Dolichogenidea beryllacosteae 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 beryllacosteae Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault sp. nov.

Fig. 32 A – F

Type material.

Holotype. Costa Rica • Female, CNC; Guanacaste, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Estacion Llanura ; 10.93332, -85.25331; 135 m; 15.vi.2012; Cirilo Umana leg.; Host: Microsca hedialis ; Voucher code: DHJPAR 0049843 ; Host voucher code: 12-SRNP-75991 .

Diagnostic description.

F 15 clearly rectangular, its length 1.6 × its width; posterior 0.5–0.6 of T 1 mostly with strong sculpture, usually longitudinal striae; T 1 slightly broadening posteriorly; T 2 mostly smooth, except along posterior margin; T 2 comparatively very transverse but with anterior margin arcuate; ovipositor sheath slightly shorter than metatibia length; tegula dark brown; mesosternum with stripe pale brown, contrasting with rest of black mesosternum; pro- and mesocoxae brown, metacoxa dark brown to black; metafemur dark brown; metatibia brown on posterior 0.6; body length: 2.30 mm; fore wing length: 2.66 mm. Among species with smooth T 2 and metafemur dark, this species can be distinguished by F 15 length, T 1 shape, ovipositor sheath length, and tegula and mesosternum color.

Distribution.

Costa Rica.

Biology.

Gregarious. Thyrididae : Microsca hedialis .

DNA barcoding data.

BIN BOLD: AAM 1098 (3 sequences, 3 barcode compliant).

Etymology.

Named in honor of Mrs. Beryl Lacoste of France, Florida, USA and Guanacaste Province Costa Rica 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.

Figures

Figure 32. Dolichogenidea beryllacosteae Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault holotype female DHJPAR 0049843 A head, dorsal B head, frontal C habitus, lateral D mesosoma, dorsal E wings F metasoma, dorsal.