Lytopylus rogerblancoi 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 : 134-136

Lytopylus rogerblancoi Kang sp. n. Fig. 31

Diagnosis.

Fore wing mostly infuscated; mesoscutum entirely black; median areola of propodeum with well-defined margins; anterior transverse carina of propodeum absent; median tergites entirely orange; lateral longitudinal carinae of median tergite 1 blunt.

Description.

Holotype: female. Body length 6.0 mm. Fore wing length 6.4 mm. Fore wing mostly infuscated. Scutellar sulcus with three longitudinal carinae. Median areola of propodeum with well-defined margins. Anterior transverse carina of propodeum absent. Lateral longitudinal carinae of median tergite 1 blunt. Ovipositor longer than metasoma, but shorter than body. Median syntergite 2+3 0.9 times longer than wide.

Male.

Similar to holotype.

Etymology.

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

Biology.

Reared eight times, one time from a waif pupa and seven times from gelJanzen01 Janzen356 ( Dichomeridinae, Gelechiidae ) feeding on mature leaves of Hampea and Mortoniodendron ( Malvaceae ) in ACG rainforest at 600 to 1180 m elevation.

Type material.

Holotype ♀: Costa Rica, Alajuela, Sector San Cristobal, Finca San Gabriel, Area de Conservaciόn Guanacaste 10.87766N - 85.39343W 645m., Carolina Cano coll., food plant: Malvaceae Mortoniodendron costaricense , host caterpillar: Gelechiidae , Dichomeridinae, gelJanzen01 Janzen356, coll. date: 1/28/2010, parasitoid eclosion date: 2/25/2010, DHJPAR0038905. Paratypes: [the following have the same data as the holotype except as indicated] ♀, coll. date: 11/30/2012, parasitoid eclosion date: 1/1/2013, DHJPAR0051361. ♂, coll. date: 2/21/2013, parasitoid eclosion date: 3/18/2013, DHJPAR0051914. ♂, Jardin Estrada, 10.86546N - 85.39694W 722m., Gloria Sihezar coll., coll. date: 12/10/2013, parasitoid eclosion date: 1/14/2014, DHJPAR0054536. ♂, Guanacaste, Sendero Segundo, 10.92679N - 85.45332W 1180m., Manuel Pereira coll., food plant: Malvaceae Hampea appendiculate , coll. date: 7/30/2007, parasitoid eclosion date: 8/24/2007, DHJPAR0028281. ♂, Guanacaste, Sector Santa Maria, Sendero Canal, 10.76544N - 85.28539W 799m., Mariano Pereira coll., food plant: Malvaceae Mortoniodendron guatemalense , coll. date: 7/23/2009, parasitoid eclosion date: 8/10/2009, DHJPAR0036354. ♀, Guanacaste, Sector Cacao, Gongora Bananal, 10.88919N - 85.47609W 600m., Dunia Garcia coll., food plant unknown, host caterpillar: Gelechiidae , Dichomeridinae, species unknown, coll. date: 6/29/2006, parasitoid eclosion date: 7/24/2006, DHJPAR0028278.