Merus 14 length/width: 1.7?.9. Length of flagellomerus 2/length of flagellomerus 14: 2.3?.5. Tarsal claws: with single basal spine ike seta. Metafemur length/width: 3.0?.1. Metatibia inner spur length/metabasitarsus length: 0.4?.5. Anteromesoscutum: mostly with deep, dense punctures (separated by less than 2.0 ?its maximum diameter). Mesoscutellar disc: mostly smooth. Number of pits in scutoscutellar sulcus: 11 or 12. Maximum height of mesoscutellum lunules/maximum height of lateral face of mesoscutellum: 0.6?.7. Propodeum areola: completely defined by carinae, including transverse carina extending to spiracle. Propodeum background ARRY-334543 chemical information sculpture: mostly sculptured. Mediotergite 1 length/width at posterior margin: 2.3?.5. Mediotergite 1 shape: mostly parallel ided for 0.5?.7 of its length, then narrowing posteriorly so mediotergite anterior width >1.1 ?posterior width. Mediotergite 1 sculpture: mostly sculptured, excavated area centrally with transverse striation inside and/or a polished knob centrally on posterior AMG9810 web margin of mediotergite. Mediotergite 2 width at posterior margin/length: 2.0?.3. Mediotergite 2 sculpture: mostly smooth. Outer margin of hypopygium: with a wide, medially folded, transparent, semi esclerotized area; usually with 4 or more pleats. Ovipositor thickness: about same width throughout its length. Ovipositor sheaths length/metatibial length: 1.8?.9. Length of fore wing veins r/2RS: 1.7?.9. Length of fore wing veins 2RS/2M: 1.9?.0. Length of fore wing veins 2M/(RS+M)b: 0.5?.6. Pterostigma length/width: 3.6 or more. Point of insertion of vein r in pterostigma: clearly beyond half way point length of pterostigma. Angle of vein r with fore wing anterior margin: more or less perpendicular to fore wing margin. Shape of junction of veins r and 2RS in fore wing: distinctly but not strongly angled. Male. Similar to female, except for mediotergite 2 much less quadrate (i.e., much more transverse). Molecular data. Sequences in BOLD: 11, barcode compliant sequences: 10. Biology/ecology. Solitary (Fig. 234). Hosts: Elachistidae, Antaeotricha Janzen106, Antaeotricha Janzen366, Lethata trochalosticta. Distribution. Costa Rica, ACG. Etymology. We dedicate this species to Alejandro Mora in recognition of his diligent efforts for the ACG administration and Programa de Contabilidad.Review of Apanteles sensu stricto (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae)…Apanteles alvarougaldei Fern dez-Triana, sp. n. http://zoobank.org/A19B70E1-1448-4C66-82EA-5C3E7F0A94C7 http://species-id.net/wiki/Apanteles_alvarougaldei Figs 167, 304 Apanteles Rodriguez40 (Smith et al. 2006). Interim name provided by the authors. Type locality. COSTA RICA, Alajuela, ACG, Sector San Cristobal, Puente Palma, 460m, 10.9163, -85.37869. Holotype. in CNC. Specimen labels: 1. COSTA RICA, Alajuela, ACG, Sector San Cristobal, Puente Palma, 460m, 23.iv.2006, 10.9163, -85.37869, DHJPAR0011962. Paratypes. 22 , 9 (BMNH, CNC, INBIO, INHS, NMNH). COSTA RICA, ACG database codes: DHJPAR0001584, DHJPAR0002680, DHJPAR0003037, DHJPAR0011962, 93-SRNP-4213. Description. Female. Metatibia color (outer face): entirely or mostly (>0.7 metatibia length) dark brown to black, with yellow to white coloration usually restricted to anterior 0.2 or less. Fore wing veins color: veins C+Sc+R and R1 with brown coloration restricted narrowly to borders, interior area of those veins and pterostigma (and sometimes veins r, 2RS and 2M) transparent or white; other veins mostly