Aleiodes archicolorus, Butcher, Buntika Areekul, Smith, M. Alex, Sharkey, Mike J. & Quicke, Donald L. J., 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 : 42

Aleiodes archicolorus sp. nov.

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Holotype ♀, Thailand, Nan Province, Doi Phu Kha NP, office 16, 19° 12.601' N, 101° 5.137' E, 1412m, 22.i.2008, Charoen & Nikom (voucher BCLDQ01509; no sequence data) ( QSBG).

Length of body 6.5 mm, of fore wing 6.5 mm and of antenna 7.5 mm.

Antenna with 47 flagellomes. Terminal flagellomere acuminate. Median flagellomeres distinctly oblique, approximately 1.7 x longer laterally than wide. Occipital carina complete though somewhat ill-defined mediodorsally, joining hypostomal carina ventrally. Mesopleuron largely coriaceous, anteriorly rugose, posterorly more aciculate, precoxal sulcus weakly impressed rugose, small speculum present. Midlongitudinal carina of propodeum complete. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 1.85 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Fore wing vein 3-SR 1.75 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 1.1 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.4 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.4 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell with markedly reduced setosity on anterior half. Hind wing vein m-cu well developed, tubular, dark pigmented, weakly curved, more or less interstitial. Apex of hind tibia without comb of specialised adpressed setae. Claws with well developed pecten of approximately 7 teeth, reaching to base of claw, individual pecten teeth ending at approximately same level as tip of terminal claw. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite moderately produced, rounded, not concave posteriorly. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite distinctly present on anterior 0.4 of tergum.

Antenna broadly cream yellow medially from approximately flagellomere 8 to 32.

Etymology. From Latin meaning ancient coloured because many basal Aleiodes possess a similar colour pattern.

Figures

FIGURE 18. A. archicolorus sp. nov. A, habitus; B, face; C, head, dorsal view; D, anterior mesosoma, dorsal view; E, mesosoma, lateral view; F, propodeum and 1st tergite, dorsal view; G, metasoma