Apanteles diniamartinezae Fernandez-Triana sp. n. Figs 176, 309

Apanteles Rodriguez20 (Smith et al. 2006). Interim name provided by the authors.

Type locality.

COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, ACG, Sector Cacao, Estación Cacao, 1150m, 10.92691, -85.46822.

Holotype.

♀ in CNC. Specimen labels: 1. DHJPAR0002688. 2. COSTA RICA: Guanacaste, Area de Consveración Guanacaste: Sector Cacao: Estación Cacao, 10/15/2002, Mariano Pereira. 3. 02-SRNP-24195, Astraptes augeas, feeding on Hampea appendiculata .

Paratypes.

39 ♀, 40 ♂ (BMNH, CNC, INBIO, INHS, NMNH). COSTA RICA, ACG database codes: See Appendix 2 for detailed label data.

Description.

Female. Metatibia color (outer face): entirely or mostly (>0.7 metatibia length) dark brown to black, with yellow to white coloration usually restricted to anterior 0.2 or less. Fore wing veins color: veins C+Sc+R and R1 with brown coloration restricted narrowly to borders, interior area of those veins and pterostigma (and sometimes veins r, 2RS and 2M) transparent or white; other veins mostly transparent. Antenna length/body length: antenna shorter than body (head to apex of metasoma), not extending beyond anterior 0.7 metasoma length. Body length (head to apex of metasoma): 2.1-2.2 mm or 2.3-2.4 mm. Fore wing length: 2.3-2.4 mm or 2.5-2.6 mm. Metafemur length/width: 2.8-2.9, 3.0-3.1, rarely 3.2-3.3. Mediotergite 1 length/width at posterior margin: 2.1-2.2, 2.3-2.4, rarely 2.9 or more. Mediotergite 1 maximum width/width at posterior margin: 1.4-1.5 or 1.6-1.7. Ovipositor sheaths length/metafemur length: 0.8 or 0.9. Ovipositor sheaths length/metatibia length: 0.7 or 0.8.

Molecular data.

Sequences in BOLD: 75, barcode compliant sequences: 63.

Biology/ecology.

Gregarious (Fig. 309). Hosts: Hesperiidae, Astraptes augeas, Astraptes obstupefactus, Astraptes syncedoche, Astraptes inflatio, Astraptes fruticibus .

Distribution .

Costa Rica, ACG.

Etymology.

We dedicate this species to Dinia Martínez recognition of her diligent efforts for the ACG Programa de Parataxónomos and Estación Biológica Quica.