Alphomelon josecortesi Fernandez-Triana & Shimbori sp. nov.

Figs 42A-G, 43A-G, 48A-F, 97B, 99B

Type material.

Holotype. Costa Rica • Female, CNC; Guanacaste, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector Pitilla, Sendero Orosilito, 10°58'59.88"N, 85°26'10.32"W, 900m; 14.I.2013; ex. Vertica subrufescens; coll. Freddy Quesada; Voucher code: DHJPAR0051219; Host voucher code: 13-SRNP-30133.

Paratypes. Costa Rica • 37 females, 3 males, CNC; CNC1801997, CNC1801998, CNC1801999, CNC1802000, CNC1802001, CNC1802002, CNC1802003, DHJPAR0041756, DHJPAR0052937, CNC1802004, CNC1802005, CNC1802006, CNC1802007, CNC1802008, CNC1802009, DHJPAR0051213, CNC1802010, CNC1802011, CNC1802012, CNC1802013, CNC1802014, CNC1802015, CNC1802016, CNC1802017, CNC1802018, CNC1802019, CNC1802020, DHJPAR0055445, CNC1802021, CNC1802022, CNC1802023, CNC1802024, CNC1802025, CNC1802026, CNC1802027, CNC1802028, CNC958823, CNC958824, CNC958825 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), DHJPAR0034230.

Distribution.

Costa Rica (ACG).

Biology.

Gregarious, reared from Vertica subrufescens on at least 34 palm species ( Arecaceae).

DNA barcoding.

BINBOLD:AAB6733.

Etymology.

Named in honor of Sr. José Cortés in honor of his decades of teamwork in the ACG parataxonomist team.

Diagnostic description.

White patch on gena: extending to occiput and onto clypeus. Tegula/humeral complex color: yellow/brown or brown/brown. Mesonotum color: mostly dark brown to black. Metasoma color: mostly black or dark brown. Tarsal claws spines: 3 or 4. Pterostigma shape: comparatively more elongate, its length ≥ 3.0 × its central height and more triangular with its two lower margins more or less straight. T1 sculpture: strongly sculptured on at least apical half or more. T1 central ridge: clearly marked by two raised carinae. T2 sculpture: entirely to mostly smooth. Ovipositor sheaths length: longer than first segment of metatarsus. Body length: 4.1-4.2 mm. Fore wing length: 4.0-4.3 mm.