Ascogaster grettelvegae Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 87

Diagnostics.

BOLD:ABX8525. Consensus barcode. TATTTGGACTATCTTTAAGTTTAATTATTCGAATAGAATTAAGTTCTATTACTTCTTATTTAGGTAATGATCAGATTTATAATAGAGTAGTTACTCTACATGCATTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGCGGTTTTGGAAATTGGTTGGTTCCTTTAATGTTAGGAGGACCAGATATATCATTTCCTCGAATAAATAATTTAAGATTTTGATTGTTAGTACCTTCAATTATTTTATTAATTAATAGAAGTTTTATTAATGTAGGGGTAGGAACAGGATGAACTGTATATCCGCCTTTATCTCTTATAATTGGCCATAGAGGAGCTTCTGTAGATTTAAGTATTTTTTCTTTGCATTTAGCTGGAATATCCTCTATTATAGGGGCTGTAAATTTTATTGTTACTATTTTAAATATAAGTTTTAGATTTAAAAATATAGATAAATTTCCTTTGTTTGTGTGATCAATTATAATTACTGCAATTTTATTACTTCTATCTTTACCTGTCTTAGCAGGTGCAATTACTATATTATTAACAGATCGAAATTTAAATACTAGATTTTTTGACCCCTCAGGGGGCGGTGATCCAATTTTATATCAACATTTATTT.

Holotype ♂.

Guanacaste, Sector San Cristobal, Tajo Angeles, 10.865, -85.415, 540 meters, caterpillar collection date: 13/i/2011, wasp eclosion date: 05/ii/2011. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Episimus ortygia ( Tortricidae) feeding on Vismia baccifera ( Hypericaceae).

Caterpillar and holotype voucher codes. 11-SRNP-180, DHJPAR0043010.

Paratypes.

None.

Etymology.

Ascogaster grettelvegae is named to honor Sra. Grettel Vega of SINAC for her support of BioAlfa as Director of SINAC, Costa Rica’s National System of Conservation areas.