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

Fig. 86 A – H

Type material.

Holotype. Costa Rica • Female, CNC; Alajuela, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector San Cristobal, Bosque Trampa Malaise ; 10.8628, -85.3846; 815 m; 10.vi.2007; D. H. Janzen & W. Hallwachs leg.; Malaise trap; Voucher code: DHJPAR 0026079 .

Diagnostic description.

T 1 parallel-sided or mostly parallel-sided, its length medially <3.0 × its width at posterior margin; T 2 mostly smooth but with some sculpture along posterior margin; T 2 comparatively more transverse, its length medially 4.0–5.0 × its width at posterior margin; tegula and humeral complex dark brown; legs mostly pale (yellow), except for metacoxa with anterior 0.3 brown; body length: 2.80 mm; fore wing length: 3.00 mm. Among all species with smooth T 2 and pale pro- and mesocoxae, D. leahdennisae can be distinguished by its T 1 and T 2 shape, T 2 sculpture, color of tegula and humeral complex, and body size.

Distribution.

Costa Rica.

Biology.

No host data available.

DNA barcoding data.

BIN BOLD: AAJ 1396 (2 sequences, 2 barcode compliant).

Etymology.

Named after Leah Dennis in recognition of her many years of administrating the Biology Department office housing DHJ and WH at the University of Pennsylvania.

Figures

Figure 86. Dolichogenidea leahdennisae Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault holotype female DHJPAR 0026079 A habitus, lateral B head, frontal C wings D metasoma, dorsal E mesosoma, dorsal F hind leg, lateral G antenna H T 1 – T 2, dorsal.