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

Authors

  • Jim Whitfield School of Integrative Biology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3031-9106
  • Daniel Janzen Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6018, USA. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7335-5107
  • Winnie Hallwachs Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6018, USA. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5166-809X
  • Paul Hebert Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3081-6700
  • Isidro Chacon BioAlfa, Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica. Author
  • Bernardo Espinoza Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund, Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Author
  • Eugenie Phillips-Rodriguez Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund, Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Author
  • Ronald Zuñiga Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund, Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Author
  • John Burns Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA. Author
  • Mark Metz Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3535-535X
  • Alma Solis Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6379-1004
  • Diana Arias Bogotá D.C., Cundinamarca, Colombia. Author
  • Michael J.  Sharkey The Hymenoptera Institute, 41482 Alder Dr., Forest Falls, CA, 92339, USA. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6201-7340
  • Mehrdad Hajibabaei Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8859-7977
  • Brianne St. Jacques Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada. Author
  • Michelle D’Souza Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada. Author
  • Jayme Sones Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada. Author
  • Kate Perez Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada. Author
  • Ramya Manjunath Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada. Author
  • Sujeevan Ratnasingham Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3694-0171
  • Suresh Naik Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2271-623X
  • Alex Smith Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph and Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, Guelph, Canada. Author
  • Kathryn  McCluskey Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6018, USA. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9862-0491
  • Austin Baker Department of Biological Sciences and Center for Biodiversity Research, University of Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4728-726X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v71iS2.56316

Keywords:

Accelerated taxonomy; BIN code; conservation; COI DNA barcode; Ichneumonoidea; parasitoid host associations; tetra-trophic interaction.

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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Author Biographies

  • Diana Arias, Bogotá D.C., Cundinamarca, Colombia.

     

     

  • Michelle D’Souza, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada.

     

     

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