Aleiodes pammitchellae 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 pammitchellae Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 403

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAD7872. Consensus barcode. GGTATTRTATTTTTTRTTTGGTATGTGATCAGGGATGGTTGGGATRTCAATAAGGTTAATTATTCGGTTAGAATTGGGAGTTTGTGGGAGAGTTTTAGGTAATGATCAAATTTATAATGGTATGGTTACTTTACATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTAATACCTATTATAATTGGAGGTTTTGGAAATTGATTAATTCCTTTAATATTAGGATCYCCGGATATAGCTTTCCCTCGTATGAATAATATGAGATTTTGAYTATTAATTCCTTCAATTTTATTATTRTTAATGAGAGGTGTTGTTAATGTTGGTGTAGGTACTGGGTGAACTATTTAYCCACCTTTATCTTCATTATTAGGTCATGGGGGGATATCTGTAGATTTGTCAATTTTTTCTATTCATTTAGCTGGGGCTTCTTCGATTATAGGAGCTATTAATTTTATTACTACAATTTTTAATATAAATTTATTTATAATTAAAATAGATCAAATTATATTATTTGTTTGATCTGTATTAATTACAGCTTTTTTATTATTATTATCTTTACCAGTTTTAGCTGGGGYAATTACAATATTATTAACAGATCGTAATATAAATACTACTTTTTTTGATTTTYCTGGAGGGGGYGATCCTATTTTATTTCAACACTTATTT.

Holotype ♀.

Guanacaste, Sector Santa Rosa, Vado Poza Salada, 10.79796, -85.64984, 8 meters, caterpillar collection date: 25/v/2006, wasp eclosion date: 24/v/2007. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Toxonprucha excavata ( Erebidae ) feeding on Vachellia riparia ( Fabaceae ).

Host caterpillar and holotype wasp voucher codes. 06-SRNP-15047, DHJPAR0062177.

Paratypes.

DHJPAR0062411, DHJPAR0062410 light trapped. Depository: CNC.

Etymology.

Aleiodes pammitchellae is named in honor of Pam Mitchell’s (RIP) long-appreciated contributions to publicity for ACG and GDFCF.

Figures

Figure 403. Aleiodes pammitchellae, holotype.