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 corrusciput
sp. nov.
(
Fig. 54
)
Holotype
♀
,
Thailand
,
Nan Province
,
Doi Phu Kha N P
, office 18,
22.i.2008
,
19° 12.249' N
,
101° 4.874' E
,
1338m
,
Charoen
&
Nikom
(BCLDQ01555, Genbank
JN278306
) (
QSBG
).
Body length 5.0 mm, fore wing length 5.0 mm and antenna length
5.8 mm
.
Antenna with 38 flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere pointed. Median flagellomeres approximately 2 x longer than wide. Occipital carina complete and rounded medio-dorsally, ventrally joining hypostomal carina. Mesopleuron largely aciculate with weak rugulose sculpture superimposed, precoxal sulcus weak, rather narrow, with slightly coarser sculpture; speculum distinct, anteriorly with very fine coriatious sculpure, posteriorly almost entirely smooth. Midlongitudinal propodeal carina complete. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 1.4 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Fore wing vein 3-SR 2.25 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 1.2 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.4 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.3 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Hind wing vein m-cu indicated by short pigmented fold and slightly increased setal density, slightly antefurcal. Apex of hind tibia without comb of modified adpressed setae. Claws without conspicuous pecten. Basal lobes of 1
st
tergite moderately large, posteriorly convex. Midlongitudinal carina of 3
rd
tergite distinctly differentiated on anterior 0.6 of tergite.
Etymology. In reference to the coarsely sculptured occiput.