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
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Aleiodes necsubson
sp. nov.
(
Fig. 113
)
Holotype
♀
,
Thailand
,
Chiang Mai Province
,
Huai
Nan
Dang NP
, helipad,
19° 18.33' N
,
98° 36.289' E
,
27.ii.2008
,
Anuchart
&
Thawatchai
(voucher BCLDQ01526, Genbank
JN278279
) (
QSBG
).
Paratype
:
♂
,
Thailand
,
Chiang Mai Province
, Huai
Nan
Dang NP
, Thung Buatung view point,
28.i.2008
,
19° 17.56' N
,
98° 36.029' E
, Anuchart (voucher BCLDQ01499; no sequence data) (
QSBG
)
.
Length of body
6.9 mm
, of fore wing
5.5 mm
and of antenna
7.9 mm
.
FIGURE 113.
A. necsubson
sp. nov.
A, habitus; B, face; C, head, lateral view; D, mesosoma lateral view; E, head and anterior mesosoma, dorsal view; F, metasoma.
Antenna with 38 (
♀
) to 44 (
♂
) flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere acuminate. Median flagellomeres 2 x longer than wide. Occipital carina complete though weak mediodorsally, ventrally joining hypostomal carina. Mesopleuron largely aciculate, anteriorly, dorsally rugulose, and precoxal sulcus hardly impressed, rugulose. Speculum area largely with shiny aciculate sculpure, with only a small completely smooth area posteroventrally. Median area of metanotum with deep oval pit posteriorly. Midlongitudinal propodeal carina present on anterior 0.6 of propodeum only. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 1.5 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Fore wing vein 3-SR 3 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.1 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 present as a short pigmented line, slightly antefurcal. Apex of hind tibia without comb of modified setae medially. Claws without conspicuous pecten. Basal lobes of first tergite weakly produced, evenly rounded. Midlongitudinal carina of 3
rd
tergite weak but distinct on anterior 0.3 of tergum.
Etymology. From Latin
nec
meaning ‘not’ and ‘subson’ in reference to it being close to but different from
A. subson
sp. nov.
Notes. The
♂
paratype
which has not been sequenced, has more flagellomeres than the
holotype
female and it differs in coloration from it in having the mesoscutum incompletely black with the lines of the notauli rufous. Otherwise the two are almost identical morphologically and therefore we suspect the differences represent sexually dimorphism.