Nine new species of Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Tachinidae) from Area de Conservación Guanacaste in northwestern Costa Rica, with a key to their identification.

BACKGROUND

We describe nine new species in the genus Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 from Area de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG) in northwestern Costa Rica. All species were reared from an ongoing inventory of wild-caught caterpillars spanning a variety of families (Lepidoptera: Erebidae; Limacodidae; Megalopygidae; Lasiocampidae and Dalceridae). Our study provides a concise description of each new species using morphology, life history, molecular data, and photographic documentation. In addition to the new species the authors provide a redescription the previously described Guimarães, which was also collected within ACG during this study. We also provide a redescription of the genus, and a revised key to species of occurring in Central and South America.

NEW INFORMATION

The following nine new species of , all authored by Fleming & Wood, are described: Fleming & Wood , Fleming & Wood , Fleming & Wood , Fleming & Wood , Fleming & Wood , Fleming & Wood , Fleming & Wood , Fleming & Wood , and Fleming & Wood The following are proposed by Wood as new synonyms of : Townsend, and Townsend, The following new combination is proposed as a result of the new synonymies: Macquart, Townsend is synonymized under Curran,