Aleiodes cheni, 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 : 70

Aleiodes cheni sp. nov.

( Fig. 43 D–F )

Holotype ♂, Thailand, Chiang Mai Province, Doi Inthanon National Park , summit forest, 29.xii.2006, 18° 35.361’ N, 98° 29.157’ E, 2500m, Y. Areeluck (voucher BCLDQ00171, Genbank JF962548 ) ( QSBG).

Body length 5.5 mm, fore wing length 4.8 mm.

Antennae incomplete, with at least 40 flagellomeres. Frons with some parallel diagonal ridges running medially drom the outer half of each antennal socket, medially with confused sugulose pattern. Occipital carina complete, dorsally rounded, ventrally slightly reduced but joining hypostomal carina. Mesopleuron shiny, moderately densely punctate, dorsally with strong longitudinally striate sculpture, precoxal sulcus deep, narrow with approximately 5 short vertical carinae, episternal scrobe moderately large and deep, specular area not differentiated, punctate. Midlongitudinal carina of propodeum present on anerior 0.4 of propodeum only. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 2.15 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Fore wing vein 3-SR 3.07 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 1.05 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.35 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.25 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal largely glabrous. 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 strongly produced, convex anteriorly, steeply concave posteriorly. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite absent.

Antennae black with at least flagellomeres 30–39 (♂) white.

Etymology. Named in honour of the Chinese entomologist Xuexin Chen in recognition of his contribution to braconid systematics.

Figures

FIGURE 43. A–C, Aleiodes chenduplus sp. nov.; D–F, A. cheni sp. nov. A, habitus; B, head and anterior mesosoma, dorsal view; C, metasoma; D, head, dorsal view; E, mesosoma, lateral view; F, propodeum and 1st tergite, dorsal view.