Triraphis carlosherrerai 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 carlosherrerai Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 436

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAW1546. Consensus barcode. TGTTTTATATTTTTTATTTGGTATTTGAGCAGGAATAGTGGGATTATCAATAAGTTTAATTATTCGTTTAGAGTTAAGAATACCAGGTAGTTTATTAGGTAATGATCAAATTTATAATAGAATAGTAACAGCTCATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATGGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGGGGGTTTGGTAATTGATTAATTCCATTAATATTGGGGGCYCCTGATATAGCTTTTCCACGTATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTAATTCCTTCATTGACTTTATTAATTTTAAGGGCTATAGTTAATGTTGGTGTAGGGACTGGTTGAACTATATATCCTCCTTTATCTTCTTTAGTTGGTCATGGTGGCATATCAGTTGATATAGCAATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCAGGTATTTCATCTATTATAGGTGTAGTTAATTTTATTTCTACAATTTTTAATATAAAATTAATTTCTATTGGTTTAGATCAAATTAATTTATTTGTTTGGTCTGTTTTAATTACAGCAGTATTATTATTATTATCTTTACCTGTTTTGGCAGGGGCTATTACTATATTACTTACTGATCGTAATTTAAATACAACTTTTTTTGATTTTTCTGGGGGTGGAGATCCTATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTT.

Holotype ♀.

Alajuela, Sector San Cristobal, Puente Palma, 10.9163, -85.37869, 460 meters, caterpillar collection date: 04/xi/2008, wasp eclosion date: 11/xi/2008. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Emesis mandana ( Riodinidae ) feeding on Hieronyma alchorneoides ( Phyllanthaceae ). Gregarious parasitoid with 27 specimens emerging from the host.

Host caterpillar and holotype wasp voucher codes. 08-SRNP-6211, DHJPAR0030715.

Paratypes.

Host = same as holotype. DHJPAR0050030. Depository: CNC.

Etymology.

Triraphis carlosherrerai is named to acknowledge Carlos Herrera’s contributions to publicity for ACG, GDFCF, and now, BioAlfa.

Note.

This is a gregarious parasitoid with 27 wasps emerging from the host larval mummy.

Figures

Figure 436. Triraphis carlosherrerai, holotype.