Macrocentrus iangauldi Sharkey & van Achterberg, 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

Macrocentrus iangauldi Sharkey & van Achterberg sp. nov. Figure 308

Diagnostics.

BOLD:ABY7812. Consensus barcode. TATATTGTATTTTTTATTTGGTGTATGATCTGGGGTATTAGGTTTGTCACTAAGTTTAATTATTCGTATAGAATTAGGTCAAATTGGTTCATTTATTGGAAATGATCAAATTTATAATAGTATTGTTACTTYTCATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGGGGGTTTGGAAATTGATTAATTCCTTTAATATTAGGAAGTGTTGATATAGCTTTTCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTAATTCCTTCTTTAATATTATTAATTTTAAGAGGATTTATAAATATTGGTGTAGGTACAGGATGAACAGTTTATCCTCCTTTATCATTAAATATTAGTCATATAGGAATTTCTGTAGATATATCTATTTTTTCATTACACTTGGCTGGTATTTCTTCAATTATAGGTGCTATTAATTTTATTGTTACTATTATAAATATACGAAATTATGGGGTATTAATAGATAAAATTAGATTATTATCATGATCKATTTTAATTACAGCTATTTTATTATTATTATCTTTACCTGTTTTAGCTGGTGCTATTACAATATTGTTAACTGATCGTAATTTAAATACATCTTTTTTTGATCCTGCCGGAGGGGGGGATCCTATTTTATACCAACATTTATTT. Easily recognizable by the pale yellowish R1 vein contrasting with mainly dark brown veins of the infuscated middle third of the forewing. In addition, is the first metasomal tergite robust, approx. 2.3 × longer than its apical width and vein 1Cua slightly widened and slightly longer than vein cu-a.

Holotype ♀.

Alajuela, Brasilia, Piedrona, 11.01618, -85.35902, 340 meters, caterpillar collection date: 26/x/2011, wasp eclosion date: 10/xi/2011. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Antaeotricha Janzen290 ( Depressariidae ) feeding on Inga oerstediana ( Fabaceae ).

Caterpillar and holotype voucher codes. 11-SRNP-66121, DHJPAR0046828.

Paratypes.

Hosts = Janzen433, Antaeotricha marmorea , Antaeotricha Janzen31, Antaeotricha Janzen77 ( Depressariidae ). DHJPAR0045869, DHJPAR0045871, DHJPAR0045874, DHJPAR0046846, DHJPAR0048262, DHJPAR0048274. Depository: CNC.

Etymology.

Macrocentrus iangauldi is named to honor Dr. Ian Gauld (RIP) for his decades of highly enthusiastic support for all things taxonomic and bioinventory of Costa Rica in general and ACG specifically, with special emphasis on wasps in the family Ichneumonidae .

Figures

Figure 308. Macrocentrus iangauldi, holotype.