Aleiodes reticulisoma, 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 : 183

Aleiodes reticulisoma sp. nov.

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Holotype ♂, Thailand, Nan, Doi Phu Kha NP, office 4, 8–15.ix.2007, 19° 12.562' N, 101° 4.93' E, 1374m, Malaise trap, Charoen & Nikom (collection code T3212) (voucher BCLDQ01560, Genbank JN278311 ) ( QSBG).

Body length 5.5 mm, fore wing length 4.5 mm and antenna length 6.5 mm.

Antenna with 47 flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere pointed, hardly acuminate. Median flagellomeres approximately 2 x longer than wide. Occipital carina complete, ventrally complete and joining hypostomal carina. Mesopleuron foveate rugose, precoxal sulcus moderately impressed, foveate, speculum very large. Propodeum with complete midlongitudinal carina and with complete lateral carina. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 3.14 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Fore wing vein 3-SR 1.5 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 1.2 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.85 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.4 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Hind wing vein m-cu absent. Apex of hind tibia without comb of modified adpressed setae. Claws with 2 clearly visible strong pecten teeth. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite moderately protruding, rounded, not concave posteriorly. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite complete.

Etymology. In reference to the largely coarsely reticulate sculpture of the metasomal tergites.

Figures

FIGURE 149. A. reticulisoma sp. nov. A, habitus; B, face; C, head, lateral view; D, head and anterior mesosoma, dorsal view; E, mesosoma, lateral view; F, metasoma.