Aleiodes connudatum, 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 : 76

Aleiodes connudatum sp. nov.

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Holotype ♀, Thailand, Phetchabun Province, Nam Nao NP, Hell, evergreen forest, 3.xii.2002, 16° 44.402’ N, 101° 34.560’ E, 883m, Noopien Hongyothee (voucher BCLDQ00727, Genbank JQ388417 ) [metasoma detached and glued separately on card] ( QSBG).

Paratypes: 1 ♀, Thailand, Nakhon Ratchasima, Khao Yai NP, evergreen forest near Tiger Trail, 2.vii.2007, 14° 27.511’ N, 101° 22.408’ E, 760m, Pong Sandao (voucher BCLDQ00761, Genbank JQ388390 ) ( QSBG) ; 1♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Namtok Yong NP, TV aerial, 13–20.iv.2009, 18° 14.262’ N, 99° 48.289’ E, 952m, Paiboon, (T4803) (no sequence data) ( BMNH) .

Body length 5.5 mm, fore wing length 4.4 mm and antenna length approximately 7.5 mm.

Antenna with 54 flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere acuminate. Median flagellomeres 2.3 x longer laterally than wide. Occipital carina complete dorsally and verntrally, joining hypostomal carina at an acute angle. Mesopleuron largely aciculate, rugulose anterodorsally and along broad, weakly impressed precoxal sulcus, speculum absent. Midlongitudinal propodeal carina variable either obliterated on posterior 0.4 of propodeum, or nearly complete but very irregular posteriorly. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 1.4 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell with lozenge-shaped glabrous zone. Fore wing vein 3-SR 1.9 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 1 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.37 x vein 3- SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.3 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell almost entirely glabrous. Hind wing vein 2-SC+R distinctly transverse. Hind wing vein m-cu very short, moderately pigmented, not ubular, slightly antefurcal. The hind coxa has faint striation basally. Hind tibia with comb of modified adpressed setae apicomedially and ventrally. Claws with pecten of many tightly adpressed fine teeth on basal lobe, appearing as a grey lamella. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite toothlike, strongly convex anteriorly, sharply concave posteriorly. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite absent.

Antenna with terminal 15 to 17 (holotype) flagellomeres white. Propodeum of paratype from Nakhon Si Thammarat largely black with small cream mark medioposteriorly.

Etymology. Referring to the glabrous hind wing subbasal cell.

Figures

FIGURE 48. A. connudatum sp. nov. A, habitus; B, head, dorsal view; C, head and mesosoma, lateral view; D, mesosoma, dorsal view; E, fore wing; F, base of hind wing showing glabrous subbasal cell; G, metasoma.