Chelonus osvaldoespinozai 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

Chelonus osvaldoespinozai Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 144

Diagnostics.

BOLD:ABU8005. Consensus barcode. TGTATTATATTTTATTTTTGGTATATGATCTGGGATATTAGGTTTATCACTAAGTATATTAATTCGAATAGAATTAAGTTTGGTAGGTAGATTATTAATAAATGATCAGTTATATAATAGAATTGTTACTTTACATGCCTTTGTTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATAATTGGTGGATTTGGTAATTGATTAATTCCTTTAATATTAGGTTTACCTGATATAGCATTTCCACGTATAAATAATATAAGATATTGACTATTAATTCCTTCTTTATTTATATTATTATTAAGTGGATTTGTTAATATAGGGGTAGGTACTGGATGAACAGTTTATCCTCCTTTATCTTTATTGATTGGTCATGGGGGAATTTCTGTAGATTTATCTATTTTTTCTYTACATTTAGCTGGAATATCTTCTATTATAGGGGCYATTAATTTTATTACTACTAGATTAAATACTTGAATTAATAATAAGTATATGGATAAATTYCCTTTATTTGTTTGGTCAGTATTAATTACTGCTGTTTTATTATTATTGTCYTTACCTGTATTGGCAGGTGCTATTACTATATTATTAAGGGATCGAAATTTAAATACCAGATTTTTTGATCCATCTGGTGGGGGGGATCCAGTTTTATATCAGCATTTATTT.

Holotype ♂.

Alajuela, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Sendero Venado, 10.897, -85.27, 420 meters, caterpillar collection date: 24/iv/2011, wasp eclosion date: 21/v/2011. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Stenoma Janzen230 ( Depressariidae ) feeding on Xylopia frutescens ( Annonaceae ).

Caterpillar and holotype voucher codes. 11-SRNP-41837, DHJPAR0042858.

Paratype.

Host = Stenoma Janzen230: DHJPAR0052184. Depository: CNC.

Etymology.

Chelonus osvaldoespinozai is named to honor Sr. Osvaldo Espinoza of GDFCF and ACG for his many years as a dedicated inventory parataxonomist for ACG.

Figures

Figure 144. Chelonus osvaldoespinozai, holotype.