Yelicones monserrathvargasae Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 458

Diagnostics.

BOLD:ADQ1035. Consensus barcode. TTTATTATACTTTATTTTTGGTATTTGATCAGGTTTATTAGGATTATCTTTTAGTATAATTATTCGGTTAGAATTAAATAACCCTGGGAGTTTATTAGGTAATGATCAAATTTATAATTTAATGGTTACTATTCATGCTTTTATTATGATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATAATTGGAGGATTTGGGAATTGATTGATCCCTTTAATATTAGGGGCTCCTGATATAGCATTTCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGGTTATTGATTCCTTCTTTATTTTTGATAATATTGAGTGGTTTTATAAATGTAGGGGTAGGAACAGGTTGAACAATATATCCTCCTTTAAGATCTTTAATAGGTCATAGAGGATTTTCTGTAGATTTTATAATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCGGGGTTTTCTTCAATCATGGGTGCTATTAATTTTATTACTACTATTTTTAATATAAAATTAATTTTTATAAAATTAGATCAAATAAGTTTATTTATTTGATCTGTTCTAATTACAGCTTTTTTATTATTATTATCATTACCTGTATTAGCAGGTGGAATTACTATATTATTAACTGATCGAAATTTAAATACTAGTTTTTTTGATTTTTCTGGGGGGGGGGATCCTATTTTGTTTCAACATTTATTT. This species keys to couplet 69 in Areekul and Quicke (2006) where it fails because the head and face (including clypeus) are entirely black.

Holotype ♂.

Guanacaste, Sector Pitilla, Sendero Memos, 10.9817, -85.4278, 740 meters, caterpillar collection date: 10/i/2018, wasp eclosion date: 13/iii/2018. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Monoloxis flavicintalisDHJ02 ( Pyralidae) feeding on Lacistema aggregatum ( Lacistemataceae).

Host caterpillar and holotype wasp voucher codes. 18-SRNP-30118, DHJPAR0062960.

Paratypes.

None.

Etymology.

Yelicones monserrathvargasae is named in honor of Monserrath Vargas’ long-appreciated contributions to publicity for ACG, GDFCF, and now, BioAlfa.