Glyptapanteles jeremydewaardi Arias-Penna, sp. nov.

Glyptapanteles jeremydewaardi Arias-Penna, sp. nov.Figs 116, 117 Female. Body length 2.27 mm, antenna length 2.68 mm, fore wing length 2.63 mm. Type material. Holotype: COSTA RICA • 1♀; 06-SRNP-35622, DHJPAR0012114; Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Guanacaste, Sector Cacao, Estación Cacao; cloud forest; 1,150 m; 10.92691, -85.46822; 04.vii.2006; Manuel Pereira leg.; caterpillar collected in fourth instar; cordwood of cocoons on each side of the caterpillar adhered to the leaf substrate and formed on 10.vii.2006; adult parasitoids emerged on 17.vii.2006; (CNC). Paratypes. • 30 (2♀, 3♂) (23♀, 2♂); 06-SRNP-35622, DHJPAR0012114; same data as for holotype; (CNC). Other material. Reared material. COSTA RICA: Área de Conservación Guanacaste , Guanacaste, Sector Cacao, Sendero Circular: • 47 (5♀, 4♂) (25♀, 13♂); 02-SRNP-9910, DHJPAR0000033; cloud forest; 1,185 m; 10.92714, -85.46683; 01.vii.2002; Freddy Quesada leg.; caterpillar collected in fourth instar; white medium small cocoons, jumbled and lightly adhered to each other adhered to the leaf substrate, cocoons formed on 01.vii.2002; adult parasitoids emerged on 12.vii.2002. Área de Conservación Guanacaste , Guanacaste, Sector Cacao, Estación Cacao : • 17 (2♀, 2♂) (11♀, 1♂); 05-SRNP-35658, DHJPAR0004237; cloud forest; 1,150 m; 10.92691, -85.46822; 27.vi.2005; Manuel Pereira leg.; caterpillar collected in fourth instar; thin white cylinders, not grouped together adhered to the leaf substrate and formed on 30.vi.2005; adult parasitoids emerged on 30.vi.2010. Área de Conservación Guanacaste , Guanacaste, Sector Pailas, Gemelos: • 25 (3♀, 3♂) (13♀, 6♂); 09-SRNP-56293, DHJPAR0039960; dry forest; 1,276 m; 10.76928, -85.34662; 02.vi.2009; Mariano Pereira leg.; caterpillar collected in fifth instar; two rows of cordwood cocoons adhered to the leaf substrate and formed on 04.vi.2009; adult parasitoids emerged on 07.vii.2009, 08.vii.2009. Diagnosis. Fore wing with r vein straight, outer side of junction of r and 2RS veins not forming a stub (Figs 116I, 117I), distal antennal flagellomere subequal in length with penultimate, petiole on T1 evenly narrowing distally, completely smooth and polished, with faint, satin-like sheen (Figs 116D, G, 117D), propodeum without median longitudinal carina (Figs 116C, 117C), and lateral grooves delimiting the median area on T2 clearly defined and reaching the distal edge of T2 (Figs 116D, 117D). Coloration (Fig. 116A). General body coloration dark brown, although ventrally body lighter than dorsally; scape, pedicel, labrum, and mandibles yellow-brown; first four-five proximal antennal flagellomeres dorsally lighter (yellow-brown) than ventrally (brown), remaining flagellomeres brown on both sides; glossa, maxillary and labial palps, and tegulae yellow. Eyes and ocelli silver. Fore and middle legs yellow except mid coxae which proximally with a small area light brown, and claws brown; hind legs yellow except dark brown coxae only distally yellow (yellow coloration is more extensive on the inner side), apex of femora and tibia, and tarsomeres light brown. Petiole on T1 brown with a middle yellow spot and contours brown; T2 with median and adjacent areas black, and lateral ends yellow; T3 mostly black and lateral ends yellow; T4 and beyond completely brown; distally each tergum with a narrow whitish transparent band. In lateral view, T1-3 yellow; T4 and beyond brown. S1-4 yellow; penultimate sternum proximal half yellow, distal half brown; hypopygium brown, but medially yellow-brown. Description. Head (Fig. 116A, B, E). Head rounded with pubescence short and dense. Proximal three antennal flagellomeres longer than wide (0.21:0.05, 0.19:0.05, 0.19:0.05), distal antennal flagellomere subequal in length with penultimate (0.12:0.05, 0.11:0.05), antenna longer than body (2.68, 2.27); antennal scrobes-frons shallow. Face flat or nearly so, with punctate-lacunose sculpture, interspaces smooth and longitudinal median carina present. Frons smooth. Temple wide, punctate and interspaces clearly smooth or wavy. Inner margin of eyes diverging slightly at antennal sockets; in lateral view, eye anteriorly convex and posteriorly straight. POL shorter than OOL (0.10, 0.12). Malar suture present. Median area between lateral ocelli slightly depressed. Vertex laterally rounded and dorsally wide. Mesosoma (Fig. 116 A–C, E). Mesosoma dorsoventrally convex. Mesoscutum proximally convex and distally flat, punctation distinct