Stantonia ruthtifferae Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 357

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAB3996. Consensus barcode. TATTTTATATTTTAAATTTGGTATTTGATCTGGTATTATAGGAATATCTTTAAGATTAATTGTACGAATAGAGTTAGGTATACCTGGTAGTTTAATTGGTAATGATCAAATTTATAATAGGGTAGTAACTGCTCATGCATTTGTAATGATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGAGGTTTTGGAAATTGATTAATTCCCTTAATATTAGGGTGTCCAGATATAGCTTTTCCTCGTATAAATAATATAAGGTTTTGATTATTAATTCCTTCTTTAATATTATTGATTTTTAGAAATGTTTTAAATATTGGGGTTGGGACAGGTTGAACTGTTTATCCTCCTTTATCTTTATTAATTGGTCATGGTGGTTTATCAGTTGATATAGCAATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCAGGTATTTCTTCTATTATAGGAGCTGTTAATTTTATTACTACTATTTTAAATATACGTGTTGATAWAATTTATATAGATAAAATTTCTTTGTTATCTTGATCTATTTTTATTACTGCTATTTTGTTACTATTGTCTTTACCTGTATTAGCTGGTGCAATTACTATATTATTAACTGATCGTAATATAAATACTTCTTTTTTTGATCCATCTGGTGGTGGAGATCCTA.

Holotype ♀.

Alajuela, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Estación Llanura, 10.93332, -85.25331, 135 meters, caterpillar collection date: 09/x/2009, wasp eclosion date: 23/x/2009. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Microthyris prolongalisDHJ03 ( Crambidae) feeding on Ipomoea philomega ( Convolvulaceae).

Caterpillar and holotype voucher codes. 09-SRNP-76086, DHJPAR0037144.

Paratype.

Host = Stenoma luctificaDHJ02 ( Depressariidae): DHJPAR0049372. Depository: CNC.

Etymology.

Stantonia ruthtifferae is named in honor of Ruth Tiffer attending the international NSF-funded planning meeting for the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) of Terrestrial Systems, and contributing her wisdom to the planning that was the founding of Costa Rica’s national BioAlfa today.