Aleiodes rufomedius, 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 : 189-190

Aleiodes rufomedius sp. nov.

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Holotype ♀, Thailand, Chiang Mai Province, Doi Inthanon NP, camp ground pond, 2.viii.2006, 18° 32.40 N, 98° 31.80 E, 1200m, Y Areeluck (voucher BCLDQ00181, Genbank JF962544 ) ( QSBG)

Paratype: 1 ♂, Thailand, Chiang Mai Province, Doi Phahompok NP, Doi Phaluang , 5.xi.2007, 20° 1.06' N, 99° 9.581' E, 1449m, P Wongchai (voucher BCLDQ01502; no sequence data) ( QSBG)

Body length (interpretted as if straightened) 8.2 mm, fore wing length 6.0 mm and antenna length approximately 8.5 mm.

Antenna with 50 flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere pointed, hardly accuminate. Median flagellomeres approximately 1.8 x longer than wide. Occipital carina complete though ridge-like where it joins hypostomal carina at shallow angle ventrally. Mesopleuron largely foveat rugose, coaser in precoal suture, speculum absent. Midlongitudinal propodeal carina complete though irregular posteriorly. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 7 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Fore wing vein 3-SR 3.38 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.37 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.05 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell largely setose but with somewhat reduced setosity anteriorly. Hind wing vein m-cu a well developed pigmented line, interstitial. Apex of hind tibia without comb of modified adpressed setae. Claws with row of long setae but without conspicuous pecten. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite large and strongly concave posteriorly such that steepest angle virtually transverse. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite weakly differentiated on anterior 0.4 of tergum.

Etymology. From Latin referring to reddish middle part of body.

Figures

FIGURE 155. A. rufomedius sp. nov. A, habitus; B, face; C, head, lateral view; D, head and anterior mesosoma, dorsal view; E, wings.