Stantonia henrikekmani 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

Stantonia henrikekmani Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 352

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAI2111. Consensus barcode. AATTTTATATTTAAAATTTGGAATTTGGGCTGGGATTTTAGGTATATCATTAAGTTTAATTATTCGGTTAGAATTAGGTACTCCTGGAAGATTAATTGGGAATGATCAGATTTATAATAGTGTAGTTACTTCTCATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATAATTGGTGGYTTYGGRAATTGATTAATTCCTATAATATTAGGATGTCCTGATATAGCATTTCCTCGAATGAATAATATAAGATTTTGGTTATTAATTCCTTCTTTAATAATATTAATTTTTAGTGGTATTTTAAATATTGGTGTTGGGACAGGTTGAACTGTTTATCCACCTTTATCTTTAAATATTGGTCATGGGGGAATTTCAGTTGATATATCTATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCTGGTATTTCTTCYATCATAGGYGCYGTAAATTTTATTACTACGGTTTTAAATATACGAATTAAATTAATTTTAATAGATAAAATTTCTTTATTAATTTGATCAGTTTTTATTACAGCTATTTTATTATTATTATCTTTRCCTGTTTTAGCTGGAGCAATTACTATACTATTAACGGATCGTAATTTAAATACTTCTTTTTTTGATCCATCTGGAGGAGGAGATCCAGTATTATATCAACATTTATTT.

Holotype ♀.

Alajuela, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Quebrada Bambu, 10.93009, -85.25204, 109 meters, caterpillar collection date: 5/viii/2014, wasp eclosion date: 28/viii/2014. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Ceratocilia sixolalis ( Crambidae ) feeding on Neea psychotrioides ( Nyctaginaceae ).

Caterpillar and holotype voucher codes. 14-SRNP-76550, DHJPAR0056233.

Paratypes.

Hosts = Pilocrocis Solis20, Desmia ploralisDHJ03, Eulepte Janzen03, Ceratocilia sixolalis , Desmia benealisDHJ02 (all Crambidae ). DHJPAR0035220, DHJPAR0035221, DHJPAR0050358, DHJPAR0052825, DHJPAR0054462, DHJPAR0054465, DHJPAR0054466, DHJPAR0056229, DHJPAR0056230, DHJPAR0056231, DHJPAR0056232, DHJPAR0056234. Depository: CNC.

Etymology.

Stantonia henrikekmani is named in honor of Henrick Ekman’s long-appreciated contributions to publicity for ACG, GDFCF, and now, BioAlfa.

Figures

Figure 352. Stantonia henrikekmani, holotype.