scholarly journals Two new reared species of Heteropteron Brullé (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Cardiochilinae) from northwest Costa Rica, with the first definitive host records for the genus

2020 ◽  
Vol 77 ◽  
pp. 151-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Zhu Dabek ◽  
James B. Whitfield ◽  
Winnie Hallwachs ◽  
Daniel H. Janzen
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Host Plant ◽  
Definitive Host ◽  
Parasitoid Wasp ◽  
Costa Rican ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Lepidoptera Pyralidae ◽  
Roupala Montana

Two new Costa Rican species of the braconid parasitoid wasp subfamily Cardiochilinae, Heteropteron kidonoi Dabek & Whitfield and Heteropteron hasegawai Dabek & Whitfield, are described and illustrated from dry forest in the Area de Conservacion Guanacastae, along with data on rearing from their hosts. Heteropteron kidonoi is a solitary endoparasitoid of Stenoma cathosiota (Lepidoptera: Depressariidae) on Roupala montana (Proteaceae), while H. hasegawai is a solitary endoparasitoid of Carthara abrupta (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on the same host plant, but typically at slightly higher elevation localities. Diagnostic characters are provided to distinguish these two new species from each other, and also from the three previously decsribed species of Heteropteron. Heteropteron kidonoi and H. hasegawai are the first species of Heteropteron to have any host data, and also are the first to be reported in Costa Rica.

Two new species of Monstera (Araceae: Monsteroideae) from Costa Rica

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 461 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-194
Author(s):  
MARCO CEDEÑO-FONSECA ◽  
THOMAS B. CROAT ◽  
ALEJANDRO ZULUAGA ◽  
MICHAEL MITTERMEIER ◽  
MARIO A. BLANCO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Costa Rican ◽  
Northwestern Part ◽  
Cordillera Central ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Iucn Red List Criteria ◽  
Cordillera De Talamanca

Two species of Monstera, apparently endemic to Costa Rica, are newly described and illustrated. Monstera juliusii occurs in the southern Costa Rican portion of the Cordillera de Talamanca at 1600–2250 m, and has been confused with M. standleyana in herbaria. Monstera monteverdensis occurs in the Guanacaste and Tilarán cordilleras, and the northwestern part of the Cordillera Central, at 500–2300 m, and has been confused with M. epipremnoides, M. lentii and M. lechleriana in herbaria. Phenology and suggested conservation categories according to the IUCN Red List criteria are indicated for both new taxa.

scholarly journals Two novelties in genus Platystele (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) from Costa Rica

Lankesteriana ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam P. Karremans ◽  
Diego Bogarín
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Costa Rican ◽  
The Other ◽  
Two New Species

Two new species of Platystele allied to P. oxyglossa complex are described from Costa Rica. Platystele carl-lueriana can be distinguished from P. catiensis and P. oxyglossa by the compact inflorescence that barely exceeds the leaf, from P. pedicellaris by the large plants with long leaves and small flowers, and from P. tausensis by the yellowish sepals and petals (vs. purple stained) and the minutely glandular (vs. apically hirsute) lip. The second species, Platystele jane-lueriana, can be easily distinguished by the glabrous flowers, and the conspicuously inflated, bulbous lip, with an incurved apex. Among the other members of the complex, it is most closely resembles P. pedicellaris in the compact inflorescence that is subequal to the leaves, but is distinguished by tail-less sepals and the linear-ligulate petals. With these additions, the total number of Costa Rican Platystele reaches twenty species. 

A revision of the Costa Rican species of Stenoeurilla Brailovsky & Barrera (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Stenoscelideini), with the description of two new species, new distributional records, synonymical note, and key to the known species

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4550 (4) ◽  
pp. 545
Author(s):  
HARRY BRAILOVSKY ◽  
ERNESTO BARRERA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Costa Rican ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Male Genital

The genus Stenoeurilla Brailovsky & Barrera (Coreidae) in Costa Rica is revised. Two new species, S. herediana, and S. mesoamericana, are described. New distributional records for S. hansoni are added. A key to the known species of the genus is included. Photographs of dorsal habitus, male genital capsule and parameres are provided as well as drawings of hind tibiae. Stenoscelidea prolixa Brailovsky 1983 is placed in synonymy under Stenoeurilla aenescens (Stål) 1870. 

Synopsis of Couepia (Chrysobalanaceae) in Costa Rica, with a description of two new species

Phytotaxa ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 233 (1) ◽  
pp. 69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel A. Santamaría-Aguilar ◽  
Laura P. Lagomarsino
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Costa Rican ◽  
Two New Species

We provide a synopsis to the Costa Rican species of Couepia (Chrysobalanaceae), including a description of two new species: C. hallwachsiae and C. janzenii.

scholarly journals On the genus Diadocidia (Diptera, Sciaroidea, Diadocidiidae) in Costa Rica

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1586 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
MATHIAS JASCHHOF ◽  
CATRIN JASCHHOF
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Costa Rican ◽  
The South ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
South Of Brazil ◽  
First Time

The genus Diadocidia Ruthe is shown for the first time to be present in Costa Rica. Three species were found: Diadocidia nigripalpis Edwards, hitherto known to occur in the south of Brazil, and two new species, hybrida and similis. While nigripalpis is confirmed to belong to the subgenus Adidocidia Laštovka & Matile, both hybrida and similis cannot be classified on a subgeneric level, since their morphology includes features typical of both Diadocidia s. str. and Adidocidia. A key is provided to the Costa Rican species of Diadocidia.

