Aleiodes yalaensis, 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 : 224-225

Aleiodes yalaensis sp. nov.

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Holotype ♀, Thailand, Yala, km 56 on Yala to Betong rd. , 4.xii. 1991, 175m, I.J. Kitching & A. M. Cotton ( BMNH, no sequence data).

Paratype ♀, Thailand, Chiang Mai Province, Doi Chiang Dao NP, WS Pha Tang unit, 19° 24.978’ N, 98° 54.886' E, 626m, 7.x.2007, Songkran & Apichart (voucher BCLDQ01630, Genbank JQ388445 ) ( QSBG) .

Body length 5.2 mm, fore wing length 4.7 mm and antenna length 7 mm.

Antenna with 47 flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere acuminate. Median flagellomeres 2 x longer than wide. Occipital carina strong, evenly rounded mediodorsally, joining hypostomal carina ventrally. Mesopleuron largely strongly longitudinally striate becoming sugse anteriorly, precocal sulcus moderately deep with longitudinal striation posteriorly becoming coarser and more confused anteriorly, specular area sculpture. Propodeum with complete midlongitudinal carina but weaker poseriorly. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 1.6 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell with distinct glabrous lozenge-shaped zone. Fore wing vein 3-SR 1.6 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2- SR+M 0.9 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.6 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.7 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Hind wing vein m-cu well-developed, darkly pigmented, curved, interstial. Hind coxae finely transversely striate basally. Apex of hind tibia with comb of setae medially and ventrally though these not so tightly adpressed as in most species with hind tibial combs. Claws slender, without conspicuous pecten. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite moderately produced, nearly straight anteriorly, steeply concave posteriorly. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite variable, weakly to moderately distinct on anterior 0.3 of tergum.

Antenna with flagellomeres 18–29 white.

Etymology. Named after the collection place of the holotype.

Notes. Despite the large geographic separation between holotype and paratype collection localities, they are morphologically very similar.

Figures

FIGURE 189. A. yalaensis sp. nov. A, habitus; B, face; C, head, lateral view; D, head and anterior mesosoma, dorsal view; E, mesosoma, lateral view; F, metasoma.