Animalia Hymenoptera Braconidae Fernandez-TrianaJose L.ShimboriEduardo M.WhitfieldJames B.Penteado-DiasAngelica M.ShawScott R.BoudreaultCarolineSonesJaymePerezKateBrownAllisonManjunathRamyaBurnsJohn M.HebertP. D. N.SmithM. AlexHallwachsWinnifredJanzenDaniel H.A revision of the parasitoid wasp genus Alphomelon Mason with the description of 30 new species (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)Zookeys160820231175516210.3897/zookeys.1175.105068 5C08B086-8F16-5D39-A60F-D428240924B3 Alphomelon nanosoma Deans, 2003Figs 52A–F, 53A–F, 54A–F, 55A–G, 56A–C, 100BDistribution.

Brazil (MT), Costa Rica (ACG), Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Trinidad & Tobago.

Biology.

Gregarious, reared from Carystoidesbasoches, C.escalantei, C.hondura, C.orbius, Carystoides Burns01, Carystoides escalanteiDHJ02 on at least 10 palm species (Arecaceae). A previous host record, Cobalopsis sp. on Oryzalatifolia (Deans et al. 2003) could not be confirmed.

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Alphomelonnanosoma Deans female CNC704374 A habitus, lateral B head, frontal C fore wing D head, fronto-lateral E metasoma, dorsal F mesosoma, dorsal.

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Alphomelonnanosoma Deans female CNC704379 A habitus, lateral B head, frontal C fore wing D antennae, dorso-lateral E propodeum and metasoma, dorsal F mesosoma, lateral.

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Alphomelonnanosoma Deans female CNC1802093 A habitus, lateral B head, frontal C head, lateral D wings E propodeum and metasoma, dorsal F mesosoma, dorsal.

https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/893156DNA barcoding.

BINBOLD:AAB9792.

Other specimens examined.

(83 females, 17 males, 1 sex unknown): CNC1802049, CNC1802050, CNC1802051, CNC1802052, CNC1802053, CNC1802054, CNC1802055, CNC1802056, CNC1802057, CNC1802058, CNC1802059, CNC1802060, CNC1802061, CNC1802062 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), CNC1802063, CNC1802064, CNC1802065, DHJPAR0052916, CNC1802066, CNC1802067, CNC1802068, CNC1802069, CNC1802070, CNC1802071, CNC1802072, CNC1802073, CNC1802074, CNC1802075, CNC1802076, CNC1802077, CNC1802078, CNC1802079, DHJPAR0051812, CNC1802080, CNC1802081, CNC1802082, CNC1802083, CNC1802084, CNC1802085 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), DHJPAR0054602, CNC1802086, CNC1802087, CNC1802088, CNC1802089, CNC1802090, CNC1802091, CNC1802092, CNC1802093, CNC1802094, CNC1802095, CNC1802096, DHJPAR0054600, CNC1802097, CNC1802098, CNC1802099, CNC1802100, CNC1802101 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), CNC280519, CNCHYM 00042, CNCHYM 00038, CNCHYM 00039, CNCHYM 00040, CNCHYM 00041, CNC704368, CNC704369, CNC704370, CNC704371, CNC704372, CNC704373, CNC704374, CNC704375, CNC704376, CNC704377, CNC704378, CNC704379, CNC704380, CNC704381, CNC704382, CNC704383, CNC704384, CNC704385, CNC704386, CNC704387, CNC721027, CNC721028, CNC721029, CNC721030, CNC721031, CNC721032, CNC721033, CNC721034, CNC721035, CNC721036, CNC721037, CNC721038, CNC721039, CNC721040, CNC721041, CNC721042, CNC721043, CNC721044.

Notes.

Based on the material studied, A.nanosoma could include a complex of species (all comparatively of smaller size than most Alphomelon species). Pending the availability of more DNA barcodes from more specimens, especially from South America, we keep for now all known specimens within the same species.

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Alphomelonnanosoma Deans female DHJPAR0052916 A habitus, lateral B ovipositor, lateral C head, frontal D head, lateral E wings F metasoma, dorsal G mesosoma, dorsal.

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Alphomelonnanosoma Deans holotype female USNMENT00828300 A close-up of habitus, lateral B habitus, dorsal C habitus, lateral.

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Parasite cocoons and caterpillars AAlphomelonmikesharkeyi 09-SRNP-72362-DHJ474249 BAlphomelonnanosoma 15-SRNP-31923-DHJ728702.

https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/893202DeansARWhitfieldJBJanzenDH (2003) Taxonomy and natural history of the Microgastrinae genus Alphomelon Mason (Hymenoptera: Braconidae).Journal of Hymenoptera Research12(1): 1–41. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/32897