Aleiodes postmaculus, 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 : 168-169

Aleiodes postmaculus sp. nov.

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Holotype ♀, Thailand, Chiang Mai Province, Doi Phahompok NP, Doi Phaluang , 28.iii.2008, 20° 1.06' N, 99° 9.581' E, 1449m, P Wongchai (voucher BCLDQ01566, Genbank JN278316 ) ( QSBG).

Body length 4.5 mm, fore wing length 4.5 mm and antenna length 5.6 mm.

Antenna with 42 flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere elongate and acuminate. Median flagellomeres 2 x longer than wide. Occipital carina broadly absent mediodorsally, joining hypostomal carina ventrally. Mesopleuron largely aciculate, precoxal sulcus transversely rugulose striate, specular area entirely aciculate. Midlongitudinal propodeal carina weakly defined, more or less complete but narrowly obliterated post medially. Fore wing vein 2- CU1 1.1 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Fore wing vein 3-SR 3 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 1 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 1.75 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.1 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell with somewhat reduced setosity anteriorly. Hind wing vein m-cu absent. Apex of hind tibia without comb of modified adpressed setae. Claws without conspicuous pecten. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite weakly produced, subtriangular. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite complete. Posterolateral margin of tergite 4 with moderate emargination.

Etymology. From posterior and maculatus in reference to the dark mark on the occipital carina.

Figures

FIGURE 136. A. postmaculus sp. nov. A, habitus; B, face; C, head, dorsal view; D, mesosoma lateral view; E, mesosoma, dorsal view; F, metasoma.