Mesocoelus davidsmithi Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 14

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAV4319. Consensus barcode. AATTTTATATTTTATTTTTGGAGTATGGGCAGGAATTTTAGGGTTATCAATAAGATTAATTATTCGTATAGAATTAAGAGTTATTGGAAATTTTATTGGTAATGATCAGATTTATAATAGGATTGTTACAGCTCATGCATTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATAATTGGAGGGTTTGGTAATTGATTAGTTCCATTAATAGTAGGAGGACCTGATATAGCTTTCCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTAATTCCTTCTTTATTATTATTAATTTTAAGGTCAATAGTTAATGTTGGGGTAGGAACTGGGTGAACAGTTTACCCTCCTTTATCTTTAAATATAAGGCATAGAGGGATTTCTGTTGATTTGGCTATTTTTTCTTTACACATTGCAGGAGTTTCTTCAATTATAGGAGCTATAAACTTTATTACTACTATTTTAAATATATGAATCATTAATATTAAAATTGATAAAATACCTTTATTAGTATGATCTATTTTAATTACTGCAATTTTATTATTATTATCATTACCTGTATTAGCCGGAGCAATTACTATATTGTTAACTGATCGTAATTTAAATACAAGATTTTTTGACCCGACAGGAGGAGGGGATCCTATTTTATATCAACATTTATTT. Of the two described species, M. davidsmithi is closest to M. laeviceps in that they both lack distinct notauli. To differentiate these two, M. davidsmithi has 27 flagellomeres, whereas M. laeviceps has between 19 and 22.

Holotype ♀.

Heredia, 6 km ENE Vara Blanca, 10.183, -84.12, 2000 meters, 09/iv/2002, Malaise trap. Depository: CNC.

Host data. None.

Holotype voucher code. H1731.

Paratypes.

None.

Etymology.

The species is named in honor of Dave Smith, eminent symphytologist.