Aleioides binkyi, Butcher, Buntika Areekul, Smith, M. Alex, Sharkey, Mike J. & Quicke, Donald L. J., 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 : 52

Aleioides binkyi sp. nov.

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Holotype ♀, Thailand: Chiang Rai, 16.iii.2002 (voucher BCLDQ00643, Genbank JF962634 ) ( QSBG). Length of body 4.3 mm, of fore wing 4.0 mm and of antenna 5.6 mm.

Antenna with 43 flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere pointed. Median flagellomeres 1.8 x longer than wide. Occipital carina complete, forming a point mediodorsally, joining hypostomal carina ventrally. Mesopleuron largely aciculate, rugulose anterodorsally and along middle part of weakly impressed precoxal sulcus, speculum absent. Midlongitudinal propodeal carina complete. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 1.4 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell with distinct glabrous zone. Fore wing vein 3-SR 2.1 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 0.85 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.25 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.55 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Hind wing vein m-cu absent. Apex of hind tibia with comb of modified adpressed setae apicomedially and ventrally. Claws with pecten of 7 or 8 long, fine, pale brown teeth on basal lobe, these splaying and distinctly separated, and the penultimate ones longest. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite moderately produced, angular, concave posteriorly. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite very weakly differentiated from other striation on anterior 0.5 of tergum only.

Etymology. Named after Death’s horse Binky in the Terry Pratchett Discworld novels.

Figures

FIGURE 27. A. binkyi sp. nov. A, habitus; B, face; C, mesosoma, lateral view; D, head and anterior mesosoma, dorsal view; E, fore wing; F, metasoma.