A turbo-taxonomic study of Thai Aleiodes (Aleiodes) and Aleiodes (Arcaleiodes) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Rogadinae) based largely on COI barcoded specimens, with rapid descriptions of 179 new species
Author
Butcher, Buntika Areekul
Author
Smith, M. Alex
Author
Sharkey, Mike J.
Author
Quicke, Donald L. J.
text
Zootaxa
2012
2012-09-07
3457
1
232
journal article
10.11646/ZOOTAXA.3457.1.1
11755334
10832362
A8F8CF32-00EA-4877-A299-872C6B2081BA
Aleiodes lobocarinus
sp. nov.
(
Fig. 95
)
Holotype
♂
,
Thailand
,
Nan Province
,
Doi Phu Kha NP
, office 16,
8.i.2008
,
20° 12.601' N
,
101° 5.137' E
,
1412m
,
Charoen
&
Nikom
(voucher BCLDQ01525, Genbank
JQ388358
) (
QSBG
).
FIGURE 95.
A. lobocarinus
sp. nov.
A, habitus; B, face; C, head and mesosoma, dorsal view; D, head and mesosoma, lateral view; E, metasoma.
Length of body
4.1 mm
, of fore wing
3.5 mm
and of antenna
3.5 mm
.
Antenna with 27 flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere parallel-sided and acuminate. Median flagellomeres 3 x longer than wide. Frons impressed, without sublateral carinae. Occipital carina curving anteriorly submedially and then curving together to form a lobe, though medially it is very weak. Mesopleuron largely shiny, aciculate, precoxal sulcus moderately impressed, narrow with approximately 5 diagonal rugae, speculum large. Propodeum with complete and srong midlongitudinal carina. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 2.1 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Fore wing vein 3-SR 1.7 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 0.9 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.65 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.15 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Hind wing vein m-cu faint, interstitial, indicated by a fold in wing membrane. Apex of hind tibia without comb of modified adpressed setae medially. [Claws unclear in
holotype
]. Basal lobes of 1
st
tergite weakly protruding, rounded. Midlongitudinal carina of 3
rd
tergite present on anterior 0.8.
Etymology. In reference to the shape of the occipital carina.