Macrocentrus gretchendailyae Sharkey & van Achterberg sp. nov. Figure 301

Diagnostics.

BOLD:ACK7466. Consensus barcode. YATATTRTATTTTTTRTTTGGTATRTGRTCTGGGGWRWTAGGTTTATCAYTAAGTTTAATTATTCGTATAGAATTRGGTCAAATTGGTTYATTTATTGGAAATGATCAAATTTAYAATAGTATTGTTACTTCTCATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATRCCTATTATAATTGGGGGKTTTGGHAATTGRTTRATTCCYTTAATATTAGGRAGTGTTGATATAGCTTTYCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTARTTCCTTCTTTAATATTATTAATTTTAAGWGGRTTTATAAATATTGGTGTAGGTACAGGATGAACAGTWTAYCCYCCTTTATCAYTAAATGTTAGTCATATAGGRATTTCTGTMGATATAGYTATTTTTTCAYTACATTTGGCTGGWATTTCTTCAATTATAGGKGCTATTAATTTTATTGTTACTATTATAAATATACGAAATTATGGGGTATTAATAGATAAAATTAGATTATTATYATGATCAATTTTAATTACRGCTATTTTATTATTRTTATCTTTACCTGTGTTAGCTGGTGCWATTACAATATTRTTAACTGAYCGTAATTTAAATACATCYTTTTTTGAYCCTGCTGGAGGAGGRGRYCCTATTTTATAYCAACATTTATTT. Belongs to the group with vein M+Cu of forewing distinctly widened apically. Ventral half of mesopleuron and part of metapleuron largely black and first metasomal tergite subparallel-sided. Differs from M. jesseausubeli, M. gustavogutierrezi, and M. jennyphillipsae by having the hind femur pale brown (black in other species) and the first metasomal tergite yellowish brown.

Holotype ♀.

Alajuela, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, San Lucas, 10.91846, -85.30338, 320 meters, caterpillar collection date: 8/i/2014, wasp eclosion date: 3/ii/2014. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Piletosoma thialis ( Crambidae) feeding on Doliocarpus multiflorus ( Dilleniaceae).

Caterpillar and holotype voucher codes. 14-SRNP-40250, DHJPAR0054411.

Paratypes.

Host = Piletosoma thialis: DHJPAR0017227, DHJPAR0035152, DHJPAR0035306, DHJPAR0035305, DHJPAR0040082, DHJPAR0035262, DHJPAR0035264, DHJPAR0035269, DHJPAR0035151, DHJPAR0038018, DHJPAR0063008, DHJPAR0063009, DHJPAR0063035. Depository: CNC.

Etymology.

Macrocentrus gretchendailyae is named to honor Dr. Gretchen Daily of Stanford University for her decades of intense interest in the bioeconomics of integrating society with wild nature.