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 trisphaeropyx
sp. nov.
(
Fig. 181
)
Holotype
♀
,
Thailand
, Karnchanaburi,
Khuean Srinagarindra NP
, Tha Thung-na/Chong Kraborg,
13–20.xi.2008
,
14° 29.972’ N
,
98° 53.035’ E
,
210m
,
Malaise trap
Boonnam 7, Phumarin (collection code T4432) (voucher BCLDQ01643, Genbank
JQ388329
) (
QSBG
).
FIGURE 181.
A. trisphaeropyx
sp. nov.
A, habitus; B, head and anterior mesoscutum, dorsal view; C, mesosoma, lateral view; Dm hind coxa; E, metasoma, dorsal view; F, metasoma, lateral view.
Body length
4.1 mm
, fore wing length
2.9 mm
and antenna length mm.
Antenna broken, with more than 30 flagellomeres. Median flagellomeres approximately 1.5 x longer than wide, rectangular. Occipital carina complete and strong, joining hypostomal carina ventrally. Mesopleuron coarsely sculptured, largely rugulose but longitudinally striate dorsally, precoxal sulcus deep with few strong vertical carinae. Propodeum with midlongitudinal carina only on anterior 0.2, posterior corners produced, angular. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 3 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Fore wing vein 3-SR 2 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 1.5 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.4 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.05 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Hind wing vein m-cu absent. Hind coxa strongly transversely striated on posterior half, basally striate only dorso-medially. Apex of hind tibia without a comb of modified setae medially. Claws without conspicuous pecten. Basal lobes of 1
st
tergite well-developed, anteriorly straight, posteriorly virtually transverse. Midlongitudinal carina of 3
rd
tergite faint on anterior 0.5 only.
Etymology. In allusion to the group of
Aleiodes
species
formerly placed in the subgenus
Tetrasphaeropyx
which have a similar carapace of 4 tergites.