The Doryctinae (Braconidae) of Costa Rica: genera and species of the tribe Heterospilini Author Marsh, Paul M. Author Wild, Alexander L. Author Whitfield, James B. text ZooKeys 2013 347 1 474 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.347.6002 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.347.6002 1313-2970-347-1 52232D18DD784A84882CACA428B4A9D2 52232D18DD784A84882CACA428B4A9D2 Heterospilus apollo Marsh sp. n. Figure 210 Female. Body size: 3.0 mm. Color: head dark brown, face somewhat lighter; scape light brown without lateral brown stripe; flagellum brown with apical 5-7 flagellomeres white; mesosoma dark brown with propleuron, mesoscutum and venter honey yellow; wing veins including stigma brown; coxae, trochanters, basal 1/5 of femora yellow, remainder of legs brown; metasomal terga 1 and 2 dark brown, remainder of terga honey yellow. Head: vertex smooth; frons smooth; face smooth; temple in dorsal view narrow, sloping behind eye, width less than 1/2 eye width; malar space equal to 1/4 eye height; ocell-ocular distance greater than 2.5 times diameter of lateral ocellus; 20 flagellomeres. Mesosoma: mesoscutal lobes smooth; notauli smooth, meeting posteriorly in unsculptured area except for 2 converging carinae; scutellum smooth; prescutellar furrow with 3-5 cross carinae; mesopleuron smooth; precoxal sulcus smooth, shorter than mesopleuron; venter smooth; propodeum with basal median areas margined, smooth, basal median carina present, short, areola distinctly margined, areolar area rugose, lateral areas entirely rugose. Wings: fore wing vein r shorter than vein 3RSa, vein 1cu-a interstitial with vein 1M; hind wing vein SC+R present, vein M+CU shorter than vein 1M. Metasoma: first tergum longitudinally costate, length nearly 3 times apical width; second tergum longitudinally costate; anterior transverse groove present, straight; posterior transverse groove weak or absent; third tergum entirely smooth; terga 4-7 smooth; ovipositor 3/4 length of metasoma. Holotype female. Top label (white, printed) - Costa Rica: Puntarenas [;] San Vito, Estac. Biol. [;] Las Alturas, 1500m [;] xi.1991, Paul Hanson; second label (red, par tially printed and hand written) - HOLOTYPE [;] Heterospilus [;] apollo [;] P. Marsh. Deposited in ESUW. Paratypes. Known only from the holotype. Comments. The long and narrow metasomal tergum 1, the bicolored mesosoma and the white apical annulus of the flagellum are distinctive for this species. Etymology. Named for the Greek god Apollo. Figure 210. Heterospilus apollo Marsh, sp. n., holotype.