Lytopylus cesarmorai Kang

Kang, Ilgoo, Chapman, Eric G., Janzen, Daniel H., Hallwachs, Winnie, Tanya Dapkey,, Alex, Smith M. & Sharkey, Michael J., 2017, Revision of the species of Lytopylus from Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, northwestern Costa Rica (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae), ZooKeys 721, pp. 93-158 : 101-102

Lytopylus cesarmorai Kang sp. n. Fig. 7

Diagnosis.

Fore wing mostly infuscated; scutellar sulcus with one median longitudinal carina; median tergites entirely melanic; lateral tergites one and two entirely white.

Description.

Holotype: female. Body length 5.7 mm. Fore wing length 5.4 mm. Fore wing mostly infuscated. Scutellar sulcus with one median longitudinal carina. Median areola of propodeum with well-defined margins. Anterior transverse carina of propodeum absent. Lateral longitudinal carinae of median tergite 1 well-defined. Median syntergite 2+3 1.5 times longer than wide. Ovipositor slightly longer than body.

Male.

Fore wing with a slight yellow tinge. Body color pattern similar to holotype, but slightly lighter.

Etymology.

Lytopylus cesarmorai is named in honor of Cesar Mora in recognition of his participation in the collaborative development of the ICE-ACG geothermal project of Pailas II, northwestern Costa Rica.

Biology.

Reared two times from Stenoma BioLep82 ( Depressariidae ) feeding on mature leaves of Apeiba membranacea ( Malvaceae ) in ACG rain forest at 527 m elevation.

Type material.

Holotype ♀: Costa Rica, Alajuela, Sector San Cristobal, Sendero Huerta, Area de Conservaciόn Guanacaste 10.9305N - 85.37223W 527m., Carolina Cano coll., food plant: Malvaceae Apeiba membranacea , host caterpillar: Depressariidae , Stenomatinae, Stenoma BioLep82, coll. date: 1/11/2010, parasitoid eclosion date: 2/5/2010, DHJPAR0037960. Paratype: [the following have the same data as the holotype except as indicated] ♂, parasitoid eclosion date: 2/9/2010, DHJPAR0038304.