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 etvalinus
sp. nov.
(
Fig. 68
)
Holotype
♀
,
Thailand
,
Kamphaeng Phet Province
,
Mae Wong NP
, behind checkpoint 63,
3.ix.2007
,
18° 2.333' N
,
99° 13.96' E
,
306m
,
W Srilopien
(voucher BCLDQ01530, Genbank
JN278283
) (
QSBG
).
FIGURE 68.
A. etvalinus
sp. nov.
A, habitus; B, face, C, head and anterior mesosoma, dorsal view; D, head, lateral view; E, mesosoma, latteral view; F, wings; G, metasoma.
Length of body
4.5 mm
, of fore wing
3.2 mm
and of antenna
4.8 mm
.
Antenna broken. Median flagellomeres 3 x longer than wide. Occipital carina complete, irregular, joining hypostomal carina ventrally. Mesopleuron largely aciculate with longitudinal rugulose sculpture dorsally along whole length, precoxal sulcus weaky impressed, rugulose, speculum absent. Midlongitudinal propodeal carina broken posteromedially. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 2.1 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Fore wing vein 3-SR 1.7 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 1.05 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.55 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.45 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Hind wing vein m-cu absent. Apex of hind tibia without comb of modified adpressed setae. Claws with pecten of fine teeth on basal lobe. Basal lobes of 1
st
tergite large angular posteriorly concave. Midlongitudinal carina of 3
rd
tergite not distinct from other longitudinal striation. 4
th
metasomal tergite with posteriorly diverging striation medially.
Etymology. From Latin
et
meaning ‘and’ and ‘valine’ in reference to it sharing the amino acid valine at codon at bases 1783–1785 along with
A. valinus
sp. nov.