Alphomelon andydeansi Fernandez-Triana & Shimbori sp. nov.

Figs 3A-F, 91B

Type material.

Holotype. Costa Rica • Female, CNC; Guanacaste, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector Santa Rosa, Area Administrativa, 10°50'15.50"N, 85°37'07.36"W, 295m; 25.XII.2008; Malaise Trap; coll. Daniel Janzen & Winifred Hallwachs; Voucher code: DHJPAR0031609.

Paratypes. Costa Rica• 17 females, 3 males, CNC; DHJPAR0031655, DHJPAR0031618, DHJPAR0031647, DHJPAR0031619, DHJPAR0043085, DHJPAR0031612, DHJPAR0031613, DHJPAR0031643, DHJPAR0031611, DHJPAR0031615, DHJPAR0025868, DHJPAR0047217, DHJPAR0031617, DHJPAR0047175, DHJPAR0049243, DHJPAR0049244, DHJPAR0049254, DHJPAR0049260, DHJPAR0049250, DHJPAR0055291.

Distribution.

Costa Rica (ACG).

Biology.

Solitary, reared from Anthoptus epictetus, A. insignis, A. Burns33, Conga chydaea, Corticea corticea, Cymaenes odilia trebius, Cymaenes Burns01, Cynea irma, Justinia norda, Morys lydeDHJ02, Nyctelius nyctelius, Parphorus decora, Psoralis Janzen38, Synapte salenus, Vehilius vetula and Vettius aurelius, all feeding on Poaceae .

DNA barcoding.

BINBOLD:ADJ6568.

Etymology.

Named in honor of Dr. Andrew (Andy) Deans in honor of his effort to work on the morphological taxonomy of ACG, and as a pioneer in the taxonomic study of Alphomelon, before the tool of DNA barcoding for identification became widely available.

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 dark brown to black but with some laterotergites and sternites yellow. Tarsal claws spines: 2 or 3. Pterostigma shape: comparatively less elongate, its length ≤ 2.5 × its central height and usually more rounded with at least one of its lower margins curved. T1 sculpture: strongly sculptured on at least apical half or more. T1 central ridge: clearly marked by two raised carinae. T2 sculpture: entirely to mostly strongly sculptured. Ovipositor sheaths length: longer than first segment of metatarsus. Body length: 3.5-4.3 mm. Fore wing length: 3.6-4.2 mm.