Digonogastra montylloydi 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

Digonogastra montylloydi Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 75

Diagnostics.

BOLD:ADD0356. Consensus barcode. ATTTTATATTTTTTATTTGGGATGTGATCTGGAATAGTAGGGTTATCAATAAGTTTAATTATTCGATTAGAATTAGGAGTTCCTGGAAGGTTATTAGGTAATGATCAAATTTATAATAGAATAGTTACTGCTCATGCTTTTGTAATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATATTAGGTGGATTTGGAAATTGGTTAATTCCTTTAATATTAGGTGCTCCTGACATAGCTTTCCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTAATTCCATCTTTATTAATATTATTGTTGAGAGGAATTTTAAATGTGGGTGTAGGTACTGGATGAACAATTTATCCTCCATTATCTTCATTTTTGGGACATGGAGGGATTTCTGTTGATTTAGCTATTTTTTCTTTACATTTGGCTGGTGTTTCTTCAATTATAGGATCAATTAATTTTATTACAACAATTTTAAATATACGATTATTTTTTTTGAAATTAGATCAATTAACTTTATTTATTTGATCAATTTTTATTACTACAATTTTATTATTATTATCTTTACCAGTTTTAGCTGGGGGAATTACTATATTATTAACAGATCGTAATTTAAATACAACTTTTTTTGATTTTTCTGGTGGAGGAGATCCAATTTTATTTCAACATTTA.

Holotype ♀.

Guanacaste, Sector Pitilla, Estación Quica, 10.99697, -85.39666, 470 meters, caterpillar collection date 28/iv/2008, wasp eclosion date: 30/iv/2008. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Oiketicus kirbyi ( Psychidae ) feeding on Byrsonima crassifolia ( Malpighiaceae ). The gregarious wasp larvae spin their cocoons inside the bagworm silk and twig nest; the paratypes are sibs of the holotype.

Caterpillar and holotype voucher codes. 08-SRNP-70260, DHJPAR0028324.

Paratypes.

Host = same as holotype: DHJPAR0028320, DHJPAR0028321, DHJPAR0028322, DHJPAR0028323. Depository: CNC.

Etymology.

Digonogastra montylloydi is named in honor of Monty Lloyd’s long-appreciated contributions to publicity for ACG, GDFCF, and now, BioAlfa.

Figures

Figure 75. Digonogastra montylloydi, holotype.