Dolichogenidea bradzlotnicki Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault sp. nov.

Fig. 33 A – F

Type material.

Holotype. Costa Rica • Female, CNC; Guanacaste, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector San Cristobal, Bosque Transición; 10.86472, -85.41531; 540 m; 05.vii.2012; Gloria Sihezar leg.; Host: Chlamydastis vividella; Voucher code: DHJPAR 0049894; Host voucher code: 12-SRNP-2858 .

Diagnostic description.

T 1 parallel-sided; T 1 with strong, longitudinal striae on posterior 0.5; T 2 transverse; T 2 mostly sculptured, but with smooth areas centrally and near posterior margin; ovipositor sheath 1.2 × as long as metatibia; tegula and humeral complex, all coxae, anterior 0.5 of profemur, mesofemur, metafemur and most of metatibia (except for anterior 0.2 which is yellow-white) dark brown to black; body length: 2.60 mm; fore wing length: 2.75 mm;. D. bradzlotnicki is distinctive because of T 1 and T 2 sculpture, ovipositor sheath length, and legs color.

Distribution.

Costa Rica.

Biology.

Solitary. Depressariidae: Chlamydastis vividella, Stenoma Janzen 199.

DNA barcoding data.

BIN BOLD: ACC 1295 (2 sequences, 2 barcode compliant).

Etymology.

Named in honor of Dr. Brad Zlotnick of Palo Alto, California for his three decades of steady and enthusiastic interest in, and support of, all of the GDFCF and ACG activities as a member of the Board of Directors for the Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund in its integration with Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica.