Triraphis carlosherrerai Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 436

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAW1546. Consensus barcode. TGTTTTATATTTTTTATTTGGTATTTGAGCAGGAATAGTGGGATTATCAATAAGTTTAATTATTCGTTTAGAGTTAAGAATACCAGGTAGTTTATTAGGTAATGATCAAATTTATAATAGAATAGTAACAGCTCATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATGGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGGGGGTTTGGTAATTGATTAATTCCATTAATATTGGGGGCYCCTGATATAGCTTTTCCACGTATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTAATTCCTTCATTGACTTTATTAATTTTAAGGGCTATAGTTAATGTTGGTGTAGGGACTGGTTGAACTATATATCCTCCTTTATCTTCTTTAGTTGGTCATGGTGGCATATCAGTTGATATAGCAATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCAGGTATTTCATCTATTATAGGTGTAGTTAATTTTATTTCTACAATTTTTAATATAAAATTAATTTCTATTGGTTTAGATCAAATTAATTTATTTGTTTGGTCTGTTTTAATTACAGCAGTATTATTATTATTATCTTTACCTGTTTTGGCAGGGGCTATTACTATATTACTTACTGATCGTAATTTAAATACAACTTTTTTTGATTTTTCTGGGGGTGGAGATCCTATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTT.

Holotype ♀.

Alajuela, Sector San Cristobal, Puente Palma, 10.9163, -85.37869, 460 meters, caterpillar collection date: 04/xi/2008, wasp eclosion date: 11/xi/2008. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Emesis mandana ( Riodinidae) feeding on Hieronyma alchorneoides ( Phyllanthaceae). Gregarious parasitoid with 27 specimens emerging from the host.

Host caterpillar and holotype wasp voucher codes. 08-SRNP-6211, DHJPAR0030715.

Paratypes.

Host = same as holotype. DHJPAR0050030. Depository: CNC.

Etymology.

Triraphis carlosherrerai is named to acknowledge Carlos Herrera’s contributions to publicity for ACG, GDFCF, and now, BioAlfa.

Note.

This is a gregarious parasitoid with 27 wasps emerging from the host larval mummy.