Therophilus montywoodi 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

Therophilus montywoodi Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 23

Diagnostics.

BOLD:ADD0519. Consensus barcode. AATTTTATATTTTATTTTTGGGGTTTGATCAGGAATTGTAGGTTTATCAATAAGATTATTAATTCGAATGGAATTAAGAATTGGTGGTAATTTTATTGGTAATGATCAAATTTATAATAGAATTGTTACAGCTCATGCATTTGTAATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATGATTGGGGGTTTTGGAAATTGATTAGTTCCTTTAATATTGGGGGGYCCAGATATAGCTTTCCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGATTCTGGTTATTAATTCCTTCATTAATATTATTAATTTTAAGTTCATTAGTTAATATTGGAGTTGGAACAGGGTGAACAGTTTATCCTCCTTTATCTTTAAATATAAGTCATAGAGGTATATCGGTTGATTTAGCTATTTTTTCTTTACATATTGCAGGGGTTTCATCAATTATAGGGGCTATAAATTTTATTACTACAATTTTAAATATATGAATTATGAATATTAAAATTGATAAAATACCTTTATTAGTGTGATCAATTTTAATTACAGCAATTTTATTATTATTATCATTACCAGTGTTAGCAGGGGCAATTACAATATTATTAACAGATCGTAATTTGAATACAAGATTTTTTGATCCTTCTGGTGGGGGGGATCCAATTTTATATCAACATTTATTT.

Holotype ♀.

Alajuela, Sector San Cristobal, Finca San Gabriel, 10.87766, -85.39343, 645 meters, caterpillar collection date: 31/vii/2009, wasp eclosion date: 26/viii/2009. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Parasitoid of Strepsicrates Brown25 ( Tortricidae ) feeding on Psidium guajava (introduced) ( Myrtaceae ).

Caterpillar and holotype voucher codes. 09-SRNP-4023, DHJPAR0040068.

Paratypes.

Host = Strepsicrates Brown25: DHJPAR0038338. Depository: CNC.

Etymology.

The specific epithet is a patronym for Monty Wood (RIP), renowned tachinidologist.

Figures

Figure 23. Therophilus montywoodi, holotype.