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
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Aleiodes sophieae
sp. nov.
(
Fig. 164
)
Holotype
♂
,
Thailand
,
Chiang Mai Province
,
Doi Inthanon NP
, checkpoint 2,
8.v.2007
,
18° 31.554 N
,
98° 29.940 E
,
1700m
,
A. Areeluck
(voucher BCLDQ00206, Genbank
JF962538
) (
QSBG
).
FIGURE 164.
A. sophieae
sp. nov.
A, habitus; B, face; C, mesosoma, lateral view; D, head, lateral view; E, anterior mesosoma, dorsal view; F, metasoma.
Paratypes
:
3 ♂
, same data as holotype (voucher BCLDQ00205,
Genbank
JQ388442
) (
QSBG
), (voucher BCLDQ00207,
Genbank
JQ388441
) (
QSBG
), (voucher BCLDQ00208,
Genbank
JQ388440
) (
CUMZ
)
;
2 ♂
, same data as holotype except
1.v.2007
(voucher BCLDQ00214,
Genbank
JQ388439
; BCLDQ00213, no sequence data) (
QSBG
and
BMNH
)
;
1 ♂
, same data as holotype except
24.viii.2006
,
Y Areekul
(voucher BCLDQ01065,
Genbank
JQ388368
) (
BMNH
)
;
1♀
,
Thailand
,
Chiang Mai Province
,
Huai Nam Dang NP
, visitors centre,
14–21.iv.2008
,
19° 18.803' N
,
98° 36.408' E
,
Anuchart
&
Thawatchai
(collection code T5651) (no sequence data) (
HIC
)
.
Body length
8.3 mm
, fore wing length 7.0 mm and antenna length
10.5 mm
.
Antenna with 68 flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere pointed but not acuminate. Median flagellomeres approximately as long laterally as wide, slightly oblique. Occipital carina Occipital carina strong and complete mediodorsally, ventrally reduced and not distinct from adjacent sculpure, nor clearly joining hypostomal carina. Mesopleuron largely punctate with deep, vertically striate precoxal sulcus, speculum large. Propodeum with welldeveloped posterolateral angular protuberances; midlongitudinal carina present on anterior 0.4 only. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 1.3 x 1-CU1. Fore wing subbasal cell and hind wing subbasal cell both largely glabrous except posteriorly. Fore wing vein 3-SR 2.3 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 0.8 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.5 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.9 x 1-M. Hind wing vein m-cu well-developed, sub-tubular, pingmented, antefurcal. Apex of hind tibia without comb of specialised adpressed setae. Claws with 3–6 short stout pecten teath along most of basal lobe but not extending into gap before claw proper. Basal lobes of 1
st
tergite large, anteriorly rounded, posteriorly weakly concave. Midlongitudinal carina of 3
rd
metasomal tergite absent.
Etymology. Named after Miss Sophie Coulson.
Notes. This species is unique in having codon position 1891–3 coding for an A not an S. Specimen BCLDQ00205 differs from others for which sequence data are available at 3 bases, however, we supect that this is intraspecific variation as it was collected together with specimens
206–208 in
same trap. All known specimens are from Doi Inthanon N.P.