Macrocentrus jonathanfranzeni Sharkey & van Achterberg sp. nov. Figure 315

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAX3465. Consensus barcode. ATATTATATTTTTTATTTGGAATATGATCAGGTATATTAGGTTTATCTATAAGTTTAATTATTCGAATAGAATTAGGTCAAGTAGGGTCATTAATTGGAAATGATCAAATTTATAATAGATTTGTAACTGCTCATGCATTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATGATTGGGGGGTTTGGTAATTGATTAATTCCATTAATATTAGGTAGAGTTGATATAGCTTTCCCCCGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTGTTAATTCCTTCATTAATATTATTAATTTTAAGGGGATTTATAAATATTGGTGTAGGGACAGGATGAACAGTTTATCCTCCTTTATCTTTAAATATTAGACATATAGGTATTTCTGTAGATATAGCAATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCTGGAATTTCTTCAATTATAGGGGCTATAAATTTTATTATTACTATTATTAATATACGTAATAATGGAGTATTAATAGATAAAATTAGATTATTATGTTGATCTATTTTAATTACAGCTTTTTTATTATTATTATCTTTACCTGTATTAGCAGGAGCAATTACTATATTATTAACTGATCGTAATTTAAATACTTCTTTTTTTGATCCGGCCGGTGGGGGAGATCCTATTTTATATCAACATTTATTT. Characterized by the combination of short vein 1Cua of forewing (distinctly shorter than vein cu-a), metasoma dark brown dorsally, white face, and elongate maxillary palp.

Holotype ♂.

Guanacaste, Sector Cacao, Sendero Derrumbe, 10.92918, -85.46426, 1220 meters, caterpillar collection date: 21/iii/2007, wasp eclosion date: 15/iv/2007. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Pantographa suffusalis ( Crambidae) feeding on Hampea appendiculata ( Malvaceae).

Caterpillar and holotype voucher codes. 07-SRNP-35658, DHJPAR0028189.

Paratypes.

None.

Etymology.

Macrocentrus jonathanfranzeni is named to honor Mr. Jonathan Franzen for his perceptive portrayal to the world of ACG and its philosophy towards BioAlfa.