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 CCAB419A-2DB5-53DD-B9B6-D35CEC4FABC3 Alphomelon talidicida (Wilkinson, 1931)Figs 79A–E, 80A–F, 81A–E, 82A–G, 103ADistribution.

Belize, Brazil (MT, PA, PE, SP), Colombia, Costa Rica (ACG), Ecuador, Guyana, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela.

Biology.

Gregarious, reared from Talidessergestus, T.sinois, Talides Burns01, Talides Burns02, Talides Burns03, Talides Burns04 and Thracidesphidon, on at least seven species of Heliconia (Heliconiaceae).

DNA barcoding.

BINBOLD:AAA7259.

Other specimens examined.

(94 females, 16 males): DHJPAR0050959, CNC1802102, CNC1802103, CNC1802104, CNC1802105, CNC1802106, CNC1802107, CNC1802108 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), DHJPAR0050091, CNC1802109, CNC1802110, CNC1802111, CNC1802112, CNC1802113, CNC1802114, CNC1802115, CNC1802116, CNC1802117, DHJPAR0050979, CNC1802118, CNC1802119, CNC1802120, CNC1802121, CNC1802122 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), DHJPAR0050958, CNC1802123, CNC1802124, CNC1802125, CNC1802126, CNC5213175, CNC5213176, CNC5213177, CNC5213178, CNC5213179, CNC5213180, DHJPAR0051199, CNC5213181, CNC5213182, CNC5213183, CNC5213184 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), DHJPAR0054700, CNC5213185, CNC5213186, CNC5213187, CNC5213188, CNC5213189, CNC5213190 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), DHJPAR0055247, DHJPAR0049213, CNC5213191, CNC5213192 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), DHJPAR0053777, CNC5213193, CNC5213194, CNC5213195, CNC5213196, CNC5213197, CNC5213198, CNC5213199, CNC5213200, CNC5213201, CNC5213202, CNC5213203, CNC5213204, CNC5213105, DHJPAR0051203, CNC5213206, CNC5213207, CNC5213208, CNC5213209, CNC5213210, CNC5213211, CNC5213212 (additional specimens in a gel capsule associated with that specimen), CNC721062, CNC721063, CNC721064, CNC721065, CNC721066, CNC721067, CNC721068, CNC721069, CNC721071, CNC721072, CNC721073, CNC721074, CNC721075, CNC721076, CNC721077, CNC280522, CNC721078, CNC721087, CNC721086, CNC721085, CNC721083, CNC721082, CNC721080, CNC721088, CNC721089, CNC721090, CNC721091, CNC721092, CNCHYM 00053, CNCHYM 00054, CNCHYM 00055, CNCHYM 00056, CNC721079, CNC280523, CNC721081, CNC721084, CNC721070.

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Alphomelontalidicida (Wilkinson) female CNC280523 A habitus, lateral B head, frontal C fore wing D metasoma, dorsal E mesosoma, dorsal.

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Alphomelontalidicida (Wilkinson) female CNC721067 A habitus, lateral B head, frontal C head, fronto-lateral D fore wing E metasoma, dorsal F mesosoma, dorsal.

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Alphomelontalidicida (Wilkinson) female CNC721079 A habitus, lateral B head, frontal C wings D head and mesosoma, dorsal E propodeum and metasoma, dorsal.

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Alphomelontalidicida (Wilkinson) female CNC1802118 A head, lateral B habitus, lateral C head, frontal D wings E head and mesosoma, dorsal F metasoma, dorsal G metasoma, lateral.

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Parasite cocoons and caterpillars AAlphomelontalidicida 17-SRNP-30054-DHJ735829 BAlphomelonxestopyga 16-SRNP-55580-DHJ492508.

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