A revision of the parasitoid wasp genus Alphomelon Mason with the description of 30 new species (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)
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Fernandez-Triana, Jose L.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0425-0309
Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, 960 Carling Ave., Ottawa, K 1 A 0 C 6, Canada
cnc.braconidae@gmail.com
Author
Shimbori, Eduardo M.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4655-2591
Coleccion Nacional de Insectos, Instituto de Biologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Tercer Circuito, S / N, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacan, C. P. 04510, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
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Whitfield, James B.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3031-9106
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
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Penteado-Dias, Angelica M.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8371-5591
Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, Brazil
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Shaw, Scott R.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5024-4594
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Wyoming, Laramie, USA
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Boudreault, Caroline
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4511-2626
Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, 960 Carling Ave., Ottawa, K 1 A 0 C 6, Canada
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Sones, Jayme
Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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Perez, Kate
Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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Brown, Allison
Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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Manjunath, Ramya
Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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Burns, John M.
Department of Entomology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D. C., USA
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Hebert, P. D. N.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3081-6700
Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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Smith, M. Alex
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8650-2575
Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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Hallwachs, Winnifred
University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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Janzen, Daniel H.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7335-5107
University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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ZooKeys
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2023-08-16
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1175.105068
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1175.105068
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Alphomelon diniamartinezae Fernandez-Triana & Shimbori
sp. nov.
Figs 26A-F
, 94B
Type material.
Holotype
.
Costa Rica • Female, CNC; Alajuela, Area de
Conservacion
Guanacaste, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Laureles,
10°55'59.48"N
,
85°15'12.06"W
, 95m; 21.X.2006; ex.
Niconiades incomptus
; coll. Anabelle Cordoba; Voucher code: DHJPAR0012804; Host voucher code: 06-SRNP-43998.
Paratypes
.
Costa Rica • 2 females, 1 male, CNC; CNC1180084, CNC1180085, CNC1180086.
Distribution.
Costa Rica (ACG).
Biology.
Gregarious, reared from
Niconiades incomptus
.
DNA barcoding.
BINBOLD:AAE2209.
Etymology.
Named in honor of Srta. Dinia
Martinez
in honor of her decades of teamwork in the ACG parataxonomist team.
Diagnostic description.
White patch on gena: extending to occiput and onto clypeus. Tegula/humeral complex color: yellow/yellow. Mesonotum color: mostly dark brown to black. Metasoma color: mostly black or dark brown. Tarsal claws spines: 3. Pterostigma shape: comparatively less elongate, its length ≤ 2.5
x
its central height and usually more rounded with at least one of its lower margins curved. T1 sculpture: entirely to mostly smooth. T1 central ridge: absent. T2 sculpture: entirely to mostly smooth. Ovipositor sheaths length: longer than first segment of metatarsus. Body length: 2.5-2.8mm. Fore wing length: 2.6-2.8 mm.
Figure 26.
Alphomelon diniamartinezae
Fernandez-Triana & Shimbori holotype female DHJPAR0012804
A
head, frontal
B
head, lateral
C
habitus, lateral
D
fore wing
E
metasoma, dorsal
F
mesosoma, dorsal.