Yelicones dirksteinkei Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 456

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAT9023. Consensus barcode. TTTATTATATTTTTTTTTTGGTATTTGATCAGGTTTATTAGGTTTATCGTTAAGGTTAGTTATTCGTATAGAATTGAGGAATCCTGGAAGTTTGTTAGGGAGTGATCAATTATATAATTTAATAGTAACAATTCATGCATTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGTGGATTTGGTAATTGATTAATTCCATTAATATTAGGTTCACCTGATATGGCTTTCCCTCGTATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTAATTCCTTCTTTAATATTATTATTATTAAGAGGATTTACTAATATGGGTGTAGGCACAGGTTGAACTATATATCCTCCTTTAAGATCTTTATCTGGACATCCTGGGATTTCTGTTGATATAGCTATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCAGGGGTATCATCTATTATAGGGGCTGTTAATTTTATTACTACTATTTTTAATATAAAATTGTATAAGTTAAAATTAGATCAATTAAGATTATTTGTATGATCTGTTTTAATTACTGCATTTTTATTATTGTTATCTTTACCTGTTTTGGCAGGTGGGATTACTATATTATTAACTGATCGTAATTTAAATACTAGGTTTTTTGATTTTGCTGGGGGAGGAGATCCAATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTT. It is distinguished from all other described New World Yelicones by the uniquely colored mesoscutum and scutellum, which are piceous-black laterally and pale yellow-cream medially. In the key by Areekul and Quicke (2006) it keys out to couplet 22, but neither couplet matches it.

Holotype ♂.

Alajuela, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Rio Francia Arriba, 10.89666, -85.29003, 400 meters, caterpillar collection date: 16/v/2012, wasp eclosion date: 18/vi/2012. Depository: CNC.

Host data. pyrabiolep01 biolep29 ( Pyralidae) feeding on Croton billbergianus ( Euphorbiaceae).

Host caterpillar and holotype wasp voucher codes. 12-SRNP-42090, DHJPAR0049352.

Paratypes.

Host = phyBioLep01 BioLep757 ( Pyralidae): DHJPAR0049307, DHJPAR0049352. Depository: CNC.

Etymology.

Yelicones dirksteinkei is named in honor of Dirk Steinke’s long-appreciated contributions to publicity for ACG, GDFCF, and now, BioAlfa.