Apanteles vannesabrenesae Fernandez-Triana sp. n. Figs 34, 233

Apanteles Rodriguez122. Smith et al. (2008). Interim name provided by the authors.

Type locality.

COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, ACG, Sector Cacao, Sendero Derrumbe, 1220m, 10.92918, -85.46426.

Holotype.

♀ in CNC. Specimen labels: 1. Costa Rica: Guanacaste, ACG, Sector Cacao, Sendero Derrumbe, 06.vi.2006, 1220m, 10.92918, -85.46426, DHJPAR0012049.

Paratypes.

19 ♀, 5 ♂ (BMNH, CNC, INBIO, INHS, NMNH). COSTA RICA, ACG database codes: DHJPAR0012053, DHJPAR0013104, DHJPAR0013103, DHJPAR0013108, DHJPAR0013109, DHJPAR0013110, DHJPAR0013112, DHJPAR0013117, DHJPAR0013503, DHJPAR0034267.

Description.

Female. Body color: head and mesosoma mostly dark, metasoma with some tergites and/or most of sternites pale. Antenna color: scape, pedicel, and flagellum dark. Coxae color (pro-, meso-, metacoxa): pale, pale, partially pale/partially dark. Femora color (pro-, meso-, metafemur): pale, pale, mostly pale but with dark area dorsally. Tibiae color (pro-, meso-, metatibia): pale, pale, anteriorly pale/posteriorly dark. Tegula and humeral complex color: both pale. Pterostigma color: dark with pale spot at base. Fore wing veins color: mostly dark (a few veins may be unpigmented). Antenna length/body length: antenna about as long as body (head to apex of metasoma); if slightly shorter, at least extending beyond anterior 0.7 metasoma length. Body in lateral view: not distinctly flattened dorso–ventrally . Body length (head to apex of metasoma): 2.5-2.6 mm, 2.7-2.8 mm, 2.9-3.0 mm, rarely 3.1-3.2 mm. Fore wing length: 2.7-2.8 mm, 2.9-3.0 mm, 3.1-3.2 mm, rarely 3.3-3.4 mm or 3.5-3.6 mm. Ocular–ocellar line/posterior ocellus diameter: 2.3-2.5. Interocellar distance/posterior ocellus diameter: 1.7-1.9. 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: 2.0-2.2. Tarsal claws: simple. Metafemur length/width: 2.8-2.9. Metatibia inner spur length/metabasitarsus length: 0.4-0.5. Anteromesoscutum: mostly with deep, dense punctures (separated by less than 2.0 × its maximum diameter). Mesoscutellar disc: with a few sparse punctures, with punctures near margins, central part mostly smooth, rarely mostly punctured. Number of pits in scutoscutellar sulcus: 7 or 8, rarely 5 or 6. Maximum height of mesoscutellum lunules/maximum height of lateral face of mesoscutellum: 0.4-0.5. Propodeum areola: completely defined by carinae, including transverse carina extending to spiracle. Propodeum background sculpture: mostly sculptured. Mediotergite 1 length/width at posterior margin: 2.3-2.5. 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: with some sculpture near lateral margins and/or posterior 0.2-0.4 of mediotergite. Mediotergite 2 width at posterior margin/length: 3.6-3.9. Mediotergite 2 sculpture: mostly smooth. Outer margin of hypopygium: with a wide, medially folded, transparent, semi–desclerotized area; usually with 4 or more pleats. Ovipositor thickness: about same width throughout its length. Ovipositor sheaths length/metatibial length: 0.6-0.7, rarely 0.4-0.5. Length of fore wing veins r/2RS: 1.4-1.6. Length of fore wing veins 2RS/2M: 0.9-1.0. Length of fore wing veins 2M/(RS+M)b: 1.1-1.3. 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: more or less perpendicular to fore wing margin or clearly outwards, inclined towards fore wing apex. Shape of junction of veins r and 2RS in fore wing: strongly angulated, sometimes with a knob.

Male. As in female, but specimens tend to be slightly darker.

Molecular data.

Sequences in BOLD: 15, barcode compliant sequences: 15.

Biology/ecology.

Gregarious (Fig. 233). Hosts: Tortricidae, Anacrusis nephrodes, Anacrusis ellensatterleeae, Anacrusis terrimccarthyae .

Distribution.

Costa Rica, ACG.

Etymology.

We dedicate this species to Vannesa Brenes in recognition of her diligent efforts for the ACG Horizontes Forest Experiment Station.