Abstract
BackgroundWe describe two new species in the genus Erythromelana Townsend, 1919 from Area de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG) in northwestern Costa Rica. Both species were reared from wild-caughtcaterpillars of Eois spp. (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). We provide a concise description of each species using morphology, life history, molecular data, and photographic documentation.New informationErythromelana jimmychevezi Fleming & Wood sp. nov.Erythromelana glenriverai Fleming & Wood sp. nov.
Highlights
The tachinid genus Erythromelana Townsend, 1919 (Exoristinae: Blondeliini) is a small Neotropical genus in the tribe Blondeliini, occurring from southern Mexico to Bolivia and Brazil
We describe two new species in the genus Erythromelana Townsend, 1919 from Area de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG) in northwestern Costa Rica
We provide a concise description of each species using morphology, life history, molecular data, and photographic documentation
Summary
We describe two new species in the genus Erythromelana Townsend, 1919 from Area de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG) in northwestern Costa Rica. Both species were reared from wild-caughtcaterpillars of Eois spp. We provide a concise description of each species using morphology, life history, molecular data, and photographic documentation. Keywords tropical rain forest, tropical dry forest, cloud forest, parasitoid flies, host-specificity, caterpillars, ACG, Exoristinae, Blondeliini
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