Lytopylus anamariamongeae Kang

Kang, Ilgoo, Chapman, Eric G., Janzen, Daniel H., Hallwachs, Winnie, Tanya Dapkey,, Alex, Smith M. & Sharkey, Michael J., 2017, Revision of the species of Lytopylus from Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, northwestern Costa Rica (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae), ZooKeys 721, pp. 93-158 : 99-100

Lytopylus anamariamongeae Kang sp. n. Fig. 5

Diagnosis.

Fore wing mostly infuscated; pronotum mostly pale, anteriorly black; mesoscutum entirely pale (yellow to orange); mesopleuron mostly pale, posteroventrally black; scutellar sulcus lacking longitudinal carina; median tergites entirely melanic.

Description.

Holotype: female. Body length 6.2 mm. Fore wing length 5.5 mm. Fore wing mostly infuscated. Scutellar sulcus lacking longitudinal carina. Median areola of propodeum with well-defined margins. Anterior transverse carina of propodeum reaching the lateral margin. Lateral longitudinal carinae of median tergite 1 well-defined. Median syntergite 2+3 1.5 times longer than wide. Ovipositor about same length as body.

Male.

Unknown.

Etymology.

Lytopylus anamariamongeae is named in honor of Ana Maria Monge in recognition of her participation in the collaborative development of the ICE-ACG geothermal project of Pailas II, northwestern Costa Rica.

Biology.

Reared one time from Antaeocerconota Janzen433 ( Depressariidae ) a leaf-tier feeding on mature leaves of Inga punctata ( Fabaceae ) in ACG dry forest - rain forest ecotone at 540 m elevation.

Type material.

Holotype ♀: Costa Rica, Alajuela, Sector San Cristobal, Tajo Angeles, Area de Conservaciόn Guanacaste 10.86472N - 85.41531W 540m., Gloria Sihezar coll., food plant: Fabaceae Inga punctata , host caterpillar: Depressariidae , Stenomatinae, Antaeocerconota Janzen433, coll. date: 11/29/2010, parasitoid eclosion date: 12/17/2010, DHJPAR0041571.