Dolichogenidea christinaagapakisae Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault 2025, sp. nov.
Year: 2025
Type: other
Abstract: Dolichogenidea christinaagapakisae Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault sp. nov. Fig. 42 A – F Type material. Holotype. Costa Rica • Female, CNC; Alajuela, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Sendero Rincon; 10.8962, -85.27769; 430 m; 28.iii.2012; Jose Perez leg.; Host: gelJanzen 01 Janzen 23; Voucher code: DHJPAR 0049406; Host voucher code: 12-SRNP-41329. Diagnostic description. Ocelli comparatively larger, ocular ocellar line <2.2 × posterior ocellar line; anteromesoscutum more or less shiny but with well-marked punctures; scutellar disc smooth and shiny, without punctures; fore wing vein 2 CU medially raised or arched in a sharp angle; T 1 strongly sculptured on posterior 0.5; T 2 mostly sculptured but smooth centrally or along margins; T 2 transverse, its width at posterior margin ~ 3.5 × its central length; tegula and humeral complex yellow; all coxae brown to dark brown; metatibia (except for darker spot on posterior 0.1) and part of metafemur (anterior 0.2 and posterior 0.1) yellow; body length: 3.03 mm; fore wing length: 3.22 mm. The shape and sculpture of T 1 and T 2, ocelli size, fore wing venation and color of tegula, humeral complex and legs distinguish this species among all others with T 2 sculptured but transverse and dark coxae. Distribution. Costa Rica. Biology. Solitary. Depressariidae: Gonionota Janzen 22, Gelechiidae: gelJanzen 01 Janzen 23. DNA barcoding data. BIN BOLD: AAI 9755 (4 sequences, 4 barcode compliant). Etymology. Named in honor of Dr. Christiana Agapakis of Gingko Bioworks in recognition of her warm and detailed 2022 welcome to representatives from GDFCF / ACG exploring the potential of a synthetic biology foundry with strong potential for non-damaging development of complex tropical biodiversity genomics as a potential product from wild tropical ecosystems, and therefore increasing their intact desirability by tropical societies.
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: W6911725137
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