Aleiodes pectopulicis, 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 : 158-159

Aleiodes pectopulicis sp. nov.

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Holotype ♀, Thailand, Chaiyaphum, Tat Tone National Park, Chaiyapoom forest , 2.i.2007, 16° 0.793’ N, 102° 1.257’ E, 195m, Jaruphan & Orawan (voucher BCLDQ00211, Genbank JF962535 ) ( QSBG).

Body length 5.7 mm [corrected], fore wing length 4.1 mm and antenna length at least 7.1 mm.

Antennae broken but with at least 51 flagellomeres. Median flagellomeres approximately 2.3 x longer than wide. Occipital carina complete, evenly rounded mediodorsally, ventrally joining hypostomal carina. Mesopleuron largely aciculate, anteriorly and dorsally strongly rugose, precoxal sulcus weakly impressed, strongly rugulose, speculum present though mostly with faint aciculation. Propodeum with complete midlongitudinal carina though posteriorly somewhat irregular. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 1.6 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell with very narrow glabrous line posteriorly. Fore wing vein 3-SR 1.35 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 0.7 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.4 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.3 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Hind wing vein m-cu moderately well developed, pigmented, antefurcal. [Apex of hind tibia absent in holotype, but by inference from apparent close relatives, with a comb of specialised apdressed setae medially.] 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 weakly protruding, angular, concave posteriorly. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite not differentiated from other fine longitudinal striation of tergite.

Etymology. From Latin for comb (pecto) and flea (pulicis) in allusion to the closely placed teeth of the pecten.

Figures

FIGURE 128. A. pectopulicis sp. nov. A, habitus; B, face; C, head, oblique dorsal view; D, mesosoma, lateral view; E, mesosoma, ventral view; F, metasoma.