Aleiodes normwoodleyi Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 401

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAJ4076. Consensus barcode. AGTTTTATACTTTTTATTTGGAATATGAGCAGGAATAATTGGCTTATCAATAAGCCTAATTATTCGATTAGAATTAAGAATAAGAGGAAGTATTCTTAAAAATGATCAAATTTATAATGGTATAGTAACTTTACATGCTTTTGTTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATAATTGGGGGGTTTGGAAATTGATTAATTCCATTAATGTTAGGAGCCCCTGATATAGCTTTCCCCCGCATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTAATTCCCTCTTTAATACTTCTATTAATTAGAGGATTAATTAATACAGGAGTAGGGACAGGATGAACTATATACCCCCCATTATCATCATTAATTGGCCATAATGGAATTTGTGTAGATATATCAATTTTTTCATTACATTTAGCTGGAGCCTCATCAATTATAGGAGCAATTAATTTTATTTCAACTATTTTTAATATAAACTTAATAACTATTAAAATAGATCAAATTACATTATTAATTTGCTATTTTAATTACTACAATTTTATTATTATTATCTTTACCAGTTTAGCAGGGGCAATTACTATACTATTAACAGATCGAAATTTAAATACAAGATTTTTG---------------------------------------------. The similar Aleiodes leptocarina Fortier, 2000 was reared in Costa Rica and is also a gregarious species. Its host is unknown and described simply as a "large caterpillar." The two species differ in numerous ways: one of the most obvious is that the antenna of A. leptocarina are "honey yellow" differing from the melanic antenna of A. normwoodleyi .

Holotype ♀.

Alajuela, Sector San Cristobal, Finca San Gabriel, 10.87766, -85.39343, 645 meters, caterpillar collection date: 3/xii/2008, wasp eclosion date: 19/xii/2008. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Dysschema viuda ( Erebidae) feeding on Zanthoxylum riedelianum ( Rutaceae). Gregarious parasitoid with 80 specimens emerging.

Host caterpillar and holotype wasp voucher codes. 08-SRNP-6195, DHJPAR0030719.

Paratypes.

None.

Etymology.

Aleiodes normwoodleyi is named in honor of Norm Woodley’s long-appreciated contributions to publicity for ACG, GDFCF, and now, BioAlfa.

Note.

This is the fourth species of Aleiodes known to be gregarious (Fortier 2000).