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
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Aleiodes angulodeum
sp. nov.
(
Fig. 15
)
Holotype
♀
,
Thailand
,
Chiang Mai Province
,
Doi Inthanon National Park
, checkpoint 2,
2.xi.2006
,
18° 31.554’ N
,
98° 29.940’ E
,
1700m
,
A. Areeluck
(voucher BCLDQ00161, Genbank
JQ388343
) (
QSBG
).
FIGURE 15.
A. angulodeum
sp. nov.
A, habitus; B, face; C, head and mesosoma, dorsal view; D, head, dorsal view; E, propodeum; F, metasoma.
Paratype
♂
,
Thailand
,
Chiang Mai Province
,
Doi Inthanon National Park
, checkpoint 2,
17.xi.2006
,
18° 31.554’ N
,
98° 29.940’ E
,
1700m
,
A. Areeluck
(voucher BCLDQ00168, Genbank
JF962550
) (
QSBG
).
Body
length
5.5 mm
, fore wing length 5.0 mm and antenna length
7.8 mm
.
Antenna
with 50 (
♀
) or 54 (
♂
) flagellomeres.
Terminal
flagellomere pointed.
Median
flagellomeres 1.2–1.3 x longer than wide.
Frons
with strong pattern of parallel ridges curving towards midline behind antennal sockets.
Occipital
carina complete.
Mesopleuron
shiny, densely punctate, dorsally with strong longitudinally striate sculpture, precoxal sulcus deep, finely vertically striate, episternal scrobe large and deep, specular area not differentiated, punctate.
Midlongitudinal
carina of propodeum present on anerior 0.75 of propodeum only.
Fore
wing vein 2-CU1 1.5 x 1-CU1.
Apex
of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose.
Hind
wing subbasal cell glabrous on anterior half.
Fore
wing vein 3-SR 2.8 x vein r.
Fore
wing vein 2-SR+M 1 x vein r.
Fore
wing vein SR1 2 x vein 3- SR.
Hind
wing vein M+CU 1.25 x 1-
M. Hind
wing vein m-cu absent.
Apex
of hind tibia without comb of modified adpressed setae.
Claws
without conspicuous pecten.
Basal
lobes of 1
st
tergite large, basally convex, posteriorly concave.
Midlongitudinal
carina of 3
rd
tergite absent
.
Female: Basal flagellomeres brown yellow, becoming black gradually from approximately flagellomere 10, flagellomeres 26 – 43 white; male: flagellomeres 1–31 black, 32 – 40 white, 41–54 black.
Etymology. Based on ‘angular’ and ‘propodeum’.
Notes. The
two specimens
differ in only one DNA base 25 bases from 3’ end of read.