Stiropius berndkerni Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 422

Diagnostics.

BOLD:ABV9879. Consensus barcode. TTTTTATATTTTTTTTTTGGTATATGATCAGGTATTTTGGGTATATCTATAAGTATAATTATTCGTTTTGAATTAAGTATTTCAGGTTCTTTTTTGGGTAATGAACAAATTTATAATAGAATTGTTACTTCTCATGCTTTAATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTGTAATGATTGGAGGATTTGGTAATTGGTTGATTCCTTTAATATTAGGGGCTCCTGATATAGCTTTCCCTCGTATAAATAATATAAGGTTTTGATTATTAATTCCTTCTATAATAATATTATTAATAACTTTTTTTGTTAATGTGGGGGTAGGCACTGGGTGAACTATTTATCCTCCTTTGTCTTCTTTATTAGGTCATAGAGGTATTTCTATAGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCTTTGCATTTAGCAGGAGTTTCTTCAATTATAGGTGCTATTAATTTTATTACAACAATTTTTAATATAAATTTATTTCATATAAAAATAGATCAGATTGTTTTATTTATTTGATCTGTTTTGATTACTGCTTTTTTATTATTATTATCTTTACCTGTATTAGCTGGGGCTATTACAATATTGTTATTTGATCGTAATATTAATACTACTTTTTTTGATTTTC.

Holotype ♀.

Guanacaste, Sector Cacao, Sendero Cima, 10.93328, -85.45729, 1460 meters, caterpillar collection date: 06/i/2009, Malaise trap. Depository: CNC.

Host data. None.

Host caterpillar and holotype wasp voucher codes. DHJPAR0045983.

Paratypes.

None.

Etymology.

Stiropius berndkerni is a patronym for the late Bernd Kern in appreciation of his many years of contributions to publicity for ACG and GDFCF.