Dolichogenidea luishamiltoni Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault, 2025

Fernandez-Triana, Jose L., Boudreault, Caroline, Whitfield, James B., Höcherl, Amelie, Smith, M. Alex, Hallwachs, Winnifred & Janzen, Daniel H., 2025, A revision of the parasitoid wasp genus Dolichogenidea Viereck (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) in the Neotropical region, with the description of 102 new species, ZooKeys 1237, pp. 1-250 : 1-250

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1237.141007
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F77FA5A7-28CC-44B4-9428-D799119E4A18
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15357617
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/29F04156-9DDD-51B9-8A9D-94DD7B94F443
treatment provided by	ZooKeys by Pensoft
scientific name	Dolichogenidea luishamiltoni Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Dolichogenidea luishamiltoni Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault sp. nov.

Fig. 88 A – G View Figure 88

Type material.

Holotype. Costa Rica • Female, CNC; Guanacaste, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector San Cristobal, Bosque Transición ; 10.86472, -85.41531; 540 m; 29.viii.2010; Gloria Sihezar leg.; Host: gelJanzen 01 Janzen 394; Voucher code: DHJPAR 0042017 ; Host voucher code: 10-SRNP-4850 GoogleMaps . Paratypes. Costa Rica • 3 Females, CNC; DHJPAR 0050116 , DHJPAR 0050174 , DHJPAR 0051148 .

Diagnostic description.

Posterior 0.5–0.6 of T 1 mostly with strong sculpture, usually longitudinal striae; T 1 slightly broadening posteriorly; T 2 mostly smooth; T 2 comparatively very transverse but with anterior margin arcuate; ovipositor sheath clearly longer (1.15–1.25 ×) than metatibia length; tegula and humeral complex yellow; coxae dark brown to black; trochantelli dark brown to black; metafemur dark brown; metatibia dark brown on posterior 0.8; body length: 2.81–2.88 mm; fore wing length: 3.13–3.28 mm. Among species with smooth T 2 and metafemur dark, this species can be distinguished by T 1 shape, ovipositor sheath length, and tegula, humeral complex and trochantelli color.

Distribution.

Costa Rica.

Biology.

Solitary. Gelechiidae , gelJanzen 01 Janzen 394.

DNA barcoding data.

BIN BOLD: AAT 8840 (9 sequences, 9 barcode compliant).

Etymology.

Named in honor of Mr. Luis Hamilton in recognition of his recent and ongoing support for the financial and psychological well-being of Area de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG) and its NGO Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund (GDFCF) for the GDFCF BioAlfa initiative.