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Imum 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, but only partial or absent transverse order AMG9810 carina. Propodeum background sculpture: mostly sculptured. Mediotergite 1 length/width at posterior margin: 2.0?.2. Mediotergite 1 shape: more or less parallel ided. 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: 2.3 or more. Length of fore wing veins 2RS/2M: 1.1?.3. Length of fore wing veins 2M/ (RS+M)b: 0.5?.6. Pterostigma length/width: 3.1?.5. 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: clearly Biotin-VAD-FMK biological activity outwards, inclined towards fore wing apex. Shape of junction of veins r and 2RS in fore wing: distinctly but not strongly angled. Male. Similar to female, except for mediotergite 2 slightly less quadrate, i.e., more transverse. Molecular data. Sequences in BOLD: 40, barcode compliant sequences: 40. Biology/ecology. Solitary (Fig. 243). Hosts: Elachistidae, Antaeotricha rensalariana, Antaeotricha Janzen146, elachjanzen01 Janzen120. Distribution. Costa Rica, ACG. Etymology. We dedicate this species to Minor Navarro in recognition of his diligent support for the ACG Programa de Sectores.Review of Apanteles sensu stricto (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae)…Apanteles monicachavarriae Fern dez-Triana, sp. n. http://zoobank.org/DB05F252-27D5-4F69-BC2C-4C6A1046A137 http://species-id.net/wiki/Apanteles_monicachavarriae Figs 148, 299 Type locality. COSTA RICA, Alajuela, ACG, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, San Lucas, 320m, 10.91847, -85.30338. Holotype. in CNC. Specimen labels: 1. DHJPAR0039017. 2. Voucher: D.H.Janzen W.Hallwachs, DB: http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu, Area de Conservaci Guanacaste, COSTA RICA, 10-SRNP-40550. Paratypes. 1 , 1 (CNC). COSTA RICA, ACG database codes: DHJPAR0039023, DHJPAR0043032. Description. Female. Body color: body mostly dark except for some sternites which may be pale. Antenna color: scape, pedicel, and flagellum pale. Coxae color (pro-, meso-, metacoxa): pale, dark, dark. Femora color (pro-, meso-, metafemur): pale, dark, dark. Tibiae color (pro-, meso-, metatibia): pale, pale, mostly pale but with posterior 0.2 or less dark. Tegula and humeral complex color: both pale. Pterostigma color: mostly pale and/or transparent, with thin dark borders. Fore wing veins color: mostly white or entirely transparent. Antenna length/body length: antenna about as long as body (head to apex of metasoma); if slightly shorter, at least extending beyond anterior 0.7 metasoma length. Body in lateral view: not distinctly flattened dorso entrally. Body length (head to apex of metasoma): 3.1?.2 mm. Fore wing length: 3.7?.8 mm. Ocular cellar line/posterior ocellus diameter: 2.0?.2. Interocellar distance/posterior ocellus diameter: 1.7?.9. Antennal flagellomerus 2 length/w.Imum 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, but only partial or absent transverse carina. Propodeum background sculpture: mostly sculptured. Mediotergite 1 length/width at posterior margin: 2.0?.2. Mediotergite 1 shape: more or less parallel ided. 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: 2.3 or more. Length of fore wing veins 2RS/2M: 1.1?.3. Length of fore wing veins 2M/ (RS+M)b: 0.5?.6. Pterostigma length/width: 3.1?.5. 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: clearly outwards, inclined towards fore wing apex. Shape of junction of veins r and 2RS in fore wing: distinctly but not strongly angled. Male. Similar to female, except for mediotergite 2 slightly less quadrate, i.e., more transverse. Molecular data. Sequences in BOLD: 40, barcode compliant sequences: 40. Biology/ecology. Solitary (Fig. 243). Hosts: Elachistidae, Antaeotricha rensalariana, Antaeotricha Janzen146, elachjanzen01 Janzen120. Distribution. Costa Rica, ACG. Etymology. We dedicate this species to Minor Navarro in recognition of his diligent support for the ACG Programa de Sectores.Review of Apanteles sensu stricto (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae)…Apanteles monicachavarriae Fern dez-Triana, sp. n. http://zoobank.org/DB05F252-27D5-4F69-BC2C-4C6A1046A137 http://species-id.net/wiki/Apanteles_monicachavarriae Figs 148, 299 Type locality. COSTA RICA, Alajuela, ACG, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, San Lucas, 320m, 10.91847, -85.30338. Holotype. in CNC. Specimen labels: 1. DHJPAR0039017. 2. Voucher: D.H.Janzen W.Hallwachs, DB: http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu, Area de Conservaci Guanacaste, COSTA RICA, 10-SRNP-40550. Paratypes. 1 , 1 (CNC). COSTA RICA, ACG database codes: DHJPAR0039023, DHJPAR0043032. Description. Female. Body color: body mostly dark except for some sternites which may be pale. Antenna color: scape, pedicel, and flagellum pale. Coxae color (pro-, meso-, metacoxa): pale, dark, dark. Femora color (pro-, meso-, metafemur): pale, dark, dark. Tibiae color (pro-, meso-, metatibia): pale, pale, mostly pale but with posterior 0.2 or less dark. Tegula and humeral complex color: both pale. Pterostigma color: mostly pale and/or transparent, with thin dark borders. Fore wing veins color: mostly white or entirely transparent. Antenna length/body length: antenna about as long as body (head to apex of metasoma); if slightly shorter, at least extending beyond anterior 0.7 metasoma length. Body in lateral view: not distinctly flattened dorso entrally. Body length (head to apex of metasoma): 3.1?.2 mm. Fore wing length: 3.7?.8 mm. Ocular cellar line/posterior ocellus diameter: 2.0?.2. Interocellar distance/posterior ocellus diameter: 1.7?.9. Antennal flagellomerus 2 length/w.

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