Aleiodes palmatipes, 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 : 153

Aleiodes palmatipes sp. nov.

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Holotype ♀, Thailand, Nakhon Sri Thammarat, Namtok Yong NP, behind camp ground lavatory, 9.ix.2008, 8° 10.434' N, 99° 44.508' E, 80m, U-prai (voucher BCLDQ01512, Genbank JN278269 ) ( QSBG).

Paratype ♀, same data as holotype except 21.ii.2009 (voucher BCLDQ01557, Genbank JN278308 ) ( QSBG) .

Body length 5.5 mm, fore wing length 3.9 mm.

Antennae incomplete, with at least 38 flagellomeres. Occipital carina complete, evenly rounded mediodorsally, joining hypostomal carina ventrally. Median flagellomeres more than 3 x longer than wide. 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 1.5 x 1- CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell with glabrous zone posteriorly. Fore wing vein 3-SR 1.4 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 0.85 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.6 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.55 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, but distinctly 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 123. A. palmatipes sp. nov. A, habitus; B, face; C, head, lateral view; D, head, dorsal view; E, mesosoma, lateral view; F, mesoscutum, oblique view; G, metasoma.