Bracon rogerblancoi Sharkey sp. nov. Figures 68, 69

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAA5369. Consensus barcode. AATTTTATATTTTTTATTTGGTTTATGATCTGGTATAGTTGGATTATCTATAAGTTTAATTATTCGTTTAGAATTAGGTATACCTGGAAGATTATTAAGTAATGACCAAATTTATAATAGAATAGTTACAGCTCATGCTTTAGTAATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATATTAGGAGGATTTGGTAATTGATTAATTCCTTTAATATTAGGTGCTCCTGATATAGCTTTCCCTCGATTAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTAATTCCTTCTTTAATTTTATTATTATTAAGAAGAATTTTAAATGTTGGAGTAGGAACAGGTTGAACTTTATACCCTCCTTTATCTTCAAATTTAGGTCATAATGGTATATCTGTAGATTTATCTATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCTGGTATTTCATCAATTATAGGTTCATTAAATTTTATTACTACTATTTTAAATATACATTTATTAACATTAAAATTAGATCAATTAACTTTATTAATTTGATCAATTTTTATTACAACTATTTTATTATTATTATCTTTACCTGTTTTAGCAGGRGCTATTACTATATTATTAACTGATCGTAATTTAAATACTTCATTTTTTGATTTTTCAGGAGGTGGAGACCCAATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTT.

Holotype ♀.

Alajuela, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Palomo, 10.96187, -85.28045, 96 meters, caterpillar collection date: 05/vii/2012, wasp eclosion date: 17/vii/2012, 8 wasps eclosed. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Gregarious parasitoid of Lerema liris ( Hesperiidae) feeding on leaves of Paspalum fasciculatum ( Poaceae) (Fig. 69).

Caterpillar and holotype voucher codes. 12-SRNP-68015, DHJPAR0049816.

Paratypes.

Hosts = Synapte salenus, Parphorus storax, Morys lydeDHJ01, Lerema liris (all Hesperiidae, Hesperiinae). 11 specimens, same data as holotype and DHJPAR0029034, DHJPAR0052239, DHJPAR0051799, DHJPAR0029037, DHJPAR0051186, DHJPAR0029035, DHJPAR0049816, DHJPAR0058162, DHJPAR0058165, DHJPAR0058166. Depository: CNC.

Etymology.

Bracon rogerblancoi is named to honor Sr. Roger Blanco, former parataxonomist, and Research Program Coordinator, and now the Subdirector of ACG, in recognition of three decades of intense support and facilitation of ACG germination and growth.