Apanteles duvalierbricenoi Fernandez-Triana sp. n. Fig. 177

Apanteles Rodriguez165 (Smith et al. 2006). Interim name provided by the authors.

Type locality.

COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, ACG, Sector Santa Rosa, Cafetal, 280m, 10.85827, -85.61089.

Holotype.

♀ in CNC. Specimen labels: 1. DHJPAR0005228. 2. COSTA RICA: Guanacaste: Area de Conservación Guanacaste: Santa Rosa: Cafetal, 07/23/1992, gusaneros. 3. 92-SRNP-3782, Urbanus dorantes, Desmodium distortum.

Paratypes .

6 ♀, 2 ♂ (BMNH, CNC, NMNH). COSTA RICA, ACG database codes: 92-SRNP-3775, 92-SRNP-3792, 95-SRNP-20.

Description.

Female. Metatibia color (outer face): with extended pale coloration (light yellow to orange–yellow), ranging from 0.4 to almost entire metatibia length. 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): 2.3-2.4 mm or 2.5-2.6 mm. Fore wing length: 2.5-2.6 mm. Metafemur length/width: 3.0-3.1 or 3.2-3.3. Mediotergite 1 length/width at posterior margin: 2.7-2.8. Mediotergite 1 maximum width/width at posterior margin: 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: 7, barcode compliant sequences: 0.

Biology/ecology.

Gregarious. Host: Hesperiidae, Urbanus dorantes .

Distribution.

Costa Rica, ACG.

Etymology.

We dedicate this species to Duvalier Briceño in recognition of his diligent efforts for the ACG Parataxonomist Program and Estación Biológica Brasilia of ACG.