Revision of the genus Promicrogaster (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) from Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Costa Rica, with a key to all species previously described from Mesoamerica Author Fernandez-Triana, Jose Canadian National Collection of Insects, 960 Carling Ave., Ottawa, ON K 1 A 0 C 6 Canada Author Boudreault, Caroline https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4511-2626 Canadian National Collection of Insects, 960 Carling Ave., Ottawa, ON K 1 A 0 C 6 Canada Author Dapkey, Tanya Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 - 6018 USA Author Smith, M. Alex https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8650-2575 Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N 1 G 2 W 1 Canada Author Rodriguez, J. Dept. of Natural Sciences, University of Virginia's College at Wise, Wise, VA 24293 USA Author Hallwachs, Winnie Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 - 6018 USA Author Janzen, Daniel H. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7335-5107 Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 - 6018 USA text Journal of Hymenoptera Research 2016 2016-06-27 50 25 79 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/JHR.50.8220 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/JHR.50.8220 1314-2607-50-25 8899289F770746669D57068469D75918 3037FFE8FF9F4238FFD37D19D80B417B 125226 Promicrogaster daretrizoi Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault sp. n. Figs 33-38 Holotype. Female, CNC. COSTA RICA, Alajuela, Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector San Cristobal, Bosque Trampa Malaise, 815m, 10.86280 , -85.38460 . DNA Voucher code: DHJPAR0025899. Paratypes . 12♀, 37♂ (CNC, NMNH, BMNH, INBio). Costa Rica, Alajuela, ACG, same locality than holotype; Sector San Cristobal , Rio Blanco Abajo, 10.9, -85.373, 500m; Sector San Cristobal , Potrero Argentina, 10.89, -85.388, 520m; Sector San Cristobal , Estacion San Gerardo, 10.88, -85.389, 575m; Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Vado Rio Francia, 10.901 , -85.289 , 400m. DNA Voucher codes: DHJPAR0025506, DHJPAR0024792, DHJPAR0025676, DHJPAR0025820, DHJPAR0025821, DHJPAR0025872, DHJPAR0025873, DHJPAR0025874, DHJPAR0025908, DHJPAR0025945, DHJPAR0025953, DHJPAR0025963, DHJPAR0025968, DHJPAR0025971, DHJPAR0025973, DHJPAR0025980, DHJPAR0025986, DHJPAR0025989, DHJPAR0025999, DHJPAR0026006, DHJPAR0026009, DHJPAR0026010, DHJPAR0026011, DHJPAR0026015, DHJPAR0026023, DHJPAR0026025, DHJPAR0026041, DHJPAR0026044, DHJPAR0026057, DHJPAR0026072, DHJPAR0026077, DHJPAR0027603, DHJPAR0027604, DHJPAR0027611, DHJPAR0027615, DHJPAR0027617, DHJPAR0027624, DHJPAR0027630, DHJPAR0027634, DHJPAR0027638, DHJPAR0027640, DHJPAR0027642, DHJPAR0027643, DHJPAR0027662, DHJPAR0027665, DHJPAR0027674, DHJPAR0027677, DHJPAR0027694, DHJPAR0027702. Description. Head: mostly black, labrum and mandibles yellow. Flagellomeres: flagellomeres 1-8 and 15-16 dark brown, flagellomeres 9-14 (sometimes only 10-14) yellow white. Mesosoma: black. Tegula: dark brown. Metasoma (dorsally): black to dark brown. Metacoxa: mostly orange-yellow but with small brown spot dorsally. Malar distance: less than 0.2 x eye length. Fore wing areolet: present. T1 sculpture: mostly sculptured. T2 sculpture: mostly sculptured, except for smooth central area. Ocular-ocellar line: 0.10-0.11 mm. Interocellar distance: 0.06-0.08 mm. Posterior ocellus diameter: 0.05-0.06 mm. Body length: 2.49-2.75 mm. Fore wing length: 2.55-2.86 mm. Ovipositor length: 1.67-1.90 mm. Metacoxa length: 0.63-0.72 mm. Metafemur length: 0.73-0.81 mm. Metatibia length: 0.89-1.01 mm. T1 length/width at posterior margin: 0.32-0.40 mm/ mm. T2 length/width at posterior margin: 0.06-0.10 mm/ 0.15-0.33 mm. Distribution. Costa Rica (ACG, mid-elevation rain forest). Etymology. Promicrogaster daretrizoi is named in honor of 12-year-old Daret Rizo Aleman from the Colonia Bolanos school for his growing enthusiasm for understanding and protecting the wild nature that occurs in his homeland.