Dolichogenidea kenzabaddouae Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault 2025, sp. nov.
Year: 2025
Type: other
Abstract: Dolichogenidea kenzabaddouae Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault sp. nov. Figs 83 A – E, 84 A – E, 157 A Type material. Holotype. Costa Rica • Female, CNC; Guanacaste, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector San Cristobal, Finca San Gabriel; 10.87766, -85.39343; 645 m; 23.i.2013; Gloria Sihezar leg.; Host: Antaeotricha Janzen 221; Voucher code: DHJPAR 0051275; Host voucher code: 13-SRNP-379. Paratype. Costa Rica • 1 Female, DHJPAR 0051868. Diagnostic description. Anteromesoscutum rather coarsely punctured; vein R 1 much longer than pterostigma length; propodeum with complete areola; T 1 and T 2 mostly smooth but T 1 with some weak sculpture on posterior 0.5, especially along margins; ovipositor sheath shorter than metasoma length and 1.3 × as long as metatibia; tegula and humeral complex white or yellow; pterostigma pale colored, either mostly yellow-white with thin brown margins, or very pale brown (almost transparent) with small, paler spot at base; body length and fore wing length: 2.60–2.70 mm. Among all species with dark coxae and smooth or mostly smooth T 1 and T 2, D. kenzabaddouae can be distinguished by T 1 sculpture, propodeum areola, color of tegula, humeral complex and pterostigma, ovipositor sheath length and fore wing vein R 1 length. Distribution. Costa Rica. Biology. Solitary. Depressariidae: Antaeotricha Janzen 221. DNA barcoding data. BIN BOLD: AAY 4695 (11 sequences, 9 barcode compliant). Etymology. Named in honor of Mrs. Kenzabaddou in recognition of her willingness to support a Malaise trap insect inventory of her tropical dry forest on her ecologically-oriented hotel Kasiiya on the Nicoya coast of Guanacaste Province for 2022–2023.
Authors: Fernandez-Triana, Jose L., Boudreault, Caroline, Whitfield, James B., Höcherl, Amelie, Smith, M. Alex, Hallwachs, Winnifred, Janzen, Daniel H.
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6893252730
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