Dolichogenidea puschendorfi Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault 2025, sp. nov.

Dolichogenidea puschendorfi Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault sp. nov. Fig. 111 A – H Type material. Holotype. Costa Rica • Female, CNC; Guanacaste, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector Santa Rosa, Area Administrativa; 10.83764, -85.61871; 295 m; 25.xii.2008; D. H. Janzen & W. Hallwachs leg.; Malaise trap; Voucher code: DHJPAR 0031864. Diagnostic description. Propodeum areola open anteriorly, propodeum generally with relatively few sculpture; T 1 with some sculpture on posterior 0.5; T 2 mostly smooth, with few punctures near posterior margin; ovipositor sheath 0.8 × as long as metatibia length; tegula and humeral complex brown; all coxae, metafemur and part of metatibia (except for anterior 0.5 yellow-white) brown; body length and fore wing length: 1.80 mm. This is the only Neotropical species of Dolichogenidea known to have a white spot on gena. Among species with T 1 and T 2 mostly smooth, D. puschendorfi can be distinguished by its small size, propodeum sculpture and poorly defined areola, length of ovipositor sheath, and color of tegula, humeral complex and legs. Distribution. Costa Rica. Biology. No host data available. DNA barcoding data. BIN BOLD: AAM 5853 (6 sequences, 6 barcode compliant). Etymology. Named in honor of Dr. Robert Puschendorf of Plymouth University, UK, and Costa Rica, in recognition of his two decades and ongoing support of the biodiversity growth and survival of Area de Conservación Guanacaste and the GDFCF support of the same.