Macrocentrus jonathanrosenbergi Sharkey & van Achterberg, 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

Macrocentrus jonathanrosenbergi Sharkey & van Achterberg sp. nov. Figure 316

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAT9449. Consensus barcode. TATATTATATTTTTTATTTGGAATATGGTCTGGTATAGTGGGTTTATCAATAAGTTTAATTATTCGGATGGAATTAGGTTGTGTAGGATCATTAATTGGAAATGATCAAATTTATAATAGATTTGTTACAGCTCATGCTTTTGTTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGAGGATTTGGTAATTGATTAATTCCTTTAATATTAGGTAGTGTGGATATAGCTTTCCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTAATTCCTTCAATTATATTATTAATAATAAGGGGATTTATAAATATTGGAGTAGGAACTGGATGAACTGTTTATCCTCCTTTATCATTAAATATTAGTCATATAGGTATTTCTGTTGATATAGCTATTTTTTCATTACATTTAGCTGGTATTTCTTCAATTATAGGGGCTATCAATTTTATTGTTACTATTTTAAATATACGAAATTATGGTGTTTTAATGGATAAAATTAGTTTATTATCTTGATCTATTTTGATTACAGCTATTTTATTATTATTATCTTTACCTGTATTAGCTGGTGCAATTACTATATTATTAACGGATCGTAATTTAAATACTTCTTTTTTTGATCCAGCTGGAGGAGGAGATCCTATTTTATATCAACATTTATTT. Easily recognizable species because of the large ventral lamella (slender basal lobe) of the tarsal claws, anterior ocellus close to level of antennal sockets, metapleuron distinctly punctate, outer side of middle femur with numerous pegs, and elongate maxillary palp.

Holotype ♀.

Guanacaste, Sector Mundo Nuevo, Estación La Perla, 10.76737, -85.43313, 325 meters, caterpillar collection date: 31/v/2010, wasp eclosion date: 30/vii/2010. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Hahncappsia BioLep471 ( Crambidae ) feeding on Iresine calea ( Amaranthaceae ).

Caterpillar and holotype voucher codes. 10-SRNP-55504, DHJPAR0040239.

Paratypes.

None.

Etymology.

Macrocentrus jonathanrosenbergi is named to honor Mr. Jonathan Rosenberg of Google for his generous perception of the potential relevance of ACG to biodiversity understanding of Google employees.

Figures

Figure 316. Macrocentrus jonathanrosenbergi, holotype.