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

Fig. 37 A – F

Type material.

Holotype. Costa Rica • Female, CNC; Guanacaste, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector Cacao, Cerro Pedregal ; 10.9277, -85.4745; 1,080 m; 18.xii.2008; D. H. Janzen & W. Hallwachs leg.; Malaise trap; Voucher code: DHJPAR 0031380 .

Diagnostic description.

Propodeum areola comparatively narrow (its height> 1.5 × its central width) and open anteriorly; T 1 and T 2 heavily sculptured with strong longitudinal striae; T 1 comparatively thin and mostly parallel-sided but posterior 0.1–0.3 slightly narrowing towards posterior margin; T 2 broadly trapezoidal in shape (with posterior margin slightly arcuate); ovipositor sheath ≤ 1.2 × metatibia length; ovipositor strongly sinuate; tegula brown; metacoxa entirely dark brown; body length: 2.30 mm; fore wing length: 2.30 mm; BIN BOLD: AAM 5848 which is 8.17 % different from the nearest BIN in BOLD as of March 2022. The color of metacoxa and tegula, shape of ovipositor and propodeum areola distinguish it from all species with T 1 and T 2 heavily sculptured and T 1 comparatively thin.

Distribution.

Costa Rica.

Biology.

No host data available.

DNA barcoding data.

BIN BOLD: AAM 5848 (1 sequence, barcode compliant).

Etymology.

Named in honor of Sr. Carlos Alvarado of San Jose, Costa Rica, in recognition of his bravery for being the President of Costa Rica for 2018–2022 and strongly supporting the non-damaging biodevelopment of its wild biodiversity.

Figures

Figure 37. Dolichogenidea carlosalvaradoi Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault holotype female DHJPAR 0031380 A habitus, lateral B head, frontal C wings D mesosoma, dorsal E metasoma, dorsal F ovipositor, lateral.