Macrocentrus jonathanfranzeni Sharkey & van Achterberg, 2021

Sharkey, Michael J., Janzen, Daniel H., Hallwachs, Winnie, Chapman, Eric G., Smith, M. Alex, Dapkey, Tanya, Brown, Allison, Ratnasingham, Sujeevan, Naik, Suresh, Manjunath, Ramya, Perez, Kate, Milton, Megan, Hebert, Paul, Shaw, Scott R., Kittel, Rebecca N., Solis, M. Alma, Metz, Mark A., Goldstein, Paul Z., Brown, John W., Quicke, Donald L. J., Achterberg, C. van, Brown, Brian V. & Burns, John M., 2021, Minimalist revision and description of 403 new species in 11 subfamilies of Costa Rican braconid parasitoid wasps, including host records for 219 species, ZooKeys 1013, pp. 1-665 : 1

Macrocentrus jonathanfranzeni Sharkey & van Achterberg sp. nov. Figure 315

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAX3465. Consensus barcode. ATATTATATTTTTTATTTGGAATATGATCAGGTATATTAGGTTTATCTATAAGTTTAATTATTCGAATAGAATTAGGTCAAGTAGGGTCATTAATTGGAAATGATCAAATTTATAATAGATTTGTAACTGCTCATGCATTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATGATTGGGGGGTTTGGTAATTGATTAATTCCATTAATATTAGGTAGAGTTGATATAGCTTTCCCCCGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTGTTAATTCCTTCATTAATATTATTAATTTTAAGGGGATTTATAAATATTGGTGTAGGGACAGGATGAACAGTTTATCCTCCTTTATCTTTAAATATTAGACATATAGGTATTTCTGTAGATATAGCAATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCTGGAATTTCTTCAATTATAGGGGCTATAAATTTTATTATTACTATTATTAATATACGTAATAATGGAGTATTAATAGATAAAATTAGATTATTATGTTGATCTATTTTAATTACAGCTTTTTTATTATTATTATCTTTACCTGTATTAGCAGGAGCAATTACTATATTATTAACTGATCGTAATTTAAATACTTCTTTTTTTGATCCGGCCGGTGGGGGAGATCCTATTTTATATCAACATTTATTT. Characterized by the combination of short vein 1Cua of forewing (distinctly shorter than vein cu-a), metasoma dark brown dorsally, white face, and elongate maxillary palp.

Holotype ♂.

Guanacaste, Sector Cacao, Sendero Derrumbe, 10.92918, -85.46426, 1220 meters, caterpillar collection date: 21/iii/2007, wasp eclosion date: 15/iv/2007. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Pantographa suffusalis ( Crambidae ) feeding on Hampea appendiculata ( Malvaceae ).

Caterpillar and holotype voucher codes. 07-SRNP-35658, DHJPAR0028189.

Paratypes.

None.

Etymology.

Macrocentrus jonathanfranzeni is named to honor Mr. Jonathan Franzen for his perceptive portrayal to the world of ACG and its philosophy towards BioAlfa.

Figures

Figure 315. Macrocentrus jonathanfranzeni, holotype.