throughout, interspaces wavy/lacunose. Scutellum triangular, apex sloped and fused with BS, scutellar punctation scattered throughout, in profile scutellum slightly convex, but on same plane as mesoscutum, phragma of the scutellum partially exposed; BS only very partially overlapping the MPM; ATS demilune with short stubs delineating the area; dorsal ATS groove with carinae only proximally. Transscutal articulation with small and homogeneous foveae, area just behind transscutal articulation with a smooth and shiny sloped transverse strip. Metanotum with BM wider than PFM (clearly differentiated); MPM circular without median longitudinal carina; AFM without setiferous lobes and not as well delineated as PFM; PFM thick, smooth and with a distal flat flange; ATM proximally with a groove with some sculpturing and distally smooth. Propodeum without median longitudinal carina, proximal half curved with medium-sized sculpture and distal half rugose; distal edge of propodeum with a flange at each side and without stubs; propodeal spiracle distally framed by faintly concave/wavy carina; nucha surrounded by very short radiating carinae. Pronotum with a distinct dorsal furrow, dorsally with a well-defined smooth band; central area of pronotum smooth, but both dorsal and ventral furrows with short parallel carinae. Propleuron rugose and dorsally with a carina. Metasternum flat or nearly so. Contour of mesopleuron convex; precoxal groove deep with transverse lineate sculpture; epicnemial ridge elongated more fusiform. Legs. Ventral margin of fore telotarsus slightly excavated and with a tiny curved seta, fore telotarsus almost same width throughout and longer than fourth tarsomere (0.15, 0.07). Hind coxa with punctation only on ventral surface and dorsal outer depression present. Inner spur of hind tibia longer than outer spur (0.21, 0.16), entire surface of hind tibia with dense strong spines clearly differentiated by color and length. Hind telotarsus longer than fourth tarsomere (0.15, 0.11). Wings (Fig. 116I, J). Fore wing with r vein straight; 2RS vein straight; r and 2RS veins forming an angle at their junction and outer side of junction not forming a stub; 2M vein slightly curved/swollen; distally fore wing [where spectral veins are] with microtrichiae more densely concentrated than the rest of the wing; anal cell 1/3 proximally lacking microtrichiae; subbasal cell with a small smooth area; vein 2CUa absent and vein 2CUb spectral; vein 2 cu-a absent; vein 2-1A present only proximally as tubular vein; tubular vein 1 cu-a curved and complete, but junction with 1-1A vein spectral. Hind wing with vannal lobe narrow, subdistally and subproximally straightened, and setae present only proximally. Metasoma (Fig. 116A, D, F–H). Metasoma laterally compressed. Petiole on T1 completely smooth and polished, with faint, satin-like sheen, evenly narrowing distally (length 0.25, maximum width 0.16, minimum width 0.08) and with scattered pubescence concentrated in the first distal third. Lateral grooves delimiting the median area on T2 clearly defined and reaching the distal edge of T2 (length median area 0.16, length T2 0.16), edges of median area polished and lateral grooves deep, median area as broad as long (length 0.16, maximum width 0.18, minimum width 0.06); T2 with scattered pubescence only distally. T3 longer than T2 (0.20, 0.16) and with scattered pubescence only distally. Pubescence on hypopygium dense. Cocoons (Fig. 4Y). White oval cocoons with evenly smooth silk fibers. Two rows of cordwood cocoons on each side of the caterpillar and adhered to the leaf substrate. Comments. Both sexes with slim bodies. Male (Fig. 117 A–J). Similar in coloration and shape to female. Etymology. Jeremy Ryan deWaard is an associate director, Collections at the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario (BIO), University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. He is interested in how barcoding might enhance biosurveillance programs. Distribution. Parasitized caterpillars were collected in Costa Rica, ACG, Sector Cacao (Estación Cacao and Sendero Circular) and Sector Pailas (Gemelos), during July 2002 and 2006, and June 2005 and 2009 at 1,150 m and 1,185 m in cloud forest. Biology. The lifestyle of this parasitoid species is gregarious. Host. Antiblemma sp. Hübner (Erebidae: Eulepidotinae) feeding on Psychotria horizontalis (Rubiaceae). Caterpillars were collected in fourth and fifth instar.

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