Aleiodes zuburae, 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 : 226

Aleiodes zuburae sp. nov.

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Holotype ♂, Thailand, exact locality and date of collection unknown, B. Butcher (voucher BCL01218, Genbank HM435172 ) ( CUMZ).

Length of body 4.2 mm, of fore wing 3.7 mm and of antenna 4.8 mm.

Antenna with 38 flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere acuminate. Median flagellomeres 2.8 x longer than wide. Occipital carina broadly obliterated medially, joining hypostomal carina ventrally. Mesopleuron largely aciculate, anteriorly and dorsally rugose, precoxal sulcus rather strongly impressed, strongly rugose, specular area entirely aciculate. Propodeum with complete midlongitudinal carina. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 1.3 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Fore wing vein 3-SR 2.7 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 1.15 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 1.95 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.85 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Hind wing vein m-cu absent though location indicated by small angulation near apex. Apex of hind tibia without comb of specialised adpressed setae. Claws without conspicuous pecten. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite strongly produced, concave posteriorly. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite well differentiated, complete.

Etymology. An anagram of ‘ buzurae’ in reference to its relatedness to A. buzurae .

Figures

FIGURE 190. A. zuburae sp. nov. A, habitus; B, face; C, mesosoma, lateral view; D, head and mesosoma, dorsal view; E, metasoma.