Aleiodes achingae, 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 : 33

Aleiodes achingae sp. nov.

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Holotype ♂, Thailand, Nakhon Nayok Province, Khao Yai NP, secondary dry evergreen forest, 19.x.2006, 14° 25.762’ N, 101° 23.527’ E, 732m, W Sook-Kho (voucher BCLDQ00265, Genbank JF963431 ) ( QSBG).

Body length 3.8 mm, fore wing length 3.5 mm and antenna length 4.3 mm.

Antenna with 34 flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere cylindrical, strongly acuminate. Median flagellomeres 4 x longer than wide. Occipital carina complete though weak mediodorsally, joining hypostomal carina ventrally. Mesopleuron aciculate, procoxal suture coarsely rugulose, weakly impressed, speculum large and polished. [Propodeum obscured by glue]. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 1.3 x 1-CU1. Fore wing vein 3-SR 1.25 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 1 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 3.2 x vein 3-SR. Fore wing vein SR1 3.2 x vein 3-SR. Apex of hind tibia with comb of modified adpressed setae. Claw without conspicuous pecten. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite weakly produced, rounded. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite distinctly differentiated on anterior 0.8 of tergum.

Etymology. Named after the witch character Tiffany Aching in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels.

Figures

FIGURE 9. A. achingae sp. nov. A, habitus; B, face; C, mesosoma, lateral view; D, head and anterior mesosoma, dorsal view; E, metasoma; F, fore wing.