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 apiconigrus
sp. nov.
(
Fig. 17
)
Holotype
♀
,
Thailand
,
Phetchabun Province
,
Nam Nao NP
,
Helicopter
landing ground,
7.vii.2006
,
16° 43.156’ N
,
101° 35.118’ E
,
890m
,
N Hongyothi
&
L Janteab
(voucher BCLDQ00257, Genbank
JQ388454
) (
QSBG
).
Paratypes
:
1 ♂
,
Thailand
,
Phetchabun Province
,
Nam Nao
NP, helicopter landing ground,
7.vii.2006
,
16° 43.156’ N
,
101° 35.118’ E
,
890m
,
N Hongyothi
&
L Janteab
(voucher BCLDQ00153,
Genbank
JF962555
) (
QSBG
)
;
2 ♂
,
Thailand
,
Chiang Mai Province
,
Doi Inthanon National Park
,
Vachiratham falls
,
15.vii.2007
,
18° 32.311’ N
,
98° 36.048’ E
,
700 m
Y Areeluck
(vouchers BCLDQ00203,
Genbank
JQ388444
and BCLDQ00204,
Genbank
JQ388443
) (
QSBG
and
BMNH
)
;
1♀
, as previous but
22.vii.2007
(voucher BCLDQ00197; no sequence data) (
BMNH
)
;
1 ♂
,
Thailand
,
Phetchabun Province
,
Thung Salaeng Luang
NP,
Kaeng Wang
Nan
Yen
,
12.xii.2002
,
16° 37.178’ N
,
100° 53.504’ E
, unknown collector (voucher BCLDQ00732,
Genbank
JQ388414
) (
HIC
)
;
1 ♀
, as previous but
27.ix.2006
, (voucher BCLDQ00220,
Genbank
JQ388449
) (
CUMZ
)
;
1 ♂
, as previous but
24.viii.2006
(voucher BCLDQ00249,
Genbank
JQ388458
) (
CUMZ
)
.
Body length 4.0 mm, fore wing length
3.5 mm
and antenna length
5.8 mm
.
Antenna with 45 (
♀
)
to 51 (
♂
) flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere pointed. Median flagellomeres approximately 1.5 x longer than wide. Frons with pattern of more or less longitudinal ridges running from anternnal sockets and converging on to stemmaticum. Occipital carina complete mediodorsally, ventrally joining hypostomal carina. Mesopleuron shiny, moderately densely punctate, dorsally with strong longitudinally striate sculpture, precoxal sulcus deep, narrow with approximately 5 short vertical carinae, episternal scrobe moderately large and deep, specular area not differentiated, punctate. Midlongitudinal carina of propodeum present on anerior 0.4 of propodeum only. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 1.3 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Fore wing vein 3-SR 2.45 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 0.9 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 1.85 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.15 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell glabrous on anterior half. Hind wing vein m-cu absent. Apex of hind tibia without comb of modified adpressed setae. Claws without conspicuous pecten. 3
rd
tergite without midlongitudinal carina.
Antenna basally brown yellow gradually becoming black, flagellomeres 27–31 (
♀
) or 37–50 (
♂
)
white.
Etymology. In reference to the small black tip of the male antenna.