Aleiodes conina, 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 : 74-75

Aleiodes conina sp. nov.

( Fig. 47 )

Holotype ♀, Thailand, Nan Province, Doi Phu Kha NP, office 6, 19.ix.2007, 19° 12.349' N, 101° 4.617', E, 1360m, Charoen & Nikom (voucher BCLDQ01491, Genbank JQ388360 ) ( QSBG).

Body length 4.0 mm, fore wing length 4.0 mm and antenna length approximately 5.0 mm.

Antenna with 37 flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere cylindrical, weakly acuminate. Median flagellomeres 2.6 x longer than wide. Occipital carina weak, somewhat irregular but complete mediodorsally, ventrally joining hypostomal carina. Mesopleuron largely aciculate, precoxal sulcus hardly impressed or differentiated, speculum with weaker aciculate sculpture, but distinctly shinier. Propodeum with complete midlongitudinal carina. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 2.4 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Fore wing vein 3-SR 2.6 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 1.4 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.5 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Hind wing vein m-cu absent though location indicated by small angulation near base of vein 2-M, some slight pigmentation near vein 1-M and slightly denser setosity. Hind coxa strongly aciculate with distinct oblique striation basomedially. Apex of hind tibia without comb of modified adpressed setae. Claws without conspicuous pecten. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite hardly protruding smoothly rounded. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite not differentiated.

Etymology. Named after the character Conina, daughter of Cohen the Barbarian, in Terry Pratchett’s

Discworld novels.

Figures

FIGURE 47. A. conina sp. nov. A, habitus; B, face; C, mesosoma, lateral view; D, head, lateral view; E, head and anterior mesosoma, dorsal view; F, propodeum and 1st tergite, dorsal view; G, metasoma.