Aleiodes teatimei, 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 : 208-209

Aleiodes teatimei sp. nov.

( Fig. 174 )

Holotype ♀, Thailand, Surat Thani, Khao Sok NP, headquarters, 10–17.ii.2009, 8° 54.896' N, 98° 31.81' E, 115m, Malaise trap, Pongphan (collection code T3931) (voucher BCLDQ01503, no sequence data) ( QSBG).

Body length 4.8 mm, fore wing length 3.9 mm and antenna length approximately 7 mm.

Antenna with 49 flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere acuminate. Median flagellomeres 2.5 x longer than wide. Occipital carina complete, dorsally rounded, joining hypostomal carina ventrally. Mesopleuron weakly rugulose becoming largely aciculate posteriorly, precoxal sulcus very weakly impressed and rugulose, speculum absent. Propodeum with midlongitudial carina present on anterior 0.7. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 1.3 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell with distinct glabrous elongate oval area. Fore wing vein 3-SR 1.7 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 1 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.25 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.45 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Hind wing basal cell approximately 4 x wider than maximum width of marginal cell. Hind wing vein M+CU virtually straight. Hind wing vein m-cu present, distinctly antefurcal. Apex of hind tibia with comb of modified adpressed setae medially and ventrally. Claws with very small claw proper, pecten of approximaely 4 teeth present on basal haf of basal lobe, inconspicuous. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite not produced to same level as spiracle lobe, posteriorly concave. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite not differentiated from other fine longitudinal striation.

Etymology. Named after the assassin character Jonathan Teatime (pronounced " Teh-ah-time-eh ") from the Terry Pratchett Discworld novels.

Figures

FIGURE 174. A. teatimei sp. nov. A, habitus; B, face; C, metasoma, arrow indicating moderately developed, posteriorly concave basal lobe of 1st tergite; D, mesosoma, dorsal view; E, fore wing.