Exoryza rosamatarritae Fernandez-Triana

Fernandez-Triana, Jose L., Whitfield, James B., Smith, M. Alex, Dapkey, Tanya, Hallwachs, Winnie & Janzen, Daniel H., 2016, Review of the world species of Exoryza (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae), with description of five new species, Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 63 (2), pp. 195-210 : 201-202

Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Braconidae

Exoryza rosamatarritae Fernandez-Triana sp. n. Figs 26-32

Holotype.

Female, CNC. COSTA RICA: Alajuela, ACG, Sector San Cristobal, Finca San Gabriel, 645m, 10.878, -85.393, 18.vi.2013, coll. C. Cano. DNA voucher code: DHJPAR0053053.

Paratypes.

4 #F (CNC, NMNH). Costa Rica, Alajuela, ACG. DNA voucher codes: DHJPAR0033751, DHJPAR0049364, DHJPAR0052979, DHJPAR0053807.

Diagnostic description.

Body color. Head (except for clypeus and mandibles), mesosoma and metasoma (dorsally) dark brown to black; laterotergites, sternites and hypopygium partially yellow, partially dark brown; antennal flagellomeres dark brown; tegula and wing base white-yellow; pterostigma mostly brown (with small pale spot on proximal 0.1); legs mostly white-yellow except for metacoxa (black on proximal 0.8, white-yellow on distal 0.2), metafemur (distal 0.2 dorsally brown), metatibia (distal 0.6 dark brown), and metatarsus (dark brown). Body ratios. Flagellomere 2 length/width: 3.1 x. Flagellomere 14 length/width: 1.3 x. Malar line/mandible width: 1.0 x. Metafemur length/width: 3.7 x. Metatibial inner/outer spur length: 1.1 x. T1 length/width at posterior margin: 1.1 x. T2 length/width at posterior margin: 0.5 x. Ovipositor sheaths length/metatibia length: 0.8 x. Body measurements (all in mm). Body length: 2.5 (2.3-2.8). Fore wing length: 2.7 (2.4-2.8). Flagellomere 2 length/width: 0.22/0.07. Flagellomere 14 length/width: 0.09/0.07. Flagellomeres 1/2/3/14/15/16 length: 0.21/0.21/0.21/0.09/0.09/0.11. OOL: 0.11. POL: 0.10. Diameter of posterior ocellus: 0.06. Malar line/mandible width: 0.09/0.09. Metafemur length/width: 0.66/0.18 (0.65/0.17; 0.74/0.20). Metatibia length: 0.82 (0.82; 0.94). First segment of metatarsus length: 0.41 (0.41; 0.42). Metatibial inner/outer spur length: 0.18/0.16 (0.20/0.18). T1 length/width at anterior margin/width at posterior margin: 0.38/0.28/0.35. T2 length/width at posterior margin: 0.21/0.42. T3 length: 0.18. Ovipositor sheaths length: 0.6-0.8.

Male.

Unknown.

Biology.

Reared from Choreutidae (' Brenthia Janzen05'), Depressariidae (' Stenoma Phillips543'), and Gelechiidae (an undetermined species with interim name 'gelJanzen01 Janzen16').

Distribution.

Costa Rica, Alajuela, ACG (Sector San Cristobal), 540-645m.

Etymology.

Named in honor of Rosa Iris Matarrita Díaz for her enthusiasm in teaching her Colonia Bolaños students to understand and protect the wild nature that occurs in her homeland.