Apanteles alejandromasisi Fernandez-Triana sp. n. Fig. 37

Type locality.

COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, ACG, Sector El Hacha, Sendero Bejuquilla, 280 m, 11.03004, -85.52699.

Holotype.

♀ in CNC. Specimen labels: 1. DHJPAR0012499. 2. COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, ACG, Sector El Hacha, Sendero Bejuquilla, 280 meters, 11.03004 Longitude: -85.52699, D.H. Janzen &♀ in CNC. Specimen labels: 1. DHJPAR0012499. 2. COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, ACG, Sector El Hacha, Sendero Bejuquilla, 280 meters, 11.03004 Longitude: -85.52699, D.H. Janzen & W. Hallwachs..

Description.

Female. Body color: head pale, mesosoma extensively pale (anteromesoscutum and scutellar disc). Antenna color: scape and/or pedicel pale, flagellum dark. Coxae color (pro-, meso-, metacoxa): pale, pale, partially pale/partially dark. Femora color (pro-, meso-, metafemur): pale, pale, mostly pale but posterior 0.2 or less dark. Tibiae color (pro-, meso-, metatibia): pale, pale, mostly pale but with posterior 0.2 or less dark. Tegula and humeral complex color: both pale. Pterostigma color: dark. Fore wing veins color: mostly dark (a few veins may be unpigmented). Body in lateral view: not distinctly flattened dorso–ventrally . Body length (head to apex of metasoma): 3.1-3.2 mm. Fore wing length: 3.3-3.4 mm. Ocular–ocellar line/posterior ocellus diameter: 2.3-2.5. Interocellar distance/posterior ocellus diameter: 2.3-2.5. Antennal flagellomerus 2 length/width: 2.6-2.8. Antennal flagellomerus 14 length/width: 1.7-1.9. Length of flagellomerus 2/length of flagellomerus 14: 2.3-2.5. Tarsal claws: with single basal spine–like seta. Metafemur length/width: 2.8-2.9. Anteromesoscutum: mostly with deep, dense punctures (separated by less than 2.0 × its maximum diam eter). Mesoscutellar disc: mostly punctured. Number of pits in scutoscutellar sulcus: 5 or 6. Maximum height of mesoscutellum lunules/maximum height of lateral face of mesoscutellum: 0.4-0.5. Propodeum areola: partially defined by carinae on posterior 0.3-0.5 of its length, widely open anteriorly. Propodeum background sculpture: mostly sculptured. Mediotergite 1 length/width at posterior margin: 2.6-2.8. Mediotergite 1 shape: mostly parallel–sided for 0.5-0.7 of its length, then narrowing posteriorly so mediotergite anterior width>1.1 × posterior width. Mediotergite 1 sculpture: mostly sculptured, excavated area centrally with transverse striation inside and/or a polished knob centrally on posterior margin of mediotergite. Mediotergite 2 width at posterior margin/length: 3.2-3.5. Mediotergite 2 sculpture: with some sculpture, mostly near posterior margin. Outer margin of hypopygium: with a wide, medially folded, transparent, semi–desclerotized area; usually with 4 or more pleats. Ovipositor thickness: anterior width at most 2.0 × posterior width (beyond ovipositor constriction). Ovipositor sheaths length/metatibial length: 0.8-0.9. Length of fore wing veins r/2RS: 2.3 or more. Length of fore wing veins 2RS/2M: 0.9-1.0. Length of fore wing veins 2M/(RS+M)b: 0.7-0.8. Pterostigma length/width: 2.6-3.0. Point of insertion of vein r in pterostigma: about half way point length of pterostigma. Angle of vein r with fore wing anterior margin: clearly outwards, inclined towards fore wing apex. Shape of junction of veins r and 2RS in fore wing: distinctly but not strongly angled.

Male. Unknown.

Molecular data.

Sequences in BOLD: 1, barcode compliant sequences: 1.

Biology/ecology.

Malaise trapped.

Distribution.

Costa Rica, ACG.

Comments.

This species is very distinctive, characterized by head and most of mediotergite 1 orange, mediotergite 3 partially yellow, and mesoscutellar disc mostly punctured.

Etymology.

We dedicate this species to Alejandro Masis in recognition of his diligent efforts to administrate and protect the entire ACG.