Hymenochaonia katherineellisonae Sharkey & van Achterberg sp. nov. Figure 288

Diagnostics.

BOLD:ADF5149. Consensus barcode. GTATACTTTATTTTTTATTTGGTATGTGATCAGGAATATTGGGGYTATCTATAAGTGTGTTAATTCGTTTAGAATTAGGATGTTCTGGCACTCTTATTAATAATGATCAAATTTATAATAGATTTGTTACTGCTCATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATGGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGGGGGTTTGGTAATTGATTAGTTCCTTTAATGTTGGGGAGTGTTGATATAGCTTTCCCTCGAATAAATAATATGAGATTTTGATTATTAATTCCTTCTATTAATATATTGTTATTAAGGGGTTTTATTAATATTGGGGTAGGTACTGGTTGAACAGTTTATCCTCCTTTATCTTTAAATGTAAGTCATATAGGTATTTCTGTTGATATAGCTATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCGGGTATTTCTTCAATTATAGGGGCTATTAATTTTATTGTTAGAATTTTAAATATACGAAATTATGGAATTTTAATAGAAAAAATTAGGTTAATATGTTGATCTATTTTAATTACTGCTATTTTATTATTACTTTCATTGCCTGTATTGGCTGGTGCTATTACAATGTTGTTAACTGAT. An easily recognizable species because of the robust (ca. 2 × as long as wide apically) and black first metasomal tergite, the simple tarsal claws and the dark brown stigma.

Holotype ♀.

Guanacaste, Sector Cacao, Derrumbe, 10.9292, -85.4643, 1220 meters, 20/xi/2014, Malaise trap. Depository: CNC.

Host data. None.

Holotype voucher code. BIOUG31549-B03.

Paratypes.

All Malaise-trapped: BIOUG33120-C06, BIOUG36548-H01. Depository: CNC.

Etymology.

Hymenochaonia katherineellisonae is named to honor Ms. Katherine Ellison for her support for Dr. Gretchen Daily’s efforts to integrate wild biodiversity with national socioeconomics.