transparent. Antenna leng.Merus 14 length/width: 1.7?.9. Length of flagellomerus 2/length of flagellomerus 14: 2.3?.5. Tarsal claws: with single basal spine ike seta. Metafemur length/width: 3.0?.1. Metatibia inner spur length/metabasitarsus length: 0.4?.5. Anteromesoscutum: mostly with deep, dense punctures (separated by less than 2.0 ?its maximum diameter). Mesoscutellar disc: mostly smooth. Number of pits in scutoscutellar sulcus: 11 or 12. Maximum height of mesoscutellum lunules/maximum height of lateral face of mesoscutellum: 0.6?.7. Propodeum areola: completely defined by carinae, including transverse carina extending to spiracle. Propodeum background sculpture: mostly sculptured. Mediotergite 1 length/width at posterior margin: 2.3?.5. Mediotergite 1 shape: mostly parallel ided for 0.5?.7 of its length, then narrowing posteriorly so mediotergite anterior width >1.1 ?posterior width. Mediotergite 1 sculpture: mostly sculptured, excavated area centrally with transverse striation inside and/or a polished knob centrally on posterior margin of mediotergite. Mediotergite 2 width at posterior margin/length: 2.0?.3. Mediotergite 2 sculpture: mostly smooth. Outer margin of hypopygium: with a wide, medially folded, transparent, semi esclerotized area; usually with 4 or more pleats. Ovipositor thickness: about same width throughout its length. Ovipositor sheaths length/metatibial length: 1.8?.9. Length of fore wing veins r/2RS: 1.7?.9. Length of fore wing veins 2RS/2M: 1.9?.0. Length of fore wing veins 2M/(RS+M)b: 0.5?.6. Pterostigma length/width: 3.6 or more. Point of insertion of vein r in pterostigma: clearly beyond half way point length of pterostigma. Angle of vein r with fore wing anterior margin: more or less perpendicular to fore wing margin. Shape of junction of veins r and 2RS in fore wing: distinctly but not strongly angled. Male. Similar to female, except for mediotergite 2 much less quadrate (i.e., much more transverse). Molecular data. Sequences in BOLD: 11, barcode compliant sequences: 10. Biology/ecology. Solitary (Fig. 234). Hosts: Elachistidae, Antaeotricha Janzen106, Antaeotricha Janzen366, Lethata trochalosticta. Distribution. Costa Rica, ACG. Etymology. We dedicate this species to Alejandro Mora in recognition of his diligent efforts for the ACG administration and Programa de Contabilidad.Review of Apanteles sensu stricto (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae)…Apanteles alvarougaldei Fern dez-Triana, sp. n. http://zoobank.org/A19B70E1-1448-4C66-82EA-5C3E7F0A94C7 http://species-id.net/wiki/Apanteles_alvarougaldei Figs 167, 304 Apanteles Rodriguez40 (Smith et al. 2006). Interim name provided by the authors. Type locality. COSTA RICA, Alajuela, ACG, Sector San Cristobal, Puente Palma, 460m, 10.9163, -85.37869. Holotype. in CNC. Specimen labels: 1. COSTA RICA, Alajuela, ACG, Sector San Cristobal, Puente Palma, 460m, 23.iv.2006, 10.9163, -85.37869, DHJPAR0011962. Paratypes. 22 , 9 (BMNH, CNC, INBIO, INHS, NMNH). COSTA RICA, ACG database codes: DHJPAR0001584, DHJPAR0002680, DHJPAR0003037, DHJPAR0011962, 93-SRNP-4213. Description. Female. Metatibia color (outer face): entirely or mostly (>0.7 metatibia length) dark brown to black, with yellow to white coloration usually restricted to anterior 0.2 or less. Fore wing veins color: veins C+Sc+R and R1 with brown coloration restricted narrowly to borders, interior area of those veins and pterostigma (and sometimes veins r, 2RS and 2M) transparent or white; other veins mostly transparent. Antenna leng.
