Apanteles federicomatarritai Fernandez-Triana sp. n. Figs 168, 327

Apanteles Rodriguez41 (Smith et al. 2006). Interim name provided by the authors.

Type locality.

COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, ACG, Sector Mundo Nuevo, Mamones, 365m, 10.77074, -85.42874.

Holotype.

♀ in CNC. Specimen labels: 1. DHJPAR0020615. 2. COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, ACG, Sector Mundo Nuevo, Mamones, 24.xii.2007, 10.77074°N, 85.42874°W, 365m, DHJPAR0020615.

Paratypes.

151 ♀, 139 ♂ (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. Mediotergite 1 length/width at posterior margin: 2.3-2.4. Mediotergite 1 maximum width/width at posterior margin: 1.4-1.5. Ovipositor sheaths length/metafemur length: 0.9. Ovipositor sheaths length/metatibia length: 0.8.

Molecular data.

Sequences in BOLD: 38, barcode compliant sequences: 30.

Biology/ecology.

Gregarious (Fig. 327). Hosts: Hesperiidae, Chioides zilpa, Polygonus leo .

Distribution.

Costa Rica, ACG.

Etymology .

We dedicate this species to Federico Matarrita in recognition of his diligent efforts to rebuild and develop the ACG web site at http://www.acguanacaste.ac.cr and guide the parataxonomists into displaying their Species Pages there.