Aleiodes turcicus van Achterberg & Shaw, 2020

van Achterberg, Cornelis, Shaw, Mark R. & Quicke, Donald L. J., 2020, Revision of the western Palaearctic species of Aleiodes Wesmael (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Rogadinae). Part 2: Revision of the A. apicalis group, ZooKeys 919, pp. 1-259 : 1

Aleiodes turcicus van Achterberg & Shaw sp. nov. Figs 777-778 , 779-791

Type material.

Holotype, ♀ (NMS), " Turkey: Sivas, v.2001, D.L.J. Quicke", "MRS Aleiodes DNA 126 [one middle leg]". Paratype: 1 ♂ (RMNH), "Turkey, Hakkâri, [20 km S Siirt, 500 m, 23.vi.1985], C.J. Zwakhals".

Molecular data.

MRS126 (Turkey).

Biology.

Unknown. The material examined was collected in the period May-June. It is not clear how many generations occur, or how the winter is passed.

Diagnosis.

Maximum width of hypoclypeal depression 0.4-0.5 × minimum width of face (Fig. 786 ); OOL approx. 2.3 × diameter of posterior ocellus and sparsely punctate (Fig. 787 ); ventral margin of clypeus obtuse and not protruding in lateral view (Fig. 788 ); length of antenna of ♀ 1.1-1.2 × fore wing; lateral lobes of mesoscutum largely smooth; precoxal area coarsely vermiculate-rugose medially; vein 1-CU1 of fore wing approx. 0.4 × as long as vein 2-CU1; hind tarsal claws yellowish or brownish setose (Fig. 791 ); head and part of mesosoma black; palpi, pterostigma and apical 0.2-0.3 of hind tibia of ♀ blackish; wing membrane distinctly infuscate.

Description.

Holotype, ♀, length of fore wing 5.3 mm, of body 7.9 mm.

Head. Antennal segments of ♀ 47, length of antenna 1.15 × fore wing, length of 4th segment 1.1 × its width, and its subapical segments 1.2 × as long as wide (Figs 789 , 790 ); frons with regular curved rugae, shiny, and rugose behind antennal sockets; OOL 2.3 × diameter of posterior ocellus, and area mostly finely remotely punctate, interspaces much larger than diameter of punctures; vertex spaced punctate laterally, densely punctate and with transverse rugae medially, shiny; clypeus medium-sized, coarsely and densely punctate; ventral margin of clypeus thick and not protruding forwards (Fig. 788 ); width of hypoclypeal depression 0.5 × minimum width of face (Fig. 786 ); length of eye 1.3 × temple in dorsal view (Fig. 787 ); vertex behind stemmaticum sparsely punctate; clypeus near lower level of eyes; length of malar space 0.5 × length of eye in lateral view; eyes medium-sized, elliptical (Fig. 788 ).

Mesosoma. Mesoscutal lobes smooth between rather remote punctures, strongly shiny, more densely punctate on middle lobe; notauli distinct but shallow, especially posterior half; mesoscutum short setose, widely and strongly rugose medio-posteriorly; scutellum slightly convex, remotely punctate and evenly rounded laterally, no carina; prepectal carina strong, reaching anterior border; precoxal area coarsely vermiculate rugose anteriorly and medially, posteriorly absent; mesopleuron above precoxal area (except speculum) remotely punctate, shiny, and antero-dorsally coarsely vermiculate-rugose; metapleuron densely rugose, but dorsally punctate, interspaces approx. equal to diameter of punctures; propodeum evenly convex and coarsely rugose, medio-longitudinal carina complete, but irregular, no tubercles.

Wings. Fore wing: r 0.35 × 3-SR (Fig. 779 ); 1-CU1 horizontal, 0.4 × as long as 2-CU1; r-m 0.9 × 2-SR, and 0.7 × 3-SR; 2nd submarginal cell medium-sized (Fig. 779 ); cu-a slightly oblique, approx. parallel with CU1b, straight; 1-M rather curved posteriorly. Hind wing: marginal cell gradually and evenly widened, its apical width 1.9 × width at level of hamuli (Fig. 780 ); 2-SC+R subquadrate; m-cu distinct, shorter than cu-a.

Legs. Tarsal claws subpectinate, with four brown medium-sized pectinal bristles and some finer ones basally (Fig. 791 ); hind coxa moderately coarsely punctate, with several long oblique rugae, shiny; hind trochantellus robust; length of hind femur and basitarsus 4.0 and 4.9 × their width, respectively; length of inner hind spur 0.5 × hind basitarsus; hind tibia slender (Fig. 777 ).

Metasoma. First tergite rather flattened; 1st and 2nd tergites coarsely and densely rugose, robust, with distinct median carina; medio-basal area of 2nd tergite wide and short (Fig. 783 ); 2nd suture deep medially and shallow laterally; basal 0.4 of 3rd tergite finely striate, remainder of metasoma largely smooth, strongly shiny, punctulate; 4th and apical half of 3rd tergite without sharp lateral crease; ovipositor sheath rather wide, with long setae and apically rounded (Fig. 778 ).

Colour. Black; palpi, base of middle coxa, apical 0.2 (dorsally)-0.3 (inner side) of hind tibia, apex of hind femur and telotarsi blackish; remainder of tarsi more or less darkened and base of hind tibia dark brown; basal seven segments of antenna (remainder more or less dark brown), 1st and 2nd tergites and antero-lateral corners of 3rd tergite, and remainder of legs orange brown; humeral plate pale yellowish but partly darkened; pterostigma blackish; veins dark brown; wing membrane blackish infuscate.

Variation. Apical metasomal tergites of ♂ type 2; inner hind tibial spur 0.50 × hind basitarsus; mesopleuron, metapleuron and propodeum may be largely yellowish.

Distribution.

Turkey.

Figures

Figures 777, 778. Aleiodes turcicus sp. nov., ♀, holotype 777 habitus lateral 778 ovipositor sheath lateral.

Figures 779 - 791. Aleiodes turcicus sp. nov., ♀, holotype 779 fore wing 780 hind wing 781 mesosoma lateral 782 mesosoma dorsal 783 metasoma dorsal 784 fore femur lateral 785 hind femur lateral 786 head anterior 787 head dorsal 788 head lateral 789 base of antenna 790 apex of antenna 791 outer hind tarsal claw.