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 deyoyoi
sp. nov.
(
Fig. 62
)
Holotype
♀
,
Thailand
,
Phetchabun Province
,
Thung Salaeng Luang NP
, pine forest
Gang Wang
Nan
Yen
,
27.xii.2002
,
16° 35.805' N
,
100° 52.286' E
,
726m
,
Pongpitak
&
Sathit
(voucher BCLDQ00766, Genbank
JQ388387
) (
QSBG
).
Body length
5.4 mm
, fore wing length
4 mm
.
Antenna with at least 40 flagellomeres [incomplete in
holotype
]. Median flagellomeres 1.8 x longer than wide. Frons with short, distinct sublateral carina parallel to eye anteriorly. Occipital carina with lateral arms converging towards a point but distinctly obliterated medially. Mesopleuron rugose-coriaceous anteriorly, aciculate posteriorly, precoxal sulcus moderately impressed, foveate rugose, speculum small but present. Propodeum with midlongitudinal carina present on basal 0.7, replaced by transverse carinae posteriorly. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 1.3 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell with distinct glabrous lozenge-shaped zone. Fore wing vein 3-SR 2.1 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 0.95 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.2 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.65 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Hind wing vein m-cu pigmented, antefurcal. Apex of hind tibia with comb of specially modified, adpressed setae. Claws with pecten of 7 or 8 long, fine, pale brown teeth on basal lobe, these splaying and distinctly separated, and the penultimate ones longest. Basal lobes of 1
st
tergite moderately strongly produced, almost transverse posteriorly. Midlongitudinal carina of 3
rd
tergite complete.
Etymology. Named after the character the Kompt de Yoyo in the Terry Pratchett
Discworld
novel.
Notes. Close molecularly to several specimens from
Taiwan
.