Liragathis baonai Sharkey

Sharkey, Michael J. & Chapman, Eric, 2017, Ten new genera of Agathidini (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae) from Southeast Asia, ZooKeys 660, pp. 107-150 : 120

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.660.12390

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:E8A185B4-4487-44BD-B2C4-69011AD56CC8

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/71A70AB7-C1EB-457B-BD59-579A07AD192E

taxon LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:act:71A70AB7-C1EB-457B-BD59-579A07AD192E

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scientific name

Liragathis baonai Sharkey
status

sp. n.

Liragathis baonai Sharkey sp. n.

Etymology.

Bao is Thai for light and nai is Thai for eye. The name refers to the pale color of the superior orbit of the eye.

Diagnosis.

Body length 6.0 mm; ovipositor length/body length ratio = 1.0. Antenna with 35 flagellomeres. Third labial (penultimate) palpomere about ½ as long as apical palpomere. Scutellar groove with 3 longitudinal ridges. Propodeum rugose and mostly glabrous. Superior orbit of eye orange, posterior orbit also orange. Mesoscutum mostly punctate.

Specimens examined.

Holotype ♀ (H360), THAILAND, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Namtok Yong NP, behind campground lavatory, 8°10.434'N, 99°44.508'E, 80 m, Malaise trap, 9-16.ix.2008, U-prai leg. Paratypes: ♀ (H282) THAILAND, Trang, Khao Pu-Khao Ya NP, 7°32.534'N, 99°47.856'E, 145 m, Malaise trap, 2-9.xii.2005 M Sharkey leg. MALAYSIA: 2♀♀ (H5928, H16987), Pahang, Kuala Lompat, 1.ix.1999, 3°41'44.27"N, 102°13'25.42"E, Nor Zaneedarwaty leg. ♀ (H16988), Selangor, Kuala Sawit, 3°11'N, 101°37'E, 22.xi.1999, Nor Zaneedarwaty leg.

Distribution.

Known only from the specimens collected in Thailand. For a distribution map go to: http://bit.ly/23QN2Ik

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Braconidae

Genus

Liragathis