Aleiodes gaga, Quicke & Butcher, 2012

Butcher, Buntika Areekul, Smith, M. Alex, Sharkey, Mike J. & Quicke, Donald L. J., 2012, 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, Zootaxa 3457, pp. 1-232 : 102-103

Aleiodes gaga sp. nov.

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Holotype ♀, Thailand, Lampang Province, Chae Son NP, nature trail, 14.x.2007, 18° 50.172' N, 99° 28.38' E, 507m, B Kwannui & A Sutpeng (voucher BCLDQ01598, Genbank JN278336 ) ( QSBG).

Length of body 5.0 mm, of fore wing 3.6 mm and of antenna approx 6 mm.

Antenna with 42 flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere acuminate. Median flagellomeres 3 x longer than wide. Occipital carina strong, rounded medio-dorsally and complete, ventrally joining hypostomal carina. Mesopleuron largely rugulose, anteriorly and dorsally longitudinally striate, precoxal sulcus weak with longitudinal rugae, speculum absent. Propodeum with complete midlongitudinal carina, without lateral carinae. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 1.85 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Fore wing vein 3-SR 1.2 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2- SR+M 1 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 3.55 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.4 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Hind wing vein m-cu represented by a short pigmented fold, antefurcal. Apex of hind tibia without comb of modified adpressed setae. Claws without conspicuous pecten. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite moderately large, anteriorly weakly curved, posteriorly transverse, almost recurved. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite indistinct.

Etymology. In honour of popular singer and performer Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , known professionally as Lady GaGa, much liked by DQ and BAB.

Figures

FIGURE 74. A. gaga sp. nov. A, face; B, mesosoma, lateral view; C, habitus; D, head and anterior mesosoma, dorsal view; E, metasoma.