Aleiodes buzuriquadruplus, 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 : 59

Aleiodes buzuriquadruplus sp. nov

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Holotype ♀, Thailand, Nan Province, Doi Phu Kha NP, office 9, 19° 12.252' N, 101° 4.697' E, 1350m, 19.x.2007, Charoen & Nikom, (voucher BCLDQ01628, Genbank JN278357 ) ( QSBG).

Length of body 4.4 mm, of fore wing 4.4 mm and of antenna approximately 5.4 mm.

Antenna broken with at least 39 flagellomeres. Median flagellomeres approximatel 4 x longer than wide. Occiput aciculate with distinct transverse striation. Occipital carina broadly absent mediodorsally, ventrally joining hypostomal carina. Mesopleuron largely aciculate, anteriorly and dorsally rugose, precoxal sulcus rather strongly impressed, strongly rugose, specular area entirely aciculate. Propodeum with complete midlongitudinal carina. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 1.15 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Fore wing vein 3-SR 1.9 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 0.95 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.35 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.8 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Hind wing vein m-cu present as a distinct, slightly antefurcal, fold, curving slightly distally. Apex of hind tibia without comb of modified adpressed setae. Claws without conspicuous pecten. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite moderately produced, angular, steeply concave posteriorly. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite complete. Posterior margin of 4 th tergite not emarginate laterally.

Etymology. In reference to its closeness to A. buzurae .

Figures

FIGURE 34. A. buzuriquadruplus sp. nov. A, habitus; B, wings; C, mesosoma, dorsal view; D, metasoma.