Dolichozele gravitarsis (Muesebeck, 1938) Figure 284

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAI9864. Consensus barcode. ATTTTATATTTTTTATTTGGAATATGATCAGGAATAATTGGTTTATCAATAAGAATTATTATTCGAATAGAATTRAGACAATCAGGAATATTTATTGGTAATGATCAAATTTATAATAGATTTGTAACAGCTCATGCATTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTCATACCAATTATAATTGGTGGATTTGGAAATTGAYTAATTCCTTTAATATTAGGAAGWRTTGATATAGCTTTTCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTAATTCCATCATTATTTTTATTATTAATAAGAGGATTYATAAATATTGGTRTTGGAACTGGTTGAACTGTATATCCTCCTTTATCATTAAATGTAAGTCATAGAGGAATATCTGTTGATATAGCTATTTTTTCTCTTCATTTAGCWGGAATTTCTTCAATYATAGGATCAATTAATTTTATTGTTACTATTTTAAATATACGTAATTATGGAATCATTATAGAAAAAATTAGATTATTATGTTGATCAATTTTAATTACTGTTATTTTATTATTAATRTCTTTACCAGTTTTRGCTGGAGCAATTACTATATTATTAACAGATCGAAATTTAAATACTACATTTTTTGATCCTGCTGGAGGAGGTGATCCTGTATTATAYCAACATTTATTT. Both sexes have a strongly bent forewing vein M+Cu1 and comparatively short hind tibial spurs; the females have a robust and yellowish hind tarsus, which is ivory or whitish and slenderer in males.

Figured specimen.

♂, Alajuela, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Camino Albergue Oscar, 10.877, -85.324, 560 meters, caterpillar collection date 3/iii/2008, wasp eclosion date 26/v/2008.

Host data. Turuptiana obliqua ( Erebidae) feeding on Nectandra hihua ( Lauraceae).

Caterpillar and figured male voucher codes. DHJPAR0027736.

Additional specimens.

Host = Hypocrisias Espinoza01 DHJPAR0027736, DHJPAR0029351, DHJPAR0029352, DHJPAR0029353, DHJPAR0029355. Depository: CNC.

Notes.

The species is widespread from British Columbia, Canada, through the western USA, Mexico, and Meso America. One specimen from British Columbia (BIOUG22381-E09) is in the same BIN.