Triraphis briannestjacquesae 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

Triraphis briannestjacquesae Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 434

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAF7900. Consensus barcode. AGTTTTATATTTTTTATTTGGTATTTGAGCGGGAATAGTTGGTTTATCTATAAGTTTGATTATTCGACTAGAATTAAGAATACCTGGTAGTTTATTAGGTAATGATCAAATTTATAATGGAATAGTTACTGCTCATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTAATACCTATTATAATTGGTGGATTTGGAAATTGGTTAATTCCTTTAATATTAGGAGCACCTGATATAGCTTTCCCTCGTATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTAATTCCTTCATTAACATTATTAATTTTAAGAGCTGTAGTTAATGTTGGGGTAGGAACTGGTTGAACATTGTATCCTCCTTTATCTTCTCTAGTGGGTCATGGGGGTATATCTGTAGATATAGCTATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCTGGGGTTTCTTCTATTATAGGTGTTGTAAATTTTATTTCTACTATTTTTAATATAAAATTAATTTCTATTAATTTAGATCAAATTAATTTATTTGTTTGATCAGTATTAATTACTGCTGTTTTATTATTATTATCTTTACCTGTATTGGCAGGGGCTATTACTATATTATTAACAGATCGTAATTTAAATACAACATTTTTTGATTTTTCTGGAGGAGGAGATCCAATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTT.

Holotype ♀.

Alajuela, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Estación Caribe, 10.90187, -85.27495, 415 meters, caterpillar collection date: 07/vii/2014, wasp eclosion date: 18/vii/2014. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Trosia nigropunctigera ( Megalopygidae ) feeding on Miconia xalapensis ( Melastomataceae ).

Host caterpillar and holotype wasp voucher codes. 14-SRNP-43092, DHJPAR0055967.

Paratypes.

DHJPAR0045388 DHJPAR0055965 DHJPAR0055966 DHJPAR0055968. Depository: CNC.

Etymology.

Triraphis briannestjacquesae is named in appreciation of Brianne St. Jacques’ contributions to publicity for ACG, GDFCF, and BioAlfa.

Figures

Figure 434. Triraphis briannestjacquesae, holotype.