Aleiodes frankhovorei 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 frankhovorei Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 392

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAM5640. Consensus barcode. AATTTTATATTTTTTATTTGGAATATGAGCAGGAATAATTGGTATATCAATAAGATTAATTATTCGCCTAGAATTAAGAACAGGAGGGAGAATTTTAAAAAATGATCAAATCTACAATGGAATAGTAACATTACATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATAATTGGAGGATTTGGTAATTGATTAATTCCTTTAATATTAGGAGCCCCTGATATAGCTTTCCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGACTATTAATTCCTTCTCTAATACTTTTATTAATTAGAGGAATTATTAATACAGGGGTAGGTACAGGATGAACAATATATCCTCCTTTATCATCATTAATTGGTCATAATGGTATTTCAGTAGATATGTCTATTTTTTCGTTACATCTTGCTGGAGCCTCTTCAATTATAGGGGCAATTAATTTTATTTCCACTATTTTTAATATAAATCTTTTAAGAATTAAAATAGATCAAATTATATTATTAATTTGATCTATTTTAATTACCACAATTTTATTATTATTATCCCTTCCAGTTCTTGCAGGGGCAATTACAATATTATTAACAGATCGAAATTTAAATACTAGATTTTTTGAT------------------------------------------.

Holotype ♀.

Guanacaste, Sector Cacao, Estación Cacao, 10.92691, -85.46822, 1150 meters, caterpillar collection date: 13/vi/2009, wasp eclosion date: 26/vi/2009. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Sabulodes arge ( Geometridae ) feeding on Nectandra salicifolia (flowers) ( Lauraceae ).

Host caterpillar and holotype wasp voucher codes. 09-SRNP-36313, DHJPAR0040077.

Paratype.

DHJPAR0040076 Depository: CNC.

Etymology.

Aleiodes frankhovori is named in honor of Frank Hovore’s (RIP) long-appreciated contributions to publicity for ACG and GDFCF.

Figures

Figure 392. Aleiodes frankhovorei, holotype.