Aleiodes hei, 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 : 111

Aleiodes hei sp. nov.

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Holotype ♀, Thailand, Chiang Mai Province, Doi Phahompok NP, Kiewlom montane forest, 28.i.2008, 20° 3.549' N, 99° 8.582' E, 2174m, P Wongchai (voucher BCLDQ01644, Genbank JN278370 ) ( QSBG).

Length of body 4.2 mm, of fore wing 4.3 mm and of antenna 4.8 mm.

Antenna with 35 flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere pointed. Median flagellomeres approximately 2.2 x longer than wide. Occipital carina complete, irregular, joining hypostomal carina ventrally. Mesopleuron largely aciculate, weakly rugulose dorsally, precoxal sulcus weakly impressed, largely aciculate with a few oblique striae, speculum present. Propodeum with a more or less complete midlongitudinal caria, though somewhat irregular posteriorly. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 2.35 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Fore wing vein 3- SR 2.35 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 1.1 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.35 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 absent. Apex of hind tibia without comb of modified adpressed setae. Claws without conspicuous pecten. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite hardly produced, rounded. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite present on basal 0.7.

Etymology. Named after Jun-Hua He, in recognition of his contribution to the study of Chinese Rogadinae .

Figures

FIGURE 82. A. hei sp. nov. A, habitus; B, face; C, head and mesoscutum, dorsal view; D, head, lateral view; E, mesosoma, lateral view; F, propodeum, dorsal view; G, wings; H, metasomal tergites 2 and 3.