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

Fig. 73 A – F

Type material.

Holotype. Costa Rica • Female, CNC; Guanacaste, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector Cacao, Cerro Pedregal , 10.92767, -85.47449; 1,080 m; 22.xi.2008; D. H. Janzen & W. Hallwachs leg.; Malaise trap; Voucher code: DHJPAR 0033777 .

Diagnostic description.

T 1 length medially ~ 2.2 × its width at posterior margin; T 2 more or less trapezoidal in shape; T 2 mostly smooth but with some sculpture around margins; tegula and humeral complex yellow; pro- and mesocoxae yellow-white or yellow; metacoxa mostly yellow with dark brown spot on anterior 0.3; metafemur mostly yellow (thin brown area dorsally on apical 0.2–0.3); metatibia brown to dark brown; body length: 2.33 mm; fore wing length: 2.50 mm. Among all species with T 2 mostly to entirely smooth and pro- and mesocoxae pale, D. johnrobinsoni can be distinguished by T 1 shape, T 2 shape and sculpture, and color of tegula, humeral complex, coxae, mesofemur and metatibia.

Distribution.

Costa Rica.

Biology.

No host data available.

DNA barcoding data.

BIN BOLD: ACF 0267 (1 sequence, barcode compliant).

Etymology.

Named after John Robinson of Philadelphia, USA, for his many helpful acts for DHJ and WH as the building administrator for their office on the University of Pennsylvania campus.

Figures

Figure 73. Dolichogenidea johnrobinsoni Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault holotype female DHJPAR 0033777 A habitus, lateral B head, frontal C wings D head, dorsal E metasoma, dorsal F mesosoma, dorsal.