Aleiodes pectunguisella, 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 : 161

Aleiodes pectunguisella sp. nov.

( Fig. 129 D–G )

Holotype ♀, Thailand, Chaiyaphum, 28.vi.2006, 15° 59.037’ N, 102° 2.203’ E, 250m, P. Sandao (voucher BCLDQ00258, Genbank JQ388453 ) ( QSBG).

Body length 4.8 mm, fore wing length 3.2 mm and antenna length approx 5.2 mm.

Antenna with 47 flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere acuminate. Median flagellomeres approximately 1.7 x longer than wide. Frons with distinct sublateral carina parallel to margin of eye curving medially and joining with that from opposite side in front of anerior ocellus. Occipital carina complete, mediodorsally giving rise to a short anteriorly directed spur, ventrally lamelliform and joining hypostomal carina at an acute angle. Mesopleuron largely rugulose-coriaceous becoming aciculate posteriorly, precoxal sulcus moderately impressed, rugulose. Propodeum with midlongitudinal carina present on basal 0.5. Junction of fore wing veins M+CU and 1-M distinctly swollen. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 2.4 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell with very narrow glabrous line posteriorly. Fore wing vein 3-SR 1.3 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 0.95 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.05 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.15 x 1-M. Posterior half of hind wing subbasal cell largely glabrous. Hind wing vein m-cu well-developed, antefurcal. Hind coxa with a trace of oblique ridges on basal half dorsally and medially. Apex of hind tibia with comb of specialised apdressed setae medially and ventrally between spurs. Tarsal claws with pecten composed of line of approximately 10–15 adpressed teeth giving appearance of a silvery lamella. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite distinct, rounded anteriorly, steeply sloping posteriorly. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite not differentiated.

Etymology. Refering to its close similarity to A. pectunguis sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURE 129. A–C, Aleiodes pectunguis sp. nov., D–G, A. pectunguisella sp. nov. A, habitus; B, head and anterior mesosoma, dorsal view; C, propodeum and anterior metasoma, dorsal view; D, habitus, E, face; F, anterior mesosoma, dorsal view; G, metasoma.