Macrocentrus geoffbarnardi Sharkey & van Achterberg sp. nov. Figure 299

Diagnostics.

BOLD:ACK7466. Consensus barcode. YATATTRTATTTTTTRTTTGGTATRTGRTCTGGGGWRWTAGGTTTATCAYTAAGTTTAATTATTCGTATAGAATTRGGTCAAATTGGTTYATTTATTGGAAATGATCAAATTTAYAATAGTATTGTTACTTCTCATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATRCCTATTATAATTGGGGGKTTTGGHAATTGRTTRATTCCYTTAATATTAGGRAGTGTTGATATAGCTTTYCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTARTTCCTTCTTTAATATTATTAATTTTAAGWGGRTTTATAAATATTGGTGTAGGTACAGGATGAACAGTWTAYCCYCCTTTATCAYTAAATGTTAGTCATATAGGRATTTCTGTMGATATAGYTATTTTTTCAYTACATTTGGCTGGWATTTCTTCAATTATAGGKGCTATTAATTTTATTGTTACTATTATAAATATACGAAATTATGGGGTATTAATAGATAAAATTAGATTATTATYATGATCAATTTTAATTACRGCTATTTTATTATTRTTATCTTTACCTGTGTTAGCTGGTGCWATTACAATATTRTTAACTGAYCGTAATTTAAATACATCYTTTTTTGAYCCTGCTGGAGGAGGRGRYCCTATTTTATAYCAACATTTATTT. Belongs to the group with vein M+Cu of forewing distinctly widened apically. Ventral half of mesopleuron and metapleuron brownish yellow; vein 1A of forewing narrow subapically. It differs from M. gregburtoni and M. grettelvegae by the strongly widened vein 1Cua of forewing (vs. approx. 5 × wider than vein 1Cub; approx. 3 × wider in both other species), and largely dark brown hind tibia, head, and first metasomal tergite (vs. mainly yellowish or brownish in both other species).

Holotype ♀.

Guanacaste, Sector Pitilla, Bullas, 10.98670, -85.38503, 440 meters, caterpillar collection date: 24/i/2013, wasp eclosion data: 19/ii/2013. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Syllepis marialis ( Crambidae) feeding on Allophylus psilospermus ( Sapindaceae).

Caterpillar and holotype voucher codes. 13-SRNP-70155, DHJPAR0050916.

Paratypes.

Host = Syllepis marialis: DHJPAR0035268, DHJPAR0038828, DHJPAR0028992, DHJPAR0028995, DHJPAR0039162, DHJPAR0048712, DHJPAR0028994, DHJPAR0038891, DHJPAR0040081, DHJPAR0049246. Depository: CNC.

Etymology.

Macrocentrus geoffbarnardi is named to honor Mr. Geoff Barnard, formerly of The Nature Conservancy for his founding role in the planning and execution of the initiation of ACG.