Aleiodes tetrarugulosus, 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 : 210

Aleiodes tetrarugulosus sp. nov.

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Holotype ♂, Thailand, Chonburi Province, Khao Kaew open zoo, 28–29.vi.2008, light trap, B. Butcher (voucher BCLDQ01205, Genbank HM435165 ) ( CUMZ).

Paratype ♂, Thailand, Chonburi Province, Khao Kaew open zoo, 28–29.vi.2008, light trap, B. Butcher ( BMNH) .

Length of body 2.5 mm, of fore wing 2.3 mm and of antenna 3.1 mm.

Antenna with 34 flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere acuminate. Median flagellomeres 3 x longer than wide. Occipital carina broadly obliterated medially, ventrally joining hypostomal carina. Mesopleuron largely aciculate, anteriorly and dorsally rugose, precoxal sulcus weakly impressed, more coarsely sculptured, specular area entirely aciculate. Propodeum with complete midlongitudinal carina. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 1.25 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Fore wing vein 3-SR 1.7 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 1 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.4 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.75 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 pected. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite moderately produced, convex anteriorly, steeply sloping posteriorly. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite distinct and complete.

Etymology. Referring to the coarse sculpture of metasomal tergites 1–4.

Figures

FIGURE 175. A. tetrarugulosus sp. nov. A, habitus; B, head, lateral view; C, mesosoma, lateral view; D, head and anterior mesosoma, dorsal view; E, metasoma.