title: Integrative taxonomy of New World Euplectrus Westwood (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae), with focus on 55 new species from Area de Conservación Guanacaste, northwestern Costa Rica.
abstract: 90 species of Euplectrus are treated: 55 newly described, all from Area de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG), and 35 previously described species, of which 20 occur in ACG. Three of the previously described species (Euplectrusbrasiliensis Ashmead, Euplectrushircinus (Say), Euplectrusronnai (Brèthes)) have unknown status, owing to missing or severely damaged type material. The new species, all authored by C. Hansson, are: Euplectrusalejandrovalerioi, Euplectrusalexsmithi, Euplectrusalvarowillei, Euplectrusandybennetti, Euplectrusandydeansi, Euplectrusannettewalkerae, Euplectrusbillbrowni, Euplectrusbobwhartoni, Euplectruscarlosarmientoi, Euplectruscarlrettenmeyeri, Euplectruscharlesmicheneri, Euplectruscharlesporteri, Euplectruschrisdarlingi, Euplectruschrisgrinteri, Euplectruscorriemoreauae, Euplectrusdaveroubiki, Euplectrusdavesmithi, Euplectrusdavidwahli, Euplectrusdianariasae, Euplectrusdonquickei, Euplectruseowilsoni, Euplectrusgarygibsoni, Euplectrusgavinbroadi, Euplectrusgerarddelvarei, Euplectrushenrytownesi, Euplectrushowelldalyi, Euplectrushugokonsi, Euplectrusiangauldi, Euplectrusjacklonginoi, Euplectrusjesusugaldei, Euplectrusjimwhitfieldi, Euplectrusjjrodriguezae, Euplectrusjohnheratyi, Euplectrusjohnlasallei, Euplectrusjohnnoyesi, Euplectrusjosefernandezi, Euplectruslubomirmasneri, Euplectrusmarkshawi, Euplectrusmikegatesi, Euplectrusmikeschauffi, Euplectrusmikesharkeyi, Euplectrusninazitaniae, Euplectruspammitchellae, Euplectruspaulhansoni, Euplectruspaulheberti, Euplectruspaulhurdi, Euplectrusphilwardi, Euplectrusrobbinthorpi, Euplectrusronaldzunigai, Euplectrusroysnellingi, Euplectrusscottshawi, Euplectrussondrawardae, Euplectrussydneycameronae, Euplectrusvictoriapookae, Euplectruswonyoungchoi. The species are described or redescribed, and thoroughly and uniformly illustrated, and included in two identification keys, one for females and one for males. Lectotypes are designated for eight species: Euplectruscatocalae Howard (♂), Euplectrusjunctus Gahan (♀), Euplectrusleucotrophis Howard (♂), Euplectrusmarginatus Ashmead (♀), Euplectruspachyscaphus Girault (♀), Euplectrusplatyhypenae Howard (♂), Euplectrussemimarginatus Girault (♀), Heteroscapusronnai Brèthes (♂). One synonym is established: Euplectruswalteri Schauff is a junior synonym of Euplectrustestaceipes (Cameron). Brief image notes and host records are provided on the natural history of the wasps as well as the details of their morphology. Hosts are known for 74 Euplectrus species.
authors.affiliation: Scientific Associate, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, United Kingdom ; Museum of Biology (Entomology), Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
authors.forename: Christer
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hansson
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1 Canada.
authors.forename: M Alex
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6018 USA.
authors.forename: Daniel H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Janzen
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6018 USA.
authors.forename: Winnie
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hallwachs
keywords: Chalcidoidea; DNA barcoding; Eulophinae; Euplectrini; Lepidoptera; Nearctic; Neotropical; gregarious caterpillar ectoparasitoids; tropical biodiversity
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