Aleiodes stohelit, 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 : 201-202

Aleiodes stohelit sp. nov.

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Holotype ♀, Thailand, Chiang Mai Province, Doi Inthanon NP, checkpoint 2, 6.v.2006, 18° 31.554’ N, 98° 29.940’ E, 1700m, A. Areeluck (voucher BCLDQ00251, Genbank JF963437 ) ( QSBG).

Body length 4.4 mm, fore wing length 4.4 mm and antenna length 5.8 mm.

Antenna with 40 flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere acuminate. Median flagellomeres 3 x longer than wide. Occipital carina broadly absent mediodorsally, ventrally joining hypostomal carina. Mesopleuron rugulose anteriorly and dorsally, aciculate posteriorly, precoxal sulcus short, moderately deep, rugose, speculum huge. Propodeum with complete midlongitudinal carina. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 1.7 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell with glabrous zone. Fore wing vein 3-SR 2.2 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 1.1 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.25 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 absent. Hind tibia with comb of adpressed setae apicomedially and ventrally. Claws with pecten of diverging slender setae on basal lobe Basal lobes of 1 st tergite weakly produced, anteriorly rounded, posteriorly rather steep. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite complete.

Etymology. Named after the character Susan Sto-Helit in the Terry Pratchett Discworld novels.

Figures

FIGURE 167. A. stohelit sp. nov. A, habitus; B, face; C, head, lateral view; D, head and anterior mesosoma, dorsal view; E, head and anterior mesosoma, lateral view; F, metasoma.