Dolichogenidea alixhamiltonae Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault sp. nov.

Figs 15 A – F, 16 A – G

Type material.

Holotype. Costa Rica • Female, CNC; Guanacaste, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector Santa Rosa, Bosque San Emilio; 10.8439, -85.6138; 300 m; 07.vii.1983; Host: Banisia myrsusalisDHJ 01; Voucher code: CNC 1179780; Host voucher code: 83-SRNP-912 . Paratypes. Costa Rica • 4 Females, 1 Male, CNC; CNC 5342701, CNC 5342702, CNC 5342703, CNC 5342704, CNC 5342705 .

Other material.

Costa Rica • 1 Female, CNC; DHJPAR 0004274 .

Diagnostic description.

Overall body comparatively mostly smooth and shiny; T 1 comparatively broad, covering most of dorsal surface of tergum, its median length ~ 1.2 × its width at posterior margin; T 1 mostly smooth and shiny (sculpture limited along lateral margins on posterior 0.5); T 2 mostly smooth (sculpture limited to margins); ovipositor sheath ~ 1.2 × metatibia length; body color comparatively paler colored, mostly yellow-brown or reddish brown, including pale brown antenna; tegula and trochantelli yellow, humeral complex partially yellow and partially brown; pterostigma brown with pale spot at base; all coxae brown; metafemur mostly brown; body length: 2.48–2.58 mm; fore wing length: 2.60–2.75 mm. Among species with T 2 mostly smooth and metafemur dark, this species can be distinguished by T 1 shape, ovipositor sheath length, and tegula, humeral complex and trochantelli color.

Distribution.

Costa Rica.

Biology.

Solitary. Thyrididae, Banisia myrsusalisDHJ 01.

DNA barcoding data.

BIN BOLD: AAL 2285 (1 sequence, barcode compliant).

Etymology.

Named in honor of Ms. Alix Hamilton in recognition of her recent and ongoing support for the financial and psychological well-being of Area de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG) and its NGO Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund (GDFCF) for the GDFCF BioAlfa initiative.