Aleiodes pauljohnsoni 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 pauljohnsoni Sharkey sp. nov. Figure 404

Diagnostics.

BOLD:ACM2562. Consensus barcode. AATATTATATTTTTTATTTGGAATATGAGCAGGAATAGTGGGTTCATCAATAAGATTAATTATTCGATTAGAATTAAGAACAAATGGGAGAATTTTAAAAAATGATCAAATTTATAATGGAATAGTAACATTACACGCTTTCATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATAATTGGAGGATTCGGAAATTGATTAATTCCATTAATATTAGGGGCTCCTGACATAGCATTCCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTAATCCCTTCTTTAATACTTTTATTAATTAGAGGGATAATTAATACAGGTGTTGGAACTGGATGAACAATATACCCCCCATTATCATCATTAATCGGACACAATGGTCTTTCAGTAGATATATCTATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCAGGGGCATCATCTATTATAGGAGCAATTAATTTTATTTCAACTATTTTTAATATAAACTTAATAAAAATTAAAATAGATCAAATTATATTATTAATTTGATCTATTTTAATTACTACAATTTTATTATTATTATCATTACCAGTTTTAGCAGGAGCTATTACCATATTATTAACAGACCGAAATTTAAATACAAGATTTTTTGATTTCTCAGGAGGGGGAGACCCAATTTTATTCCAACACCTTTTT.

Holotype ♀.

Guanacaste, Sector Cacao, Sendero Arenale, 10.92471, -85.46738, 1080 meters, caterpillar collection date: 31/x/2013, wasp eclosion date: 20/xi/2013. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Erosia veninotata ( Uraniidae ) feeding on Randia grandifolia ( Rubiaceae )

Host caterpillar and holotype wasp voucher codes. 13-SRNP-36425, DHJPAR0054919.

Paratype.

DHJPAR0054923. Depository: CNC.

Etymology.

Aleiodes pauljohnsoni is named in honor of Paul Johnson’s long-appreciated contributions to publicity for ACG, GDFCF, and now, BioAlfa.

Figures

Figure 404. Aleiodes pauljohnsoni, holotype.