Dolichogenidea carlosviquezi Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault sp. nov.

Fig. 39 A – G

Type material.

Holotype. Costa Rica • Female, CNC; Guanacaste, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Santa Rosa National Park, site # H-10; 300 m; 1–29.xi.1986; Gauld & Janzen leg.; Malaise trap; Voucher code: CNC 1179847 .

Diagnostic description.

Scutellar disc entirely smooth and shiny; propodeum with carinae clearly defining a more or less complete areola; T 1 and T 2 smooth; T 1 evenly narrowing towards posterior margin (T 1 width at anterior margin 2.2 × T 1 width at posterior margin); ovipositor sheath comparatively much shorter, its length (0.29 mm) 0.50 × metatibia length (0.62 mm); legs mostly yellow or pale brown, with all coxae brown, metafemur pale brown and metatibia yellow with posterior 0.3 pale brown; body length: 1.90 mm; fore wing length: 2.10 mm. This species can be recognized by the unique combination of entirely smooth scutellar disc, T 1 and T 2, short ovipositor sheaths, narrowed T 1, small body size and comparatively pale brown legs.

Distribution.

Costa Rica.

Biology.

No host data available.

DNA barcoding data.

No data.

Etymology.

Named in honor of Sr. Carlos Viquez of Costa Rica in recognition of his willingness to sell his forested property to the Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund for incorporation in the restoration efforts of Area de Conservación Guanacaste in 2021.