Aleiodes rincewindi, 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 : 186

Aleiodes rincewindi sp. nov.

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Holotype ♀, Thailand, Nakhon Nayok Province, Khao Yai NP, 26.x.2006, 14° 25.820 N, 101° 23.754 E, 744m, P Sandao (voucher BCLDQ00236, Genbank JF963442 ) ( QSBG).

Body length 4.0 mm, fore wing length 3.4 mm.

Antennae broken. Occipital carina broadly absent mediodorsally, ventrally joining hypostomal carina. Mesopleuron largely aciculate, precoxal sulcus strongly impressed and rugulose, speculum large. Midlongitudinal propodeal carina complete. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 2.15 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose Fore wing vein 3-SR 2.1 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 1 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.1 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.1 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Hind wing vein m-cu absent. Apex of hind tibia with comb of especially modified and adpressed setae medially and ventrally. Claws with several long, setiform pecten teeth. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite moderately produced, distinctly concave posteriorly. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite complete.

Etymology. Named after the accident prone wizard in the Terry Pratchett Discworld novels.

Figures

FIGURE 152. A. rincewindi sp. nov. A, habitus; B, face, oblique view; C, mesosoma, lateral view; D, head and anterior mesosoma, dorsal view; E, metasoma.