Zamicrodus josefernandezi Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 28
Diagnostics.
BOLD:ACC5208. Consensus barcode. AATTTTATATTTTATTTTTGGTGTTTGATCAGGAATTTTAGGTTTATCTATAAGAATAATTATTCGAATAGAATTAAGAATTACAAGTAATTTTATTGGAAATGATCAAATTTATAATTCTATTGTCCTGCTCATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTAATACCTATTATAATTGGTGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAGTACCATTAATATTAGGAGGACCTGATATAGCTTTTCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTAATTCCTTCATTATTATTATTAATTATAAGATCTATTATTAATATTGGAGTAGGACTGGATGAACAGTTTATCCTCCTTTATCATTAAATTTAAGTCATAGAGGTATTTCAGTAGATTTAGCTATTTTTTCTTTACATATTGCAGGAATTTCTTCTATTATAGGAGCTATAAATTTTATTACAACAATTTTAAATATATGAATTATTAATATTAAAATTGATAAAATACCCTTATTAGTTTGATCAATTTTTATTACAGCAATTTTATTATTATTATCATTACCAGTTTTAGCTGGAGCTATTACTATATTATTACTGATCGAAATTTAAATACAAGATTTTTTGATCCTTCTGGAGGAGGAGACCCAATTTTATATCAACATTTATTT. The two described species differ from Z. josefernandezi in that their mesosomata are partly to completely pale yellow-orange, whereas that of Z. josefernandezi is completely black.
Holotype ♀.
Guanacaste, Sector Pitilla, Medrano, 11.01602, -85.38053, 380 meters, caterpillar collection date: 9/ii/2012, wasp eclosion date: 8/iii/2012. Depository: CNC.
Host data. Parasitoid of Quasimellana sethos ( Hesperiidae) feeding on Rhipidocladum racemiflorum ( Poaceae).
Caterpillar and holotype voucher codes. 12-SRNP-70305, DHJPAR0048733.
09-SRNP-4023, DHJPAR0048733.
Paratypes.
Host, Quasimellana sethos: DHJPAR0057459, DHJPAR0048728.
Etymology.
The specific epithet is a patronym for José Fernandez-Triana, renowned Cuban-Canadian braconidologist.