Aleiodes annhowdenae 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

Aleiodes annhowdenae Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 385

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAM5664. Consensus barcode. AATTTTATATTTTTTATTTGGAATATGAKCAGGRATAATCGGTATATCGATAAGATTAATTATTCGCATGGAATTAAGAACTAGAGGAAGAATTTTAAAAAATGATCAAATTTATAATAGAGTAGTAACTTTACATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTAATACCTATTATAATTGGAGGATTTGGTAATTGATTAATTCCACTAATATTAGGGGCTCCAGATATAGCTTTCCCRCGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGACTTTTAATCCCATCTTTATTATTACTTCTAAACAGGGGTATTATTAACTCAGGGGTGGGAACAGGGTGAACAATATACCCTCCCCTTTCTTCATTAATTGGCCATAATGGAATTTCAGTAGATATATCRATTTTTTCTCTTCATTTAGCGGGGGCTTCTTCAATTATAGGGGCTATTAATTTTATTTCTACTATTTTTAATATAAATTTATTAATAATTAAAATAAATCAATTRACTTTACTTACTTGATCAATTTTAATTACRACAATTTTACTACTTTTATCTTTACCAGTTTTAGCAGGGGCAATTACAATATTACTAACAGATCGAAATTTAAACACWRRWTTTTTTGATTTTTCCGGAGGGGGAGACCCAATTTTATTTCAACACTTA.

Holotype ♀.

Alajuela, Sector San Cristobal, Finca San Gabriel, 10.87766, -85.39343, 645 meters, caterpillar collection date: 23/ix/2013, wasp eclosion date: 12/x/2013. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Eutomopepla artena ( Geometridae ) feeding on Pleuranthodendron lindenii ( Salicaceae ).

Host caterpillar and holotype wasp voucher codes. 13-SRNP-4963, DHJPAR0053665.

Paratypes.

None.

Other material.

Four specimens in the same BIN (BMNHE897761, BMNHE897815, BMNHE897843, BMNHE897846) were collected in Belize. They were not examined.

Etymology.

Aleiodes annhowdenae is named in honor of Ann Howden’s long-appreciated contributions to publicity for ACG, GDFCF, and now, BioAlfa.

Figures

Figure 385. Aleiodes annhowdenae, holotype.