Agathigma templei Sharkey

Sharkey, Michael J. & Chapman, Eric, 2017, Ten new genera of Agathidini (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae) from Southeast Asia, ZooKeys 660, pp. 107-150 : 113

Agathigma templei Sharkey sp. n.

Etymology.

Named after Jimmy Temple, childhood friend of the first author; the fact that the temples are squared may be coincidental.

Diagnosis.

Body length 4.7 mm. Ovipositor length/body length ratio = 1.0. Interantennal space with a flat triangular elevation that narrows to a short ridge posteriorly approaching the median ocellus. Antenna with 30 flagellomeres. Labial palp reduced, 2-segmented. Notauli pitted anteriorly, smooth posteriorly where they converge. Scutellar triangle and its posterior surface unusually smooth. Scutellar groove with 1 longitudinal ridge. Fore tibia lacking spines or pegs; mid tibia with 3 pegs; hind tibia with 5 pegs. Basal lobe of tarsal claws large and right-angled, claw only extending slightly beyond apex of lobe. RS vein of fore wing slightly sinuate. Second submarginal cell minute. Hind tibial spurs melanic. Hind tibia entirely melanic. Cu-a crossvein of hind wing bent at point where it is intersected by vein Cub.

Specimens examined.

Holotype 2♀♀ (H415): THAILAND, Kamphaeng Phet, Mae Wong NP Chong Yen, 16°5.212'N, 99°6.576'E, 1306 m, Malaise trap, 20-27.viii.2007, Piluek C. & Inpuang A. leg.

Distribution.

Known only from the type specimen collected in Mae Wong National Park, Thailand. For a distribution map go to: http://bit.ly/22WV8JD