Aleiodes normwoodleyi Sharkey, 2021

Sharkey, Michael J., Janzen, Daniel H., Hallwachs, Winnie, Chapman, Eric G., Smith, M. Alex, Dapkey, Tanya, Brown, Allison, Ratnasingham, Sujeevan, Naik, Suresh, Manjunath, Ramya, Perez, Kate, Milton, Megan, Hebert, Paul, Shaw, Scott R., Kittel, Rebecca N., Solis, M. Alma, Metz, Mark A., Goldstein, Paul Z., Brown, John W., Quicke, Donald L. J., Achterberg, C. van, Brown, Brian V. & Burns, John M., 2021, Minimalist revision and description of 403 new species in 11 subfamilies of Costa Rican braconid parasitoid wasps, including host records for 219 species, ZooKeys 1013, pp. 1-665 : 1

Aleiodes normwoodleyi Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 401

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAJ4076. Consensus barcode. AGTTTTATACTTTTTATTTGGAATATGAGCAGGAATAATTGGCTTATCAATAAGCCTAATTATTCGATTAGAATTAAGAATAAGAGGAAGTATTCTTAAAAATGATCAAATTTATAATGGTATAGTAACTTTACATGCTTTTGTTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATAATTGGGGGGTTTGGAAATTGATTAATTCCATTAATGTTAGGAGCCCCTGATATAGCTTTCCCCCGCATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTAATTCCCTCTTTAATACTTCTATTAATTAGAGGATTAATTAATACAGGAGTAGGGACAGGATGAACTATATACCCCCCATTATCATCATTAATTGGCCATAATGGAATTTGTGTAGATATATCAATTTTTTCATTACATTTAGCTGGAGCCTCATCAATTATAGGAGCAATTAATTTTATTTCAACTATTTTTAATATAAACTTAATAACTATTAAAATAGATCAAATTACATTATTAATTTGCTATTTTAATTACTACAATTTTATTATTATTATCTTTACCAGTTTAGCAGGGGCAATTACTATACTATTAACAGATCGAAATTTAAATACAAGATTTTTG---------------------------------------------. The similar Aleiodes leptocarina Fortier, 2000 was reared in Costa Rica and is also a gregarious species. Its host is unknown and described simply as a "large caterpillar." The two species differ in numerous ways: one of the most obvious is that the antenna of A. leptocarina are "honey yellow" differing from the melanic antenna of A. normwoodleyi .

Holotype ♀.

Alajuela, Sector San Cristobal, Finca San Gabriel, 10.87766, -85.39343, 645 meters, caterpillar collection date: 3/xii/2008, wasp eclosion date: 19/xii/2008. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Dysschema viuda ( Erebidae ) feeding on Zanthoxylum riedelianum ( Rutaceae ). Gregarious parasitoid with 80 specimens emerging.

Host caterpillar and holotype wasp voucher codes. 08-SRNP-6195, DHJPAR0030719.

Paratypes.

None.

Etymology.

Aleiodes normwoodleyi is named in honor of Norm Woodley’s long-appreciated contributions to publicity for ACG, GDFCF, and now, BioAlfa.

Note.

This is the fourth species of Aleiodes known to be gregarious (Fortier 2000).

Figures

Figure 401. Aleiodes normwoodleyi, holotype.