Type material.

Taxon classification

Animalia

Hymenoptera

Braconidae

Fernandez-Triana

Jose L.

Shimbori

Eduardo M.

Whitfield

James B.

Penteado-Dias

Angelica M.

Shaw

Scott R.

Boudreault

Caroline

Sones

Jayme

Perez

Kate

Brown

Allison

Manjunath

Ramya

Burns

John M.

Hebert

P. D. N.

Smith

M. Alex

Hallwachs

Winnifred

Janzen

Daniel H.

A revision of the parasitoid wasp genus

Alphomelon

Mason with the description of 30 new species (

Hymenoptera

Braconidae

)

Zookeys1608202311755162

10.3897/zookeys.1175.105068

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Alphomelon

josecortesi

https://zoobank.org/D3242314-8BDA-4EF2-ABD7-A75AD54D7890

Fernandez-Triana & Shimbori

sp. nov.

Figs 42A–G, 43A–G, 48A–F, 97B, 99B

Type material.

Holotype. Costa Rica • Female, CNC; Guanacaste, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector Pitilla, Sendero Orosilito, 10°58'59.88"N, 85°26'10.32"W, 900m; 14.I.2013; ex. Verticasubrufescens; coll. Freddy Quesada; Voucher code: DHJPAR0051219; Host voucher code: 13-SRNP-30133.

Paratypes. Costa Rica • 37 females, 3 males, CNC; CNC1801997, CNC1801998, CNC1801999, CNC1802000, CNC1802001, CNC1802002, CNC1802003, DHJPAR0041756, DHJPAR0052937, CNC1802004, CNC1802005, CNC1802006, CNC1802007, CNC1802008, CNC1802009, DHJPAR0051213, CNC1802010, CNC1802011, CNC1802012, CNC1802013, CNC1802014, CNC1802015, CNC1802016, CNC1802017, CNC1802018, CNC1802019, CNC1802020, DHJPAR0055445, CNC1802021, CNC1802022, CNC1802023, CNC1802024, CNC1802025, CNC1802026, CNC1802027, CNC1802028, CNC958823, CNC958824, CNC958825 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), DHJPAR0034230.

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Figure 42.

Alphomelonjosecortesi Fernandez-Triana & Shimbori holotype female DHJPAR0051219 A head, frontal B head, lateral C habitus, lateral D wings E metasoma, lateral F metasoma, dorsal G mesosoma, dorsal.

https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/893144

Distribution.

Costa Rica (ACG).

Biology.

Gregarious, reared from Verticasubrufescens on at least 34 palm species (Arecaceae).

DNA barcoding.

BINBOLD:AAB6733.

Etymology.

Named in honor of Sr. José Cortés in honor of his 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/brown or brown/brown. Mesonotum color: mostly dark brown to black. Metasoma color: mostly black or dark brown. Tarsal claws spines: 3 or 4. Pterostigma shape: comparatively more elongate, its length ≥ 3.0× its central height and more triangular with its two lower margins more or less straight. T1 sculpture: strongly sculptured on at least apical half or more. T1 central ridge: clearly marked by two raised carinae. T2 sculpture: entirely to mostly smooth. Ovipositor sheaths length: longer than first segment of metatarsus. Body length: 4.1–4.2 mm. Fore wing length: 4.0–4.3 mm.

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Figure 43.

Alphomelonjosecortesi Fernandez-Triana & Shimbori paratype female CNC1802002 A ovipositor, lateral B habitus, lateral C head, frontal D head, lateral E wings F metasoma, dorsal G mesosoma, dorsal.

https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/893145

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Figure 48.

Alphomelonjosecortesi Fernandez-Triana & Shimbori paratype female DHJPAR0051213. A habitus, lateral B head, frontal C wings D mesosoma, dorsal E metasoma, dorsal F propodeum and T1, dorsal.

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Figure 97.

Parasite cocoons AAlphomelonhazelcambroneroae 17-SRNP-27155-DHJ731343 BAlphomelonjosecortesi 15-SRNP-32024-DHJ728940.

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Figure 99.

Parasite cocoons and caterpillars AAlphomelonmanuelriosi 15-SRNP-31843-DHJ728686 BAlphomelonjosecortesi 15-SRNP-2670-DHJ704019.

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