Lytopylus sigifredomarini 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 : 140-142

Lytopylus sigifredomarini Kang sp. n. Fig. 36

Diagnosis.

Fore wing mostly infuscated; hind coxa entirely pale; mesoscutum entirely black; scutellar sulcus lacking longitudinal carina; anterior transverse carina of propodeum reaching the lateral margin.

Description.

Holotype: male. Body length 5.2 mm. Fore wing length 4.8 mm. Fore wing mostly infuscated. Scutellar sulcus lacking longitudinal carina. Median areola of propodeum with well-defined margins. Anterior transverse carina of propodeum reaching the lateral margin. Lateral longitudinal carinae of median tergite 1 well-defined. Median syntergite 2+3 1.2 times longer than wide.

Female.

Unknown.

Etymology.

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

Biology.

Reared three times from Antaeotricha Janzen224 ( Stenomatinae, Depressariidae ) feeding on mature leaves of Hirtella media ( Chrysobalanaceae ) in ACG rain forest at 410 to 620 m elevation.

Type material.

Holotype ♂: Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Sector Del Oro, Tangelo, Area de Conservaciόn Guanacaste 11.01823N - 85.45024W 410m., Elieth Cantillano coll., food plant: Chrysobalanaceae Hirtella triandra , host caterpillar: Depressariidae , Stenomatinae, Antaeotricha Janzen224, coll. date: 1/6/2011, parasitoid eclosion date: 1/31/2011, DHJPAR0042545. Paratypes: [the following have the same data as the holotype except as indicated] ♂, Bosque Aguirre, 11.0006N - 85.438W 620m., Roster Moraga coll., coll. date: 5/7/2010, parasitoid eclosion date: 5/31/2010, DHJ PAR 0040328. ♂, Sector Pitilla, Coneja, 11.01525N - 85.39766W 415m., Dinia Martinez coll., food plant: Hirtella media , coll. date: 5/6/2013, parasitoid eclosion date: 5/27/2013, DHJPAR0052899.