Bracon luzmariaromeroae Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 55

Diagnostics.

BOLD:ADF0526. Consensus barcode. AATTTTATATTTTTTATTTGGAATATGATCTGGAATAATTGGTTTATCTATAAGTTTAATTATTCGTTTAGAATTAGGAATACCTGGAAGATTATTGAGAAATGACCAAATTTATAATAGAATAGTTACAGCTCATGCTTTAGTAATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATATTAGGAGGATTTGGTAATTGATTAATTCCTTTAATATTAGGAGCTCCTGATATAGCTTTCCCTCGATTAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTAATTCCTTCTTTAATTTTATTATTATTAAGAAGAATTTTAAATGTTGGTGTTGGAACAGGATGAACTTTATACCCTCCTTTATCTTCAAATTTAGGACATAATGGAGTATCTGTAGATTTATCTATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCTGGTATTTCATCAATTATAGGTTCATTAAATTTTATTACTACTATTTTAAATATACATTTATTAATATTAAAATTAGATCAATTAACTTTATTAATTTGATCAATTTTTATTACAACTATTTTATTATTATTATCTTTACCTGTTTTAGCAGGAGCTATTACTATATTATTAACTGATCGTAATTTAAATACTTCATTTTTTGATTTTTCAGGAGGTGGTGACCCAATTCTATTTCAACATTTATTT.

Holotype ♂.

Alajuela, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Casa Keyner, 10.95644, -85.26611, 121 meters, caterpillar collection date: 13/viii/2016, wasp eclosion date: 23/viii/2016, six wasps eclosed from six cocoons. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Gregarious parasitoid of Vettius aurelius ( Hesperiidae) feeding on mature leaves of Lasiacis sorghoidea ( Poaceae).

Caterpillar and holotype voucher codes. 16-SRNP-46268, DHJPAR0060193.

Paratypes.

Five specimens, same data as holotype but still coded with their caterpillar code 16-SRNP-46268 (DHJPAR codes not assigned). Depository: CNC.

Etymology.

Bracon luzmariaromeroae is named in recognition of Luz Maria Romero’s 30+ years of facilitating ACG, developing its Biological Education Program, and coaching the parataxonomists to improve their databases and species pages on the ACG web site.