Chelonus pamelacastilloae Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 145

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAK1568. Consensus barcode. GATATTATATTTTATTTTTGGTATATGATCGGGAATTTTAGGTTTATCTTTGAGAATATTAATTCGTATAGAGTTAAGATTAAGAGGAAGTTTGTTAATAAATGATCAGTTATATAATAGAATTGTTACTTTACATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATGGTTATACCAATTATAATTGGGGGTTTTGGAAATTGATTAGTTCCTTTAATGTTAGGAGTTCCAGATATAGCATTTCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGATATTGGTTATTAATTCCGTCTTTATTTATATTAATTATAAGAAGATTTGTTAATGTAGGTGTAGGTACGGGTTGAACAGTTTATCCACCATTATCTTTATTAATTGGTCATGGTGGAGTTTCTGTAGATATATCAATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCTGGGATATCTTCAATTATAGGTGCTATTAATTTTATTGTTACTGGGGCAAATAGATGAATAAAGAATAAATTTATAGATAAATATCCATTATTTGTATGGTCAGTATTGATTACTGCGTTATTATTACTATTATCTTTGCCAGTATTGGCGGGAGCTATTACTATATTATTAAGAGATCGTAATATAAATACTAGGTTTTTTGATCCTTCAGGTGGTGGGGATCCAGTATTATATCAACATTTGTTT.

Holotype ♂.

Alajuela, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Sendero Venado, 10.897, -85.27, 420 meters, caterpillar collection date: 29/vii/2011, wasp eclosion date: 26/viii/2011. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Antaeotricha BioLep91 ( Depressariidae) feeding on Tachigali costaricensis ( Fabaceae).

Caterpillar and holotype voucher codes. 11-SRNP-43517, DHJPAR0045401.

Paratypes.

None.

Etymology.

Chelonus pamelacastilloae is named for Sra. Pamela Castillo, Costa Rica’s Vice-Minister for the Environment in the Ministry of the Environment and Energy (MINAE) and for her welcoming response to BioAlfa for Costa Rica.