Aleiodes bobandersoni 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 bobandersoni Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 386

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAA5372. Consensus barcode. AGTTTTATATTTCTTATTTGGTATATGAGCAGGAATAATTGGTATATCAATAAGRTTAATTATTCGATTAGAATTAAGAACCAGAGGTAGTATCCTAAAAAATGATCAAATTTATAATGGAATAGTAACTTTACATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATAATTGGAGGATTTGGAAACTGAYTAATTCCATTAATATTAGGAGCCCCTGATATAGCTTTCCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTAATTCCTTCCCTAATACTTTTRTTAATTAGAGGAATAATCAATACAGGAGTAGGGACAGGATGAACTATATACCCTCCCTTATCTTCATTAATTGGTCATAATGGAATTTCAGTAGATATATCAATTTTTTCATTACATTTAGCTGGAGCCTCATCAATTATAGGRGCAGTTAATTTTATTTCTACTATTTTTAATATAAATTTAATAATAATTAAAATAGACCAAATTACTTTACTAATTTGATCTATTTTAATTACTACAATCTTATTATTATTATCTTTACCAGTTTTAGCAGGAGCAATTACTATATTATTAACAGATCGAAATTTAAATACAAGATTTTTTGATTTTTCAGGWGGAGGAGATCCAATTTTATTTCAACATCTTTTT.

Holotype ♀.

Alajuela, Sector San Cristobal, Rio Blanco Abajo, 10.90037, -85.37254, 500 meters, caterpillar collection date: 14/vii/2000, wasp eclosion date: 28/vii/2000. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Malocampa piratica ( Notodontidae ) feeding on Pourouma bicolor ( Urticaceae ).

Host caterpillar and holotype wasp voucher codes. 00-SRNP-11970, DHJPAR0062156.

Paratypes.

DHJPAR0051160, DHJPAR0029043, DHJPAR0052873, DHJPAR0062172. Depository: CNC.

Etymology.

Aleiodes bobandersoni is named in honor of Bob Anderson’s long-appreciated contributions to publicity for ACG, GDFCF, and now, BioAlfa.

Figures

Figure 386. Aleiodes bobandersoni, holotype.