Aleiodes henryhowdeni Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 393

Diagnostics.

BOLD:ABX5209. Consensus barcode. AATTTTATATTTTTTATTTGGAATATGAGCAGGAATAATTGGTATATCAATAAGATTAATTATTCGCCTAGAATTAAGAACAGGAGGGAGAATTTTAAAAAATGATCAAATCTACAATGGAATAGTAACATTACATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATAATTGGAGGATTTGGTAATTGATTAATTCCTTTAATATTAGGAGCCCCTGATATAGCTTTCCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGACTATTAATTCCTTCTCTAATACTTTTATTAATTAGAGGAATTATTAATACAGGGGTAGGTACAGGATGAACAATATATCCTCCTTTATCATCATTAATTGGTCATAATGGTATTTCAGTAGATATGTCTATTTTTTCGTTACATCTTGCTGGAGCCTCTTCAATTATAGGGGCAATTAATTTTATTTCCACTATTTTTAATATAAATCTTTTAAGAATTAAAATAGATCAAATTATATTATTAATTTGATCTATTTTAATTACCACAATTTTATTATTATTATCCCTTCCAGTTCTTGCAGGGGCAATTACAATATTATTAACAGATCGAAATTTAAATACTAGATTTTTTGAT------------------------------------------.

Holotype ♀.

Guanacaste, Sector Mundo Nuevo, Estación La Perla, 10.76737, -85.43313, 325 meters, caterpillar collection date: 27/v/2011, wasp eclosion date: 09/vi/2011. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Anticarsia gemmatalis ( Erebidae) feeding on Centrosema sagittatum ( Fabaceae).

Host caterpillar and holotype wasp voucher codes. 11-SRNP-55519, DHJPAR0045467.

Paratypes.

DHJPAR0052871, Benisodes Poole02. DHJPAR0063146, BIOUG30149-A08. Depository: CNC.

Other material.

A specimen from Belize (NHM749233) and another from Cuba (BCLDQ0693) are in the same BIN. They were not examined.

Etymology.

Aleiodes henryhowdeni is named in honor of Henry Howden’s (RIP) long-appreciated contributions to publicity for ACG and GDFCF.