Aleiodes steveashei Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 406

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAJ4092. Consensus barcode. AGTTTTATATTTCTTATTTGGTATATGAGCAGGAATAATTGGTATATCAATAAGACTAATTATTCGATTAGAATTAAGAACCAGAGGTAGAATCCTTAAAAATGATCAAATTTATAATGGAATAGTAACTTTACATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATAATTGGAGGATTTGGAAACTGATTAATCCCATTAATATTAGGAGCTCCTGATATAGCCTTCCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGGTTTTGATTATTAATTCCTTCCTTAATACTTTTATTAATTAGAGGGATAATCAATACAGGAGTAGGGACAGGATGAACTATATACCCTCCCTTATCTTCATTAATTGGTCATAATGGAATTTCAGTAGATATATCAATTTTTTCACTACATTTAGCTGGGGCCTCATCAATTATAGGAGCAGTTAATTTTATTTCTACTATTTTTAATATAAATTTAATAATAATTAAAATAGATCAAATTACCTTATTAATTTGATCTATTTTAATTACTACAATCTTATTATTATTATCTTTACCAGTTTTAGCAGGTGCAATTACTATRTTATTAACAGATCGAAATTTAAATACAAGATTTTTTGATTTTTCAGGGGGGGGAGACCCAATTTTATTTCAACATCTTTTT.

Holotype ♀.

Guanacaste, Sector Cacao, Estación Cacao, 10.92691, -85.46822, 1150 meters, caterpillar collection date: 29/vii/2010, wasp eclosion date: 20/vii/2010. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Tachuda discreta ( Notodontidae) feeding on Serjania schiedeana ( Sapindaceae).

Host caterpillar and holotype wasp voucher codes. 10-SRNP-35614, DHJPAR0040461.

Paratypes.

Hosts = Tachuda discrete, Lysana Janzen02, and Elymiotis plechelm (all Notodontidae). DHJPAR0047201. DHJPAR0021180, DHJPAR0062073, DHJPAR0062081, DHJPAR0062112. Depository: CNC.

Etymology.

Aleiodes steveashei is named in honor of Steve Ashe’s (RIP) long-appreciated contributions to publicity for ACG and GDFCF.