Chelonus jimwhitfieldi Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 108

Diagnostics.

BOLD:ACC1273. Consensus barcode. TATATTATATTTTATATTTGGAATATGATGTGGGATTTTAGGTTTATCTTTAAGATTGATGATTCGGATAGAGTTAAGAAGTGTAATGAGTTTATTTTCTAATGATCAATTATATAATAGGATTGTCACTATACATGCTTTTGTAATAATTTTTTTTATGGTTATACCAATTATAATTGGCGGATTTGGAAATTGGTTAATTCCATTAATATTAGGATTATCAGATATGATTTTTCCTCGGATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTGGTTCCTTCAATTATATTATTAATTATAAGAGGATTTGTGAATATGGGAGCAGGGACTGGGTGGACTGTGTATCCTCCTTTGTCGTTGTTGATAGGTCATAGAGGTATTTCAGTAGATTTATCTATTTTTTCTTTGCATTTGGCAGGAGTTTCTTCAATTATAGGCTCAATTAATTTTATTGTAACTATTGTTAGTACTTGAATAAGTTTAAAATATATAGATAAATATTCGTTATTTGTTTGATCTGTGTTTATTACTACTATTTTATTATTATTATCTTTACCAGTGTTAGCTGGGGCAATTACTATATTATTAAGTGATCGAAATTTAAATACAAGTTTTTTTGATCCTTCTGGTGGGGGAGATCCTGTATTATATCAACATTTATTT.

Holotype ♀.

Guanacaste, Sector Pitilla, Medrano, 11.016, -85.381, 380 meters, caterpillar collection date: 22/viii/2012, wasp eclosion date: 13/ix/2012. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Prenesta scyllalis ( Crambidae) feeding on Forsteronia spicata ( Apocynaceae).

Caterpillar and holotype voucher codes. 12-SRNP-72051, DHJPAR0050070.

Paratype.

Host = Prenesta scyllalisDHJ01: DHJPAR0050073. Depository: CNC.

Etymology.

Chelonus jimwhitfieldi is named to honor Dr. Jim Whitfield of the University of Illinois for his decades of mentorship to DHJ about Braconidae taxonomy and stimulus for their collection and rearing from ACG, while carrying out many braconid taxonomic projects for ACG specimens.