Aleiodes jimwhitfieldi, 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 : 116

Aleiodes jimwhitfieldi sp. nov.

( Fig. 87 )

Holotype ♀, Thailand, 29-xi-1991, I. J. Kitching (voucher BCLDQ00342, Genbank JF271185 ) ( BMNH).

Body length 7.9 mm, fore wing length 7.3 mm and antenna length 10 mm.

Antenna with 59 flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere accuminate. Median flagellomeres 1.5 x longer than wide. Occipital carina interrupted medio-dorsally; joining hypostomal carina ventrally. Mesopleuron largely finely aciculate, precoxal sulcus broad, weakly impressed, strongly rugulose, speculum absent. Propodeum with complete midlongitudinal carina. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 1.7 x 1-CU1. Apical 0.25 of fore wing subbasal cell glabrous except narrowly anteriorly. Fore wing vein 3-SR 0.95 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 0.65 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 3 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.1 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Hind wing vein m-cu well developed, straight, pigmented, subtubular, antefurcal. Apex of hind tibia with well developed comb of adpressed setae medially and ventrally. Claws without pecten. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite angular, moderately produced, concave posteriorly. Midlongitudinal carina of 3rd tergite strong on anterior 0.8 of tergum.

Notes. Same as BCLDQ00004 from Vietnam

Etymology. Named in honour of Professor James B. Whitfield in recognition of his outstanding contribution to braconid systematics and biology.

Figures

FIGURE 87. A. jimwhitfieldi sp. nov. A, habitus; B, face; C, mesosoma, lateral view; D, head, dorsal view; E, metasoma.