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 mutilus
sp. nov.
(
Fig. 110
)
Holotype
♀
,
Thailand
,
Bang Khum Pon
[can not be sure of locality], 2001 (voucher AL0188, Genbank
JF962747
) (
BMNH
).
Body length
3.8 mm
, fore wing length
3.3 mm
.
Antenna with approximately [no fewer than] 36 flagellomeres. Median flagellomeres 2 x longer than wide. Occipital carina complete, strong and more or less evenly curved mediodorsally, ventrally joining hypostomal carina. Mesopleuron sublongitudinally sriate anteriorly, aciculate posteriorly, precoxal sulcus with coarse ruglulose sculpture, speculum virtually absent. Midlongitudinal propodeal carina complete. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 2.75 x 1- CU1. Fore wing vein 3-SR 1.7 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 1.1 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.3 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.15 x 1-M. Hind wing vein m-cu represented by a fold in wing membrane, antefurcal. Apex of hind tibia without comb of specialised adpressed setae. Claws without conspicuous pecten. Basal lobes of first tergite weakly protruding and rounded. Midlongitudinal carina of 3
rd
tergite hardly differentiated from other fine longitudinal striation.
Etymology. Latin
mutilus
meaning damaged in reference to condition of
holotype
and also meaning lost in reference to the recorded locality being uncertain.