Bracon melissaespinozae Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 60

Diagnostics.

BOLD:ACJ4722. Consensus barcode. AATTTTATATTTTTTATTTGGGATATGGTCTGGAATAATTGGTTTATCTATAAGTTTAATTATTCGATTAGAATTGAGAATACCTGGTAGATTATTAGGTAATGATCAAATTTATAATAGTATAGTAACAGCTCATGCTTTAATAATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATATTAGGAGGTTTTGGGAATTGATTAATTCCTTTAATGTTAGGAGCTCCTGATATAGCTTTCCCACGTTTAAATAATATAAGTTTTTGGTTATTAATCCCCTCTTTAATTTTATTATTATTAAGAAGAATTTTAAATGTAGGGGTAGGAACAGGTTGAACTATATATCCACCTTTATCATCAAATATAGGACATAGAGGTTTATCTGTTGATTTAGCTATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCAGGTATTTCTTCAATTATAGGATCAATTAATTTTATTTCAACTATTTTAAATATACATTTAAAAATATTAAAATTAGATCAATTAACATTATTAATTTGATCAATTTTTATTACAACTATTTTATTATTGTTATCATTACCTGTTTTAGCGGGAGCAATTACTATATTATTAACTGATCGAAATTTAAATACTTCTTTTTTTGATTTTTCAGGAGGAGGTGATCCAATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTT.

Holotype ♀.

Guanacaste, Sector Santa Maria, Light Site Trail, Volcán Santa Maria, 10.75772, -85.30598, 840 meters, caterpillar collection date: 29/viii/2012, wasp eclosion date: 10/ix/2012, 16 wasps eclosed. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Gregarious parasitoid of unknown caterpillar in leaf nest on Smilax spinosa (Smilacaeae).

Caterpillar and holotype voucher codes. 12-SRNP-13169, DHJPAR0051204.

Paratypes.

15 specimens, same data as holotype, still labelled with 12-SRNP-13169. Depository: CNC.

Etymology.

Bracon melissaespinozae is named in honor of Melissa Espinoza’s proactive and growing abilities as a science reporter for all things ACG for the ACG web site (www.acguanacaste.ac.cr).