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Minimalist revision of Mesochorus Gravenhorst, 1829 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Mesochorinae) from Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica, with 158 new species and host records for 129 species
Vol. 71 No. S2 (2023), Articles
Vol. 71 No. S2 (2023)

Minimalist revision of Mesochorus Gravenhorst, 1829 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Mesochorinae) from Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica, with 158 new species and host records for 129 species

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https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v71iS2.56316
Published August 24, 2023
Michael J.  Sharkey
The Hymenoptera Institute, 41482 Alder Dr., Forest Falls, CA, 92339, USA.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6201-7340
Austin Baker
Department of Biological Sciences and Center for Biodiversity Research, University of Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4728-726X
Kathryn  McCluskey
Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6018, USA.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9862-0491
Alex Smith
Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph and Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, Guelph, Canada.
Suresh Naik
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2271-623X
Sujeevan Ratnasingham
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3694-0171
Ramya Manjunath
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada.
Kate Perez
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada.
Jayme Sones
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada.
Michelle D’Souza
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada.
Brianne St. Jacques
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada.
Mehrdad Hajibabaei
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8859-7977
Jim Whitfield
School of Integrative Biology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3031-9106
Diana Arias
Bogotá D.C., Cundinamarca, Colombia.
Alma Solis
Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6379-1004
Mark Metz
Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3535-535X
John Burns
Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA.
Ronald Zuñiga
Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund, Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
Eugenie Phillips-Rodriguez
Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund, Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
Bernardo Espinoza
Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund, Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
Isidro Chacon
BioAlfa, Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica.
Paul Hebert
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3081-6700
Winnie Hallwachs
Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6018, USA.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5166-809X
Daniel Janzen
Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6018, USA.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7335-5107
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Accelerated taxonomy; BIN code; conservation; COI DNA barcode; Ichneumonoidea; parasitoid host associations; tetra-trophic interaction.
taxonomía acelerada; código BIN; conservación; código de barras molecular COI; ichneumonoidea; asociaciones hospedador y parasitoide; interacción tetratrófica.

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Sharkey, M. J., Baker, A., McCluskey, K., Smith, A., Naik, S., Ratnasingham, S., Manjunath, R., Perez, K., Sones, J., D’Souza, M., St. Jacques, B., Hajibabaei, M., Whitfield, J., Arias, D., Solis, A., Metz, M., Burns, J., Zuñiga, R., Phillips-Rodriguez, E., Espinoza, B., Chacon, I., Hebert, P., Hallwachs, W., & Janzen, D. (2023). Minimalist revision of Mesochorus Gravenhorst, 1829 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Mesochorinae) from Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica, with 158 new species and host records for 129 species. Revista De Biología Tropical, 71(S2), e56316. https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop.v71iS2.56316
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Abstract

Introduction: Species of Mesochorus are found worldwide and members of this genus are primarily hyperparasitoids of Ichneumonoidea and Tachinidae. 

Objectives: To describe species of Costa Rican Mesochorus reared from caterpillars and to a lesser extent Malaise-trapped. 

Methods: The species are diagnosed by COI mtDNA barcodes, morphological inspection, and host data. A suite of images and host data (plant, caterpillar, and primary parasitoid) are provided for each species.

Results: A total of 158 new species of Mesochorus. Sharkey is the taxonomic authority for all. 

Conclusions: This demonstrates a practical application of DNA barcoding that can be applied to the masses of undescribed neotropical insect species in hyperdiverse groups.

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