Aleiodes pallimedius, 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 : 151-152

Aleiodes pallimedius sp. nov.

( Fig. 121 )

Holotype ♀, Thailand, Chonburi, Khao Kaew open zoo, 29.vi.09, B. Butcher (voucher BB0006, Genbank HQ551245 ) ( CUMZ).

Length of body (corrected) 4.3 mm, of fore wing 3.2 mm and of antenna approximately 5.0 mm.

Antenna with 39 flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere acuminate. Median flagellomeres approximately 1.5 x longer than wide. Occipital carina complete, forming a very weak point mediodorsally, ventrally joining hypostomal carina. Mesopleuron including precoxal sulcus largely foveate rugulose, speculum large. Midlongitudinal propodeal carina present on anterior 0.3 of propodeum only. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 2.85 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Fore wing vein 3-SR 1.9 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 0.9 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.5 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.5 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Hind wing vein m-cu absent. Apex of hind tibia without comb of modified adpressed setae. Claws without conspicuous pecten. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite weakly produced, slightly asymmetric, that on left very weakly concave posteriorly. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite not differentiated.

Etymology. In reference to the pale coloured poster of tergite 1 and whole of tergite 2 of the metasoma.

Figures

FIGURE 121. A. pallimedius sp. nov. A, habitus; B, head and anterior mesosoma, dorsal view; C, head and anterior mesosoma, lateral view; D, fore wing; E, metasoma and hind femur.