Aleiodes palmae, 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 : 152-153

Aleiodes palmae sp. nov.

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Holotype ♀, Thailand, Nakhon Nayok Province, Khao Yai NP, 12.x.2006, 14° 25.820’ N, 101° 23.754’ E, 744m, P Sandao (voucher BCLDQ00243, Genbank JQ388462 ) ( QSBG).

Paratypes: 1♀, Thailand, Phetchabun Province, Thung Salaeng Luang NP, Kaeng Wang Nan Yen , 22.x.2006, 16° 37.531’ N, 100° 53.745’ E, unknown collector (voucher BCLDQ00722, Genbank JQ388422 ) ( QSBG) ; 1 ♀, Thailand, Chiang Mai Province, Doi Inthanon NP, campground pond, 24.vii.2006, 18° 32.657’ N, 96° 31.482’ E, 1200m, Y Areekul, (voucher BCLDQ01069, Genbank JQ388366 ) ( QSBG) ; 1 ♀, Thailand, Nakhon Nayok Province, Khao Yai NP, behind vegetable garden, 19.vii.2006, 14° 24.761’ N, 101° 22.816’ E, P Sandao (voucher BCLDQ00186, Genbank JF962543 ) ( QSBG) ; 1 ♀, Thailand, Nakhon Nayok Province, Khao Yai NP, behind vegetable garden, 2.viii.2006, 14° 24.761’ N, 101° 22.816’ E P Sandao, (voucher BCLDQ00146, Genbank JQ388348 ) ( BMNH) ; 1 ♀, Thailand, Phetchabun Province, Nam Nao NP, forest checkpoint, 6.x.2006, 16° 43.627’ N, 101° 33.754’ E, 924m, N Hongyothi (voucher BCLDQ00232, Genbank JQ388464 ) ( BMNH) ; 1 ♀, Thailand, Nakhon Nayok Province, Khao Yai MP, 26.x.2006, 14° 25.820’ N, 101° 23.754’ E, 744m, P Sandao (voucher BCLDQ00237, Genbank JQ388463 ) ( CUMZ) .

Body length 5.0 mm, fore wing length 4.0 mm and antenna length 7.5 mm.

Antenna with 48 flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomer cylindrical, acuminate. Median flagellomeres approximately 2.5 x longer than wide. Occipital carina complete, evenly rounded mediodorsally, joining hypostomal carina ventrally. Mesopleuron largely aciculate, rugulose anterodorsally and along broad, weakly impressed precoxal sulcus, speculum absent. Midlongitudinal propodeal carina complete but somewhat irregular posteriorly. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 1.4 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell with glabrous zone posteriorly. Fore wing vein 3-SR 1.8 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 1.1 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.5 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.6 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Hind wing vein m-cu represented by a pigmented wing fold, marginally antefurcal. Fore tibia long and curved, more than 1.5 x length of fore tarsus. Apex of hind tibia with comb of modified setae medially and ventrally. Tarsal claws with pecten composed of line of approximately 10–15 adpressed teeth giving appearance of a silvery lamella. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite small, not or hardly concave posteriorly. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite not differentiated.

Etymology. Named in allusion to the close spaced leaflets of a palm frond and the claw pectens.

Figures

FIGURE 122. A. palmae sp. nov. A, habitus; B, face; C, head and pronotum, dorsal view; D, mesosoma, lateral view; E, mesoscutum; F, metasoma.