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 pronopus
sp. nov.
(
Fig. 141
)
Holotype
♀
,
Thailand
,
Chiang Mai Province
,
Doi Inthanon NP
, checkpoint 2,
2.viii.2006
,
18° 31.554 N
,
98° 29.940 E
,
1700m
,
A. Areeluck
(voucher BCLDQ00166, Genbank
JQ388342
) (
QSBG
).
FIGURE 141.
A. pronopus
sp. nov.
A, habitus; B, face; C, head, dorsal view; D, anterior mesosoma, dorsal view; E, metasoma.
Paratypes
:
1 ♀
,
Thailand
,
Chiang Mai Province
,
Doi Inthanon
NP, checkpoint 2,
9.viii.2006
,
18° 31.554 N
,
98° 29.940 E
,
1700m
,
Y Areeluck
(voucher BCLDQ00195,
Genbank
JQ388331
) (
BMNH
)
;
2 ♂
, as previous but
8.v.2007
(voucher BCLDQ00209: the specimen furthest from the pin of 2 card-mounted
♂
,
Genbank
JF962537
) and individual closer to the pin and un-sequenced (
QSBG
)
;
1 ♀
,
Thailand
,
Chiang Mai Province
,
Doi Inthanon
NP,
Summit forest
,
29.xii.2006
,
18° 35.361 N
,
98° 29.157 E
,
2500m
,
Y Areeluck
(voucher BCLDQ00169,
Genbank
JQ388340
) (
HIC
)
;
1 ♀
, as previous but
22.vii.2006
(voucher BCLDQ00222,
Genbank
JQ388469
) (
QSBG
)
Body length
6.2 mm
, fore wing length
5.3 mm
and antenna length 8.0 mm.
Antenna with 57 (
♀
) or 56 (
♀
) flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere pointed, hardly acuminate. Median flagellomeres approximately as long as wide. Frons with strong subparallel posteriorly converging striation between antennal sockets and stemmaticum. Occipital carina complete, dorsally rounded, ventrally slightly reduced but joining hypostomal carina. Mesopleuron and mesosternum shiny with moderately dense punctures at the bases of setae, precoxal sulcus deep and narrow, foveate, specular area not differentiated. Midlongitudinal propodeal carina strong on anterior 0.6 of propodeum, weak or obliterated posteriorly. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 1.7 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Fore wing vein 3-SR 2.2 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 1 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.8 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.05 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell glabrous on anterior half. Hind wing vein m-cu absent. Apex of hind tibia without comb of specialised, adpressed setae. Claws with 2 or 3 separated pectenl teeth on basal half of basal lobe. Basal lobes of first tergite angularly protruding and concave posteriorly. Midlongitudinal carina of 3
rd
tergite absent.
Antenna brown yellow basally becoming black gradually, females with flagellomeres 28–35 (
♀
) or 30–41 (
♂
) white.
Etymology. In reference to the pronope.