Aleiodes orion, Butcher, Buntika Areekul, Smith, M. Alex, Sharkey, Mike J. & Quicke, Donald L. J., 2012
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.11646/ZOOTAXA.3457.1.1 |
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publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A8F8CF32-00EA-4877-A299-872C6B2081BA |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0D272257-9EF1-E38A-FF4D-FDFBDE3D62DD |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Aleiodes orion |
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sp. nov. |
Aleiodes orion sp. nov.
( Fig. 119 View FIGURE 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.
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