Aleiodes ptraci, 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 : 180

Aleiodes ptraci sp. nov.

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Holotype ♀, Thailand, Phetchabun Province, Kaeng Krachan NP, km 33 helipad, 25.xii.2008, 12° 52.177' N, 99° 20.688' E, 735m, Sirichai (voucher BCLDQ01567, Genbank JN278317 ) ( QSBG).

Body length 4.6 mm, fore wing length 3.8 mm and antenna length 5.3 mm.

Antenna with 34 flagellomeres. Median flagellomeres 2 x longer than wide. Occipital carina complete though somewhat irregular mediodorsally, ventrally complete and joining hypostomal carina. Mesopleuron rugulose anteriorly, aciculate posteriorly, precoxal sulcus weakly impressed with a few vertical striae. Midlongitudinal propodeal carina complete. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 2 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Fore wing vein 3-SR 3 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 1.5 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.5 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.35 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Hind wing vein m-cu faint, interstitial. Apex of hind tibia without comb of modified setae medially. Claws with pecten of fine comb-like setae on basal lobe. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite very weak, rounded. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite present on anterior 0.8.

Etymology. Named after the character Queen Ptraci I of Djelibeybi from the Terry Pratchett Discworld novels.

Figures

FIGURE 147. A. ptraci sp. nov. A, habitus; B, face; C, head, lateral view; D, head and anterior mesosoma, dorsal view; E, mesosoma, lateral view; F, metasoma.