title: Thirteen new Costa Rican species belonging to the genus Triraphis Ruthe (Braconidae: Rogadinae) with their host records.
abstract: Thirteen new species belonging to the genus Triraphis Ruthe are described and illustrated: Triraphis baios sp. nov., T. balteus sp. nov., T. chinusi sp. nov., T. cortazari sp. nov., T. defectus sp. nov., T. guarusa sp. nov., T. huidobroi sp. nov., T. ikelosops sp. nov., T. melasops sp. nov., T. paraholos sp. nov., T. proxilus sp. nov., T. simphlex sp. nov. and T. willei sp. nov. The lepidopteran hosts were feeding on 17 genera of plants within 16 families. Two families of Lepidoptera are reported as new hosts for Triraphis: Acraga sp. (Dalceridae) parasitized by T. paraholos sp. nov. and Norape sp. (Megalopygidae) by T. guarusa sp. nov. Moreover, four Triraphis species are treated as new combinations under the genus Triraphis sensu van Achterberg: Triraphis areatus (Cresson) comb. n., T. fasciipennis (Cresson) comb. n., T. fusciceps (Cresson) comb. n. and T. ornatus (Cresson) comb. n..
authors: Central American Institute for Biological Research and Conservation, P.O. Box 2398-2050 San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San José, Costa Rica.; Email: avalerio_13@hotmail.com.
authors: Alejandro A
authors: AA
authors: Valerio
authors: Department of Ecosystem Science and Management (3354), University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82070, U.S.A.; Email: braconid@uwyo.edu.
authors: Scott R
authors: SR
authors: Shaw
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003364:Costa Rica; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D014863:Wasps / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*