https://www.mapress.com/zt <p><strong>Zootaxa</strong> is a mega-journal for zoological taxonomists in the world</p> en-US zed@mapress.com (Dr Zhi-Qiang Zhang) zed@mapress.com (Magnolia Press Journal Support Team) Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:54:34 +1300 OJS 3.3.0.6 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5767.1.1 <p lang="en-GB" align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The genus <em>Meteorus </em>Haliday comprises over 350 described species worldwide. They develop as koinobiont endoparasitoids of the larvae of Lepidoptera and more rarely those of Coleoptera. Several species in this genus have a potential application as biocontrol agents. Currently 80 <em>Meteorus</em> species are known to occur in the Neotropical region but many more remain undescribed. The present study provides descriptions and names for new species of <em>Meteorus </em>from Area de Conservacion Guanacaste in Costa Rica, as well as new distribution and host records. Descriptions of all new species integrate morphological, molecular and host data. Twenty six species are newly described: <em>M. bobkulai</em> <strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. centrojasonvorum</em> <strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>Meteorus chrisdarlingi </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. christerhanssoni</em> <strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. davesmithi </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. felipechavarriai </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. gabygutierrezae </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. iangauldi </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. ideausvorum </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. iankitchingi </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. jennyphillipsae </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. josejaramilloi </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. luzmariaromeroae </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. manducavorum </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. markshawi </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. mariamartachavarriae </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. mikesharkeyi </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. peggyaevorum </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. ptiloscolavorum </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. robertofernandezi </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. rodolpherougeriei </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. seanbradyi </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. sigifredomarini </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. tiboshartae </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. tomdaleyi </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong>, and <em>M. unzelavorum </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> LUIS FELIPE VENTURA DE ALMEIDA, SCOTT RICHARD SHAW, ANGÉLICA MARIA PENTEADO-DIAS, WINNIE HALLWACHS, DANIEL H. JANZEN Copyright (c) 2026 https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5767.1.1 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1300