Aleiodes charlieobrieni 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 charlieobrieni Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 388

Diagnostics.

BOLD:ACJ4200. Consensus barcode. AATTTTATATTTTTTATTTGGTATATGATCAGGAATAATTGGATTAGGTATAAGATTAATTATTCGAATAGAATTAAGTGTTACAGGTAGAATTTTAAAAAATGATCAAATTTATAATGGTATGGTAACTATACATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATGGTTATGCCTATTATAATAGGGGGATTTGGTAATTGATTAGTACCTTTAATATTAGGAGCTCCTGATATAGCATTTCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGTTTTTGATTATTAATTCCATCTTTAATTTTATTATTAAATAGAAGATTAATTAATACAGGAATAGGGACAGGTTGAACAATATATCCTCCTTTATCTTCACTAATTGGACATATAGGTATATCAGTTGATATATCAATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCAGGAGCATCTTCAATTATAGGGGCAATTAATTTTATTTCTACAATTTTTAATATAAATTTAATAATAATTAAAATAGAACAATTAAGTTTATTAGTTTGATCTATTTTAATTACAGCAATTTTATTATTACTTTCTTTGCCTGTTTTAGCTGGGGCAATTACTATACTTTTAACTGATCGAAATTTAAATACAAGATTTTTTGATTTTTCTGGAGGAGGAGACCCAATTTTATTTCAGCATCTTTTT.

Holotype ♂.

Alajuela, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Jacobo, 10.94076, -85.3177, 461 meters, caterpillar collection date: 08/i/2013, wasp eclosion date: 26/i/2013. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Acrotomia mucia ( Geometridae ) feeding on Sabicea villosa ( Rubiaceae )

Host caterpillar and holotype wasp voucher codes. 13-SRNP-69051, DHJPAR0051316.

Paratypes.

None.

Etymology.

Aleiodes charlieobrieni is named in honor of Charlie O’Brien’s (RIP) long-appreciated contributions to publicity for ACG and GDFCF.

Figures

Figure 388. Aleiodes charlieobrieni, holotype.