Aleiodes orion, Butcher, Buntika Areekul, Smith, M. Alex, Sharkey, Mike J. & Quicke, Donald L. J., 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 : 149-150

Aleiodes orion sp. nov.

( Fig. 119 )

Holotype ♀, Thailand, Krabi, Khao Prabang Khram non-hunting area, road to coffee plantation, 8.xii. 1991, 150m, I. J. Kitching & A. M. Cotton (no sequence data) ( BMNH).

Body length 4.5 mm, fore wing length 3.7 mm and antenna length approximately 5 mm.

Antenna with 39 flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere pointed. Median flagellomeres 2.2 x longer laterally than wide. Occipital carina complete and strongly lamelliform, mediodorsally almost produced into weak but distinct point, ventrally joining hypostomal carina. Mesopleuron largely coarsely rugose, precoxal sulcus deep and foveate rugose, speculum area shiny but coarsely sculptured. Midlongitudinal propodeal carina present on anterior 0.5 of propodeum only. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 1.65 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Fore wing vein 3-SR 2.35 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 1.3 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.55 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.65 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Hind wing vein m-cu short and weak, antefurcal. Hind coxa strongly densely transversely striate basally. Apex of hind tibia without comb of modified setae medially. Claws without conspicuous pecten. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite large, anteriorly rounded, posteriorly strongly concave such that steepest part of concavity is almost transverse. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite absent.

Etymology. Named after the mythological Greek hunter Orion in reference to parasitoid biology.

Figures

FIGURE 119. A. orion sp. nov. A, habitus; B, mesosoma, lateral view; C, head and anterior mesosoma, dorsal view; D, metasoma.