Dolichogenidea antjevirkusae Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault, 2025

Fernandez-Triana, Jose L., Boudreault, Caroline, Whitfield, James B., Höcherl, Amelie, Smith, M. Alex, Hallwachs, Winnifred & Janzen, Daniel H., 2025, A revision of the parasitoid wasp genus Dolichogenidea Viereck (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) in the Neotropical region, with the description of 102 new species, ZooKeys 1237, pp. 1-250 : 1-250

Dolichogenidea antjevirkusae Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault sp. nov.

Fig. 29 A – F

Type material.

Holotype. Costa Rica • Female, CNC; Guanacaste, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector Cacao, Sendero Cima ; 10.93328, -85.45729; 1,460 m; 18.xii.2008; D. H. Janzen & W. Hallwachs leg.; Malaise trap; Voucher code: DHJPAR 0031522 .

Diagnostic description.

Posterior 0.5–0.6 of T 1 mostly with strong sculpture, usually longitudinal striae; T 1 slightly broadening posteriorly; T 2 mostly smooth; T 2 comparatively very transverse but with anterior margin arcuate; ovipositor sheath clearly longer (1.15–1.25 ×) than metatibia length; tegula and humeral complex dark brown; coxae dark brown to black; trochantelli mostly yellow-brown; metafemur dark brown; metatibia dark brown on posterior 0.8; body length: 2.96 mm; fore wing length: 3.44 mm. Among species with smooth T 2 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.

No host data available.

DNA barcoding data.

BIN BOLD: AAM 5849 (1 sequence, barcode compliant).

Etymology.

Named in honor of Mrs. Antje Virkus of Germany in recognition of her recent efforts to support Area de Conservación Guanacaste biodiversity through establishing neighboring plantation reforestation as a business venture that will also be invaded by wild ACG biodiversity.

Figures

Figure 29. Dolichogenidea antjevirkusae Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault holotype female DHJPAR 0031522 A habitus, lateral B head, frontal C wings D metasoma, dorsal E mesosoma, dorsal F metasoma, lateral.