Two new species of Erythromelana Townsend, 1919 (Diptera: Tachinidae) from Area de Conservacion Guanacaste in northwestern Costa Rica.

ABSTRACT:

Background

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. (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). We provide a concise description of each species using morphology, life history, molecular data, and photographic documentation.

New information

Erythromelana jimmychevezi Fleming & Wood sp. nov. Erythromelana glenriverai Fleming & Wood sp. nov.

SUBMITTER: Fleming AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4867687 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature