Cystomastax ayaigarashiae 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

Cystomastax ayaigarashiae Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 417

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAW1603. Consensus barcode. AATTTTATATTTTATTTTTGGTATTTGATCTGGAATATTAGGTTTATCTATAAGTATTATTATTCGAATAGAATTAATTAATCCTGGTGGATTAATTAAAAATGATAATATTTATAATAATATAGTTACTTCACATGCTTTTGTAATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGAGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAATTCCTTTAATATTAGGATCTCCAGATATAGCTTTTCCTCGTATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTAATTCCTTCTTTATTTTTATTATTAACTAGATCATTTATTAATGTTGGGGTTGGTACAGGTTGAACTATATATCCTCCTTTATCTTCTTTTTTAGGACATAGAGGAATATCTGTAGATATGGCTATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCTGGATCTTCTTCAATTATAGGTTCTATTAATTTTATTTCTACTATTTTTAATATAAAATTATTTTCTTTAAAATTAGATCAAATAAGTTTATTTATTTGATCTGTTTTGATTACAGTAATTTTATTATTATTATCTTTACCTGTATTAGCGGGAGCTATTACTATATTATTAACTGATCGTAATTTAAATACTACTTTTTTTGATTTTTCAGGGGGGGGAGATCCTATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTT.

Holotype ♀.

Guanacaste, Sector Pitilla, Sendero Laguna, 10.9888, -85.42336, 680 meters, caterpillar collection date: 06/19/2009, wasp eclosion date: 07/16/2009. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Symphlebia ipsea ( Erebidae ) feeding on Clethra lanata ( Clethraceae ).

Host caterpillar and holotype wasp voucher codes. 09-SRNP-32021, DHJPAR0035929.

Paratypes.

None.

Etymology.

Cystomastax ayaigarashiae is named in honor of Aya Igarashi’s long-appreciated contributions to publicity for ACG, GDFCF, and now, BioAlfa.

Figures

Figure 417. Cystomastax ayaigarashiae, holotype.