113, CNC1802114, CNC1802115, CNC1802116, CNC1802117, DHJPAR0050979, CNC1802118, CNC1802119, CNC1802120, CNC1802121, CNC1802122 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), DHJPAR0050958, CNC1802123, CNC1802124, CNC1802125, CNC1802126, CNC5213175, CNC5213176, CNC5213177, CNC5213178, CNC5213179, CNC5213180, DHJPAR0051199, CNC5213181, CNC5213182, CNC5213183, CNC5213184 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), DHJPAR0054700, CNC5213185, CNC5213186, CNC5213187, CNC5213188, CNC5213189, CNC5213190 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), DHJPAR0055247, DHJPAR0049213, CNC5213191, CNC5213192 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), DHJPAR0053777, CNC5213193, CNC5213194, CNC5213195, CNC5213196, CNC5213197, CNC5213198, CNC5213199, CNC5213200, CNC5213201, CNC5213202, CNC5213203, CNC5213204, CNC5213105, DHJPAR0051203, CNC5213206, CNC5213207, CNC5213208, CNC5213209, CNC5213210, CNC5213211, CNC5213212 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), CNC721062, CNC721063, CNC721064, CNC721065, CNC721066, CNC721067, CNC721068, CNC721069, CNC721071, CNC721072, CNC721073, CNC721074, CNC721075, CNC721076, CNC721077, CNC280522, CNC721078, CNC721087, CNC721086, CNC721085, CNC721083, CNC721082, CNC721080, CNC721088, CNC721089, CNC721090, CNC721091, CNC721092, CNCHYM 00053, CNCHYM 00054, CNCHYM 00055, CNCHYM 00056, CNC721079, CNC280523, CNC721081, CNC721084, CNC721070.

Figures

Figure 79. Alphomelon talidicida (Wilkinson) female CNC 280523 A habitus, lateral B head, frontal C fore wing D metasoma, dorsal E mesosoma, dorsal.

Figure 80. Alphomelon talidicida (Wilkinson) female CNC 721067 A habitus, lateral B head, frontal C head, fronto-lateral D fore wing E metasoma, dorsal F mesosoma, dorsal.

Figure 81. Alphomelon talidicida (Wilkinson) female CNC 721079 A habitus, lateral B head, frontal C wings D head and mesosoma, dorsal E propodeum and metasoma, dorsal.

Figure 82. Alphomelon talidicida (Wilkinson) female CNC 1802118 A head, lateral B habitus, lateral C head, frontal D wings E head and mesosoma, dorsal F metasoma, dorsal G metasoma, lateral.

Figure 103. Parasite cocoons and caterpillars A Alphomelon talidicida 17 - SRNP- 30054 - DHJ 735829 B Alphomelon xestopyga 16 - SRNP- 55580 - DHJ 492508.