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 zuburae
sp. nov.
(
Fig. 190
)
Holotype
♂
,
Thailand
, exact locality and date of collection unknown,
B. Butcher
(voucher BCL01218, Genbank
HM435172
) (
CUMZ
).
Length of body
4.2 mm
, of fore wing
3.7 mm
and of antenna
4.8 mm
.
FIGURE 190.
A. zuburae
sp. nov.
A, habitus; B, face; C, mesosoma, lateral view; D, head and mesosoma, dorsal view; E, metasoma.
Antenna with 38 flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere acuminate. Median flagellomeres 2.8 x longer than wide. Occipital carina broadly obliterated medially, joining hypostomal carina ventrally. Mesopleuron largely aciculate, anteriorly and dorsally rugose, precoxal sulcus rather strongly impressed, strongly rugose, specular area entirely aciculate. Propodeum with complete midlongitudinal carina. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 1.3 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Fore wing vein 3-SR 2.7 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 1.15 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 1.95 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.85 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Hind wing vein m-cu absent though location indicated by small angulation near apex. Apex of hind tibia without comb of specialised adpressed setae. Claws without conspicuous pecten. Basal lobes of 1
st
tergite strongly produced, concave posteriorly. Midlongitudinal carina of 3
rd
tergite well differentiated, complete.
Etymology. An anagram of ‘
buzurae’
in reference to its relatedness to
A. buzurae
.