Lytopylus sarahmeierottoae 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 : 139

Lytopylus sarahmeierottoae Kang sp. n. Fig. 34

Diagnosis.

Fore wing mostly infuscated; pronotum entirely pale; mesoscutum entirely pale; scutellar sulcus lacking longitudinal carina; anterior transverse carina of propodeum reaching the lateral margin; median tergites mostly melanic, anteriorly white.

Description.

Holotype: female. Body length 5.1 mm. Fore wing length 4.8 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 as long as wide. Ovipositor slightly longer than body.

Male.

Unknown.

Etymology.

Named in honor of Sarah Meierotto, graduate student in the Department of Entomology at the University of Kentucky, for her assistance.

Biology.

Reared four times from Cerconota Janzen82 ( Stenomatinae, Depressariidae ) feeding on mature leaves of Inga micheliana ( Fabaceae ) in ACG rain forest at 730 m elevation.

Type material.

Holotype ♀: Costa Rica, Alajuela, Sector San Cristobal, Sendero Vivero, Area de Conservaciόn Guanacaste 10.86739N - 85.38744W 730m., Elda Araya coll., food plant: Fabaceae Inga micheliana , host caterpillar: Depressariidae , Stenomatinae, Cerconota Janzen82, coll. date: 12/20/2014, parasitoid eclosion date: 1/13/2015, DHJPAR0056993. Paratypes: [the following have the same data as the holotype except as indicated] 2♀, parasitoid eclosion date: 1/10/2015, DHJPAR0056984, DHJPAR0056991. ♀, parasitoid eclosion date: 1/17/2015, DHJPAR0056992.