Aleiodes alexsmithi Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 378

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAV7512. Consensus barcode. AATTTTATACTTTTTATTTGGYATTTGAGCTGGAATAATTGGAATATCTATAAGTCTAATTATTCGAATAGAATTAAGAACAAATAAAAGAATTCTAAATAATGAACAAATCTATAATGGAATAGTAACTTTACATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCCATTATAATTGGAGGATTTGGTAATTGATTAATTCCTTTAATGCTAGGAGCCCCTGATATAGCTTTCCCACGAATAAATAAYATAAGATTTTGRTTATTAATTCCATCTTTATTATTTTTATTAACAAGAGGAATTATTAATTCAGGGGTAGGAACAGGATGAACAATATAYCCACCTTTATCATCATTAATTGGTCATAATGGAATATCAGTAGATATATCAATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCAGGAGCTTCTTCAATTATAGGAGCTATTAATTTCATCTCCACTATTTTCAATATAAATTTAAAAATAATTAAAATAGATCAATTACCTCTTCTTATTTGATCTATTTTAATTACAACAATTTTATTACTTTTATCTTTACCAGTYTTAGCAGGAGCTATTACCATATTATTAACAGATCGAAATCTAAATACTAGATTTTTTGATTTTTCAGGAGGAGGAGACCCCATTCTTTTCCAACATCTTTTT.

Holotype ♀.

Guanacaste, Sector Santa Rosa, Cuesta Canyon Tigre, 10.81703, -85.64366, 270 meters, caterpillar collection date: 20/v/2006, wasp eclosion date: 21/v/2007. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Holochroa ochra ( Geometridae) feeding on Combretum farinosum ( Combretaceae).

Host caterpillar and holotype wasp voucher codes. 06-SRNP-14583, DHJPAR0062173.

Paratypes.

None.

Other material.

A specimen (BCLDQ01401) collected in Chamela, Jalisco, Mexico is in the same BIN. It was not examined.

Etymology.

Aleiodes alexsmithi is named in honor of Alex Smith’s long-appreciated contributions to publicity for ACG, GDFCF, and now, BioAlfa.