Chelonus stevearonsoni 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

Chelonus stevearonsoni Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 165

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAW3558. Consensus barcode. TGTTTTATATTTTATTATAGGTATATGATCTGGTGTATTTGGATTGTCATTAAGTATACTTATTCGTTTAGAATTATCTTTTCCTGGAAGTTTAATAATAAATGATCAATTATATAATAGTTTAATTACTATACATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAGTTATAATTGGTGGTTTTGGTAATTGATTAGTTCCATTAATATTAGGTTTATGTGATATATGTTTTCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTGGTTCCTTCTTTAATTTTATTAATTTCAAGTTCTTTTATTAATACTGGGGTTGGTACTGGATGAACTGTTTATCCTCCATTATCTTTATTAATAGGTCATAGAGGTATTTCAGTAGATTTATCTATTTTTTCTCTTCATTTGGCTGGTATATCATCAATTATAGGAGCAATTAATTTTATTGTAACTGTAATTAATACTTGAATATTAAAAAATTATATAGATAAATTATCTTTATTTGTATGATCTGTAATAATTACAGCTGTATTATTATTATTATCTTTACCAGTATTAGCTGGTGCTATTACTATATTATTAAGAGATCGAAATATAAATACAACATTTTTTGATTCTTCAGGTGGYGGAGATCCTGTATTGTATCAACATTTATTT.

Holotype ♀.

Guanacaste, Sector Pitilla, Gazo, 10.98, -85.386, 485 meters, caterpillar collection date: 18/iii/2014, wasp eclosion date: 06/iv/2014. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Leuciris fimbriaria ( Geometridae ) feeding on Mimosa watsonii ( Fabaceae ).

Caterpillar and holotype voucher codes. 14-SRNP-70585, DHJPAR0055364.

Paratypes.

Host = Leuciris fimbriaria : DHJPAR0016436, DHJPAR0029120, DHJPAR0042849. Depository: CNC.

Etymology.

Chelonus stevearonsoni is named to honor Mr. Steve Aronson of Britt Coffee and NGO Proparques for his essential support to ACG internet connectivity and subsequent development of forest walkways for handicapped visitors.

Figures

Figure 165. Chelonus stevearonsoni, holotype.