Aleiodes corrusciput, 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 : 81-82

Aleiodes corrusciput sp. nov.

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Holotype ♀, Thailand, Nan Province, Doi Phu Kha N P, office 18, 22.i.2008, 19° 12.249' N, 101° 4.874' E, 1338m, Charoen & Nikom (BCLDQ01555, Genbank JN278306 ) ( QSBG).

Body length 5.0 mm, fore wing length 5.0 mm and antenna length 5.8 mm.

Antenna with 38 flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere pointed. Median flagellomeres approximately 2 x longer than wide. Occipital carina complete and rounded medio-dorsally, ventrally joining hypostomal carina. Mesopleuron largely aciculate with weak rugulose sculpture superimposed, precoxal sulcus weak, rather narrow, with slightly coarser sculpture; speculum distinct, anteriorly with very fine coriatious sculpure, posteriorly almost entirely smooth. Midlongitudinal propodeal carina complete. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 1.4 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Fore wing vein 3-SR 2.25 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 1.2 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.4 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 indicated by short pigmented fold and slightly increased setal density, slightly antefurcal. Apex of hind tibia without comb of modified adpressed setae. Claws without conspicuous pecten. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite moderately large, posteriorly convex. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite distinctly differentiated on anterior 0.6 of tergite.

Etymology. In reference to the coarsely sculptured occiput.

Figures

FIGURE 54. A. corrusciput sp. nov. A, habitus; B, face; C, mesoscutum, dorsal view; D, head and pronotum dorsal view; E, metasoma, lateral view; F, metasoma.