Chelonus rodrigogamezi 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

Chelonus rodrigogamezi Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 156

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAJ0362. Consensus barcode. AATATTATATTTTATTTTTGGGATATGATGTGGGGTTTTAGGRTTRTCTYTAAGTATACTAATTCGAATGGAATTAAGAATAACTGGGAGGTTATTTATAAATGATCAATTATATAATAGAATTGTAACTTTACATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATGGTTATGCCTGTYATGATTGGYGGATTTGGTAATTGATTAATTCCYYTAATGTTGGGTTTACCTGATATAGCATTYCCTCGAATGAATAATATAAGTTATTGATTATTAATYCCYTCATTATTTATATTATTAATAAGGGGATTTATTAATATAGGTGTGGGYACTGGATGAACAGTTTATCCYCCTTTATCTTTATTAATTGGTCATGGGGGTATTTCAGTAGATATRTCAATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCTGGGGCTTCTTCAATTATAGGTGCTATTAATTTTATTACTACYATTATAAATATATGAATAAATAAGAAATTTATAGATAAATATCCTTTATTTGTATGATCTGTATTAATTACAGCATTTTTATTATTATTATCTTTRCCTGTATTGGCAGGGGCTATTACTATATTATTAAGTGATCGTAATATGAATACAAGRTTTTTTGATCCYTCAGGAGGAGGAGAYCCAATTTTATAYCAACAYTTWWTT.

Holotype ♂.

Alajuela, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Sendero Juntas, 10.907, -85.288, 400 meters, caterpillar collection date: 03/vi/2010, wasp eclosion date: 19/vi/2010. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Antaeotricha Janzen88 ( Depressariidae ).

Caterpillar and holotype voucher codes. 10-SRNP-41977, DHJPAR0040365.

Paratypes.

Hosts = Antaeotricha Janzen88. DHJPAR0029168, DHJPAR0040359, DHJPAR0040360, DHJPAR0040361, DHJPAR0040362, DHJPAR0040363, DHJPAR0040370, DHJPAR0042097, DHJPAR0046937, DHJPAR0048098, DHJPAR0048099, DHJPAR0050074, DHJPAR0050121, DHJPAR0051329, DHJPAR0051335, DHJPAR0051341, DHJPAR0052880, DHJPAR0052884, DHJPAR0052885, DHJPAR0052888, DHJPAR0052892, DHJPAR0052893, DHJPAR0052894, DHJPAR0052895, DHJPAR0053675, DHJPAR0053680, DHJPAR0054554, DHJPAR0054558, DHJPAR0054562, DHJPAR0054565, DHJPAR0055230, DHJPAR0055358, DHJPAR0055359, DHJPAR0055361, DHJPAR0055362, DHJPAR0055374, DHJPAR0055375, DHJPAR0055378, DHJPAR0055383, DHJPAR0055385, DHJPAR0055394, DHJPAR0055401, DHJPAR0055993, DHJPAR0055994, DHJPAR0055999, DHJPAR0056001, DHJPAR0056349, DHJPAR0056352, DHJPAR0056951, DHJPAR0056953, DHJPAR0056956, DHJPAR0056959, DHJPAR0056971, DHJPAR0062574, DHJPAR0062575.

Etymology.

Chelonus rodrigogamezi is named to honor Dr. Rodrigo Gámez for his founding role for ACG both logistically and philosophically, and then the same for INBio and its enormous impact on Costa Rica and the international world of conservation through national biodevelopment.

Figures

Figure 156. Chelonus rodrigogamezi, holotype.