Janhalacaste guanacastensis Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault, 2018

Fernandez-Triana, Jose L & Boudreault, Caroline, 2018, Seventeen new genera of microgastrine parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from tropical areas of the world, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 64, pp. 25-140 : 58-60

Janhalacaste guanacastensis Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault sp. n.

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Holotype.

Female, Costa Rica, CNC.

Holotype labels.

COSTA RICA: Guanacaste,/ACG, Sector Pitilla,/Medrano, 380m, 09/04/2013,/ 11.01602, -85.38053,/DHJPAR0054852.

Holotype locality.

COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector Pitilla, Medrano, 380m, 11.01602, -85.38053.

Paratype. Costa Rica. (1♂ CNC) Brasilia, Piedrona, 11.016200, -85.359000, 340m, 17.iv.2013, Voucher code: DHJPAR0052309.

Diagnosis.

This species can be separate from J. winnieae because of its almost entirely dark brown metasoma dorsally (almost entirely yellow metasoma dorsally in J. winnieae ). Its yellow metacoxa in turn separates it from J. danieli (which has dark brown metacoxa). J. guanacastensis is also the species with the least defined sublateral carinae on posterior 0.3 of T1.

Description.

Female. Head and mesosoma black; metasoma mostly black to dark brown dorsally (T1 mostly yellow, except for brown, central spot on posterior margin; sometimes T3-T6 with small yellow spots laterally); metasoma mostly yellow laterally and ventrally; scape and pedicel yellow, flagellomeres mostly brown; palpi white; legs yellow; wings with veins mostly brown. Head, including eyes, mostly covered by relatively long and dense setae (except for smooth, setoseless area, centrally on occiput behind ocelli, Fig. 15D ). Anteromesoscutum and scutellar disc with relatively deep and close punctures, and with long, white setae. Posteromedian band of scutellum rugose. Propodeum with complete transverse and longitudinal carinae, and with additional small striae. Fore wing with small, slit-shaped areolet. Metacoxa large, surpassing posterior margin of T3. T1 with longitudinal sulcus on anterior 0.6-0.7, posterior 0.3 with two sublateral carinae which are barely visible (the latter might be an artifact due to specimen condition). T2 transverse, with smoother central area, slightly elevated from coarser lateral areas. T2+ with relatively long, sparse, white setae, which are mostly locate laterally on terga. Hypopygium folded medially and with several pleats. Ovipositor sheaths shorter than metatibia length. Female body measurements (mm). F2 L: 0.23; F3 L: 0.23; F14 L: 0.12; F15 L: 0.11; Malar sulcus L: 0.08; Mandible W: 0.11; T1 L: 0.49; T1 W at posterior margin: 0.18; T1 maximum W: 0.33; T2 W at anterior margin: 0.28; T2 W at posterior margin: 0.37; T2 L: 0.11; Ovipositor sheaths L: 0.82; Body L: 2.70; Fore wing L: 2.85. Malar sulcus L and mandible W are approximate.

Male. As female, but lighter in coloration and less setose. However, those differences might be due to the available specimen being teneral. Male body measurements (mm). F2 L: 0.28; F3 L: 0.27; F14 L: 0.16; F15 L: 0.15; Malar sulcus L: 0.08; Mandible W: 0.08; T1 L: 0.52; T1 W at posterior margin: 0.21; T1 maximum W: 0.38; T2 W at anterior margin: 0.27; T2 W at posterior margin: 0.42; T2 L: 0.13; Metafemur L: 0.90; Metafemur W: 0.28; Metatibia L: 1.14; Inner spur L: 0.33; Outer spur L: 0.20; First segment of Metatarsus L: 0.54; Body L: 3.22; Fore wing L: 3.38.

Biology.

Reared from five species of Depressariidae : Antaeotricha sp. (with specific interim name “Janzen146”), Filinota sp. (with specific interim name “Janzen154”), Stenoma sp. (with specific interim name “Janzen13”), and two other undetermined species with the interim names of "elachJanzen01 Janzen131" and "elachJanzen01 Janzen861".

Distribution.

Costa Rica.

Molecular data.

The holotype and paratype sequences belong to BIN BOLD:AAK9733, which has 11.6% of bp differences compared to the next species in BOLD, which is Janhalacaste danieli .

Etymology.

Named after Area de Conservación Guanacaste, a world icon and example of conservation of tropical ecosystems.

Figures

Figure 15. Janhalacaste guanacastensis female holotype. A Habitus B Head frontal C Fore wing and hind wing D Head and mesosoma, dorsal E Metasoma dorsal F Tergites 1 to 2 G Propodeum.

Figure 16. Janhalacaste guanacastensis male paratype DHJPAR 0052309. A Habitus B Head frontal C Fore wing D Head and mesosoma, dorsal E Metasoma dorsal F Propodeum G Tergites 1 and 2.