Aleiodes lobocarinus, 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 : 124-125

Aleiodes lobocarinus sp. nov.

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Holotype ♂, Thailand, Nan Province, Doi Phu Kha NP, office 16, 8.i.2008, 20° 12.601' N, 101° 5.137' E, 1412m, Charoen & Nikom (voucher BCLDQ01525, Genbank JQ388358 ) ( QSBG).

Length of body 4.1 mm, of fore wing 3.5 mm and of antenna 3.5 mm.

Antenna with 27 flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere parallel-sided and acuminate. Median flagellomeres 3 x longer than wide. Frons impressed, without sublateral carinae. Occipital carina curving anteriorly submedially and then curving together to form a lobe, though medially it is very weak. Mesopleuron largely shiny, aciculate, precoxal sulcus moderately impressed, narrow with approximately 5 diagonal rugae, speculum large. Propodeum with complete and srong midlongitudinal carina. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 2.1 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Fore wing vein 3-SR 1.7 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 0.9 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.65 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.15 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Hind wing vein m-cu faint, interstitial, indicated by a fold in wing membrane. Apex of hind tibia without comb of modified adpressed setae medially. [Claws unclear in holotype]. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite weakly protruding, rounded. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite present on anterior 0.8.

Etymology. In reference to the shape of the occipital carina.

Figures

FIGURE 95. A. lobocarinus sp. nov. A, habitus; B, face; C, head and mesosoma, dorsal view; D, head and mesosoma, lateral view; E, metasoma.