Alphomelon christerhanssoni Fernandez-Triana & Shimbori, 2023

Fernandez-Triana, Jose L., Shimbori, Eduardo M., Whitfield, James B., Penteado-Dias, Angelica M., Shaw, Scott R., Boudreault, Caroline, Sones, Jayme, Perez, Kate, Brown, Allison, Manjunath, Ramya, Burns, John M., Hebert, P. D. N., Smith, M. Alex, Hallwachs, Winnifred & Janzen, Daniel H., 2023, A revision of the parasitoid wasp genus Alphomelon Mason with the description of 30 new species (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), ZooKeys 1175, pp. 5-162 : 5

Alphomelon christerhanssoni Fernandez-Triana & Shimbori sp. nov.

Figs 17A-G , 94A

Type material.

Holotype. Costa Rica • Female, CNC; Alajuela, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Quebrada Escondida, 10°53'57.41"N, 85°16'29.50"W, 420m; 21.III.2013; ex. Carystina aurifer ; coll. Pablo Umana Calderon; Voucher code: CNC308752; Host voucher code: 13-SRNP-41090.

Paratypes. Costa Rica • 63 females, 6 males, CNC; DHJPAR0051210, DHJPAR0051778, DHJPAR0038130, DHJPAR0034208, CNC308762, CNC308761, CNC308763, CNC308764, CNC308765, CNC308766, CNC308767, CNC308768, CNC308769, CNC308770, CNC308771, CNC308772, CNC308773, CNC308774, CNC308775, CNC308776, CNC308777, CNC308778, CNC308779, CNC308780, CNC308781 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), CNC308782, DHJPAR0052972, CNC308753, CNC308754, CNC308755, CNC308756, CNC308757 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), DHJPAR0041775, DHJPAR0038131, CNC308786, CNC308783 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), DHJPAR0038970, DHJPAR0030718, DHJPAR0041792, DHJPAR0047129, CNC308784, CNC308785 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), CNC958829, CNC958831, CNC958830, CNC958832 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), DHJPAR0039878, DHJPAR0055257, CNC308787, CNC308788, CNC308789, CNC308790, CNC308791, CNC308792, CNC308793, CNC308794, CNC308795, DHJPAR0053105, CNC308800, CNC308801, DHJPAR0020200, CNC308796, CNC308797, DHJPAR0053730, CNC308798, CNC308799, DHJPAR0054626, CNC308802, CNC308803.

Distribution.

Costa Rica (ACG).

Biology.

Gregarious, reared from Aides brino , Carystina aurifer , and Dubiella belpa .

DNA barcoding.

BINBOLD:AAB0787.

Etymology.

Named after Mr. Christer Hansson in honor of his dedication to the taxonomy of the Eulophidae ( Chalcidoidea ) of Costa Rica.

Diagnostic description.

White patch on gena: extending to occiput and onto clypeus. Tegula/humeral complex color: yellow/ partially yellow and partially brown. Mesonotum color: mostly dark brown to black. Metasoma color: mostly black or dark brown. Tarsal claws spines: 1. Pterostigma shape: comparatively more elongate, its length ≥ 3.0 × its central height and more triangular with its two lower margins more or less straight. T1 sculpture: entirely to mostly smooth. T1 central ridge: clearly marked by two raised carinae. T2 sculpture: entirely to mostly smooth. Ovipositor sheaths length: longer than first segment of metatarsus. Body length: 3.6-3.9 mm. Fore wing length: 3.4-3.8 mm.

Figures

Figure 17. Alphomelon christerhanssoni Fernandez-Triana & Shimbori holotype female CNC 308752 A head, lateral B habitus, lateral C head, frontal D ovipositor, lateral E wings, F propodeum and metasoma, dorsal G mesosoma, dorsal.

Figure 94. Parasite cocoons A Alphomelon christerhanssoni 16 - SRNP- 65052 - DHJ 488258 B Alphomelon diniamartinezae 15 - SRNP- 30195 - DHJ 803603.