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 definus
sp. nov.
(
Fig. 61
)
Holotype
♀
,
Thailand
,
Chiang Mai Province
,
Huai
Nan
Dang NP
, helipad,
14.viii.2007
,
19° 18.33' N
,
98° 36.289' E
,
Anuchart
&
Thawatchai
(voucher BCLDQ01505, Genbank
JN278266
) (
QSBG
).
Body length 4.8 (corrected) mm, fore wing length
4.2 mm
and antenna length
5.2 mm
.
Antenna with 38 flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere pointed, weakly acuminate. Median flagellomeres approximately 2.5 x longer than wide. Occipital carina incomplete mediodorsally where occiput has coarse sculpture, ventrally joining hypostomal carina. Mesopleuron rugulose-coriaceous anteriorly and dorsally, aciculate posteriorly, precoxal sulcus weakly impressed, aciculate, speculum large. Propodeum with complete midlongitudinal carina and complete somewhat sinuate lateral carinae, with weakly indicated postero-lateral tubercles. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 1.7 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Fore wing vein 3- SR 2.5 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 1.3 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.4 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.2 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Hind wing vein m-cu very faint. Apex of hind tibia without comb of specially modified, adpressed setae. Claws without conspicuous pecten. Basal lobes of 1
st
tergite hardly produced, rounded. Midlongitudinal carina of 3
rd
tergite barely differentiated, present on anterior 0.7 of tergum.
Etymology. Latin for ‘to limit’ in reference to the completely enclosed pale metasomal mark.