A revision of the parasitoid wasp genus Alphomelon Mason with the description of 30 new species (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) Author 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 Author Whitfield, James B. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3031-9106 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA Author Penteado-Dias, Angelica M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8371-5591 Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, Brazil Author Shaw, Scott R. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5024-4594 College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Wyoming, Laramie, USA Author 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 Author Sones, Jayme Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada Author Perez, Kate Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada Author Brown, Allison Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada Author Manjunath, Ramya Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada Author Burns, John M. Department of Entomology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D. C., USA Author Hebert, P. D. N. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3081-6700 Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada Author Smith, M. Alex https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8650-2575 Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada Author Hallwachs, Winnifred University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada Author Janzen, Daniel H. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7335-5107 University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada text ZooKeys 2023 2023-08-16 1175 5 162 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1175.105068 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1175.105068 1313-2970-1175-5 D7BCD6CE4E8C4664BBB9F0D6CEB60FB4 5DFB56AFD476555B982D868A74D00E17 Alphomelon xestopyga Deans, 2003 Figs 47A-G , 86A-F , 87A-F , 88A-F , 89A-C , 103B Distribution. Costa Rica (ACG). Biology. Gregarious, reared from Calpodes esperi , C. ethlius , C. fusta , C. severus , Cobalopsis nero , Cynea irma , Cymaenes odilia trebius , C. Burns01, Joanna joanna , Justinia norda , Morys lyde , M. micythus , M. valerius valda , M. lydeDHJ01, M. lydeDHJ02, Niconiades incomptus , Parphorus decora , Quinta cannae , R. osca , Synapte salenus , S. silius , and Vettius aurelius . DNA barcoding. BINBOLD: AAA1634. Other specimens examined ( 93 females , 32 males ): CNC308749, CNC308837, CNC308838, CNC308839, CNC308840 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), DHJPAR0049842, CNC1620806, CNC1620807, CNC1620808, CNC1620809, CNC1620810, CNC1620811, DHJPAR0051223, CNC1620802, CNC1620803, CNC1620804, CNC1620805, DHJPAR0031632, DHJPAR0053792, DHJPAR0053789, DHJPAR0053751, CNC1620772, CNC1620773, CNC1620774, CNC1620775, CNC1620776, DHJPAR0053767, CNC1620777, DHJPAR0020278, CNC958681, CNC958682 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), DHJPAR0053760, CNC1620778, CNC1620779, CNC1620780, CNC1620781, CNC1620782 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), CNC1620783, CNC1620784, CNC1620785, CNC1620786, CNC1620787, CNC1620788, CNC1620789, CNC1620790, DHJPAR0031616, DHJPAR0031735, DHJPAR0031620, DHJPAR0052957, CNC1620791, CNC1620792, CNC1620793, DHJPAR0053758, CNC1620794, CNC1620795, CNC1620796, CNC1620797, CNC1620798, CNC1620812, CNC1620813, CNC1620814, CNC1620815, CNC1620816, CNC1620817, CNC1620818, CNC1620819, CNC1620820, CNC1620821, CNC1620822, CNC1620823, CNC1620824, CNC1620825, CNC1620826, CNC1620827, CNC1620828, CNC1620829, CNC1620830, CNC1802047, CNC1802048, DHJPAR0053755, CNC1620837, CNC1620831, CNC1620832, CNC1620833, CNC1620834, CNC1620835, CNC1620836, CNC1620799, CNC1620800, CNC1620838, CNC1620839, CNC1620840, CNC1620801, CNC1620841, CNC1620842, CNC1620843, CNC1620844, CNC721102, CNC721114, CNC721118, CNC721119, CNC721122, CNC721123, CNC721125, CNCHYM 00061, CNC721103, CNC721104, CNC721106, CNC721107, CNC721108, CNC721112, CNC721101, CNC721113, CNC721115, CNC721116, CNC721117, CNC721120, CNC721121, CNC721124, CNC721126, CNC280525, CNC721105, CNC721109, CNC721110, CNC721111. Figure 86. Alphomelon xestopyga Deans female CNC308749 A habitus, lateral B head, frontal C head, lateral D wings E metasoma, dorsal F mesosoma, dorsal. Notes. There are some differences between A. xestopyga in the sense of Deans et al. (2003) and the ACG specimens identified as such that we have been able to examine. The species clearly comprises a complex of species, with some specimens we have seen in the CNC collection from other countries besides Costa Rica. Solving this potential complex will require obtaining more DNA barcodes, especially from areas outside of ACG. Figure 87. Alphomelon xestopyga Deans female CNC721122 A habitus, lateral B head, frontal C antenna, lateral D wings E propodeum and metasoma, dorsal F mesosoma, dorsal. Figure 88. Alphomelon xestopyga Deans female CNC1620777 A habitus, lateral B head, lateral C head, frontal D wings E metasoma, dorsal F head and mesosoma, dorsal. Figure 89. Alphomelon xestopyga Deans holotype female USNMENT00828302 A habitus, lateral B habitus, dorsal C close-up of habitus, lateral.