scholarly journals Novelties in Costa Rican Stelis (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae): two new species and a new record in the "Dracontia group"

Lankesteriana ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam P. Karremans ◽  
Melissa Díaz-Morales
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
New Record ◽  
Costa Rican ◽  
Buena Vista ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Cordillera De Talamanca

Stelis dies-natalis y Stelis aenigma, pertenecientes a un grupo de especies en su mayoría Centroamericanas colocadas alternativamente en el género Dracontia, son descritas e ilustradas basadas en material vivo. Ambas se encontraron en robledales de altura en diferentes picos de la Cordillera de Talamanca en Costa Rica. La primera, S. dies-natalis, se encontró en los Cerros Buena Vista y Urán, es similar a S. hydra pero se puede distinguir por la inflorescencia relativamente corta, las flores morado oscuro con un labelo amarillo cubierto por verrugas morado oscuro, los pétalos apiculados y el labelo con un apículo brevemente acuminado. La segunda, S. aenigma, que se pensaba inicialmente que se trataría un segundo espécimen de S. dies-natalis cuando se colectó en el Cerro Utyum, pero se puede distinguir fácilmente por las inflorescencias con pocas flores que apenas supera el tamaño de la hoja, las flores rojizas, el labelo sigmoideo y la antera obtusa y cuculada. Stelis platystylis, una especie previamente conocida de México a Nicaragua, es ilustraba basada en material vivo de Costa Rica. 

scholarly journals Review of the New World genus Nanium Townes, 1967 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Ctenopelmatinae), with two new species from the Neotropical region

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexey Reshchikov ◽  
Ilari E. Sääksjärvi ◽  
Marc Pollet
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
North America ◽  
New World ◽  
Parasitoid Wasp ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Neotropical Species ◽  
Two New Species

Nanium Townes, 1967 is a small New World parasitoid wasp genus in the subfamily Ctenopelmatinae Förster, 1869 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). Previously, it comprised five species: one from North America and four from Costa Rica. The current study reviews the Neotropical species of the genus, and includes descriptions of two new species, N. medianum Reshchikov & Sääksjärvi sp. nov. from Ecuador and N. atitlanensis Reshchikov & Sääksjärvi sp. nov. from Guatemala. A key to the species is provided.

Two New Species of Costus (Costaceae) from Costa Rica

Brittonia ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul J. M. Maas ◽  
Hiltje Maas-van de Kamer
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Two New Species

The composition, generic placement and host-plant relationships of the joviana-group in the Parallelia generic complex (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae, Catocalinae)

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy D. Holloway ◽  
Scott E. Miller
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Host Plant ◽  
Significant Preference ◽  
Larval Host ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Lepidoptera Noctuidae ◽  
Generic System ◽  
Host Plant Relationships

The biosystematic position of the Parallelia generic complex is reviewed and a revised generic classification of its component taxa is presented. Bastilla Swinhoe (= Xiana Nye, syn. nov., Naxia Guenée, syn. nov.) is identified as the most appropriate genus for a large number of these taxa, including the joviana-group, which is reviewed in detail, with description of two new species, B. nielseni, sp. nov. and B. binatang, sp. nov. Parallelia prouti Hulstaert, syn. nov. and P. cuneifascia Hulstaert, syn. nov. are recognised as junior synonyms of Bastilla vitiensis Butler and two newly described Tahitian taxa are transferred into the joviana-group. Larval host records are examined in relation to this new generic system and significant preference for the Euphorbiaceae is noted for several groups: Bastilla, Buzara Walker (= Caranilla Moore, syn. nov., another segregate from Parallelia) and an Australian group within Grammodes Guenée.

Checklist and key of New World species of Omiodes Guenée with descriptions of four new Costa Rican species (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

1997 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 471-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Gentili ◽  
M. Alma Solis
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New World ◽  
Costa Rican ◽  
New Combination ◽  
World Species

AbstractOmiodes Guenée is redescribed based on all New World species, including the type species O. humeralis Guenée. Four new species from Costa Rica, O. janzeni sp. n., O. hallwachsae sp. n., O. sirena sp. n., O. ochracea sp. n., are described. Ten new synonymies are established : Phostria disciiridescens Hampson is =O. croeceiceps (Walker), Phostria cayennalis Schaus is =O. grandis (Druce), Omiodes ochrosoma Felder & Rogenhofer and Phryganodes gazalis Schaus are =O. pandaralis (Walker), Nacoleia lenticurvalis Hampson, Phryganodes anchoritalis Dyar, and Phostria duplicata Kaye are =O. confusalis (Dognin), O. cervinalis Amsel is =O. martvralis (Lederer), Nacoleia indicata ab. pigralis Dognin and Botis fortificalis Möschler are =O. metricalis (Möschler). One new combination is recognized: O. pandaralis (Walker) was transferred from Coelorhynchidia Hampson. A key and an updated checklist to the neotropical Omiodes species is provided, including O. indicata (Fabricius), a worldwide pest. Ten species that do not belong in Omiodes are retained until appropriate generic placements are identified.

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