Apanteles josecortesi Fernandez-Triana

Fernandez-Triana, Jose L., Whitfield, James B., Rodriguez, Josephine J., Smith, M. Alex, Janzen, Daniel H., Hallwachs, Winnie D., Hajibabaei, Mehrdad, Burns, John M., Solis, M. Alma, Brown, John, Cardinal, Sophie, Goulet, Henri & Hebert, Paul D. N., 2014, Review of Apantelessensu stricto (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) from Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, northwestern Costa Rica, with keys to all described species from Mesoamerica, ZooKeys 383, pp. 1-565 : 179-180

Apanteles josecortesi Fernandez-Triana sp. n. Figs 186, 315

Apanteles Rodriguez17 ( Smith et al. 2006). Interim name provided by the authors.

Type locality.

COSTA RICA, Alajuela, ACG, Sector San Cristobal, Sendero Vivero, 730m, 10.86739, -85.38744.

Holotype.

♀ in CNC. Specimen labels: 1. DHJPAR0002654. 2. COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector San Cristobal, Sendero Vivero, 27 Sept. 1999. Carolina Cano. 3. 99-SRNP-13121, Nascus broteas, On Cupania glabra.

Paratypes.

66 ♀, 55 ♂ (BMNH, CNC, INBIO, INHS, NMNH). COSTA RICA, ACG database codes: See Appendix 2 for detailed label data.

Description.

Female. Metatibia color (outer face): entirely or mostly (>0.7 metatibia length) dark brown to black, with yellow to white coloration usually restricted to anterior 0.2 or less. Fore wing veins color: veins C+Sc+R and R1 with brown coloration restricted narrowly to borders, interior area of those veins and pterostigma (and sometimes veins r, 2RS and 2M) transparent or white; other veins mostly transparent. Antenna length/body length: antenna about as long as body (head to apex of metasoma); if slightly shorter, at least extending beyond anterior 0.7 metasoma length. Body length (head to apex of metasoma): 2.0 mm or less or 2.1-2.2 mm. Fore wing length: 2.1-2.2 mm or 2.3-2.4 mm. Metafemur length/width: 2.8-2.9 or 3.0-3.1. Mediotergite 1 length/width at posterior margin: 2.5-2.6. Mediotergite 1 maximum width/width at posterior margin: 1.6-1.7. Ovipositor sheaths length/metafemur length: 0.7 or 0.8. Ovipositor sheaths length/metatibia length: 0.5, 0.6 or 0.7.

Molecular data.

Sequences in BOLD: 55, barcode compliant sequences: 50.

Biology/ecology.

Gregarious (Fig. 315). Hosts: Hesperiidae , Nascus broteas , Nascus solon , Nascus sp.

Distribution.

Costa Rica, ACG.

Etymology.

We dedicate this species to José Cortes in recognition of his diligent efforts for the ACG Programa de Parataxónomos and Estación Biológica La Perla of Sector Mundo Nuevo of ACG.