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

Fig. 94 A – F

Type material.

Holotype. Chile • Female, CNC; Malleco, Cabreria, Cordillera de Nahuelbuta ; 1100 m; i.1977; L. Pena leg.; Voucher code: CNC 1180012 .

Diagnostic description.

Anteromesoscutum and scutellar disc mostly smooth and shiny; fore wing vein R 1 longer than pterostigma and> 3.5 × as long as the space between its end and end of vein 3 RSb; T 1 parallel-sided on anterior half, narrowing towards posterior margin on posterior half, central length ~ 2.5 × its width at posterior margin; T 1 mostly smooth with weak punctures centrally and a polished knob centrally near posterior margin; T 2 transverse, its width at posterior margin> 3.0 × its central length; T 2 entirely smooth; tegula and humeral complex dark brown; pterostigma bright yellow-white; all coxae, most of mesofemur and entire metafemur brown to dark brown, all tibiae and tarsi yellow to yellow-brown; body length: 2.55 mm; fore wing length: 2.58 mm. Among species with smooth T 1 and T 2 and comparatively paler coloration, D. moniqueae can be distinguished by the shape of T 1, color of legs, pterostigma, tegula and humeral complex.

Distribution.

Chile.

Biology.

No host data available.

DNA barcoding data.

No data.

Etymology.

The second author dedicates this species to her late mother-in-law, Monique Laurendeau, who passed away in 2015. Monique is greatly missed and is remembered for her love of life and her huge smile.

Figures

Figure 94. Dolichogenidea moniqueae Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault holotype female CNC 1180012 A habitus, lateral B head, frontal C head, dorsal D wings E metasoma, dorsal F mesosoma, dorsal.