Aleiodes guidaae, 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 : 109-110

Aleiodes guidaae sp. nov.

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Holotype ♀, Thailand, Chiang Mai Province, Doi Inthanon National Park , checkpoint 2, 22.iv.2007, 18° 31.554’ N, 98° 29.940’ E, 1700m, A. Areeluck (voucher BCLDQ00127, Genbank JF962561 ) ( QSBG).

Paratypes: 1 ♀ same data as holotype except 6.v.2007 (voucher BCLDQ00178, Genbank JQ388338 ) ( QSBG) ; 1 ♀, as previous except Kew Maepan Trail, 15.vii.2006, 8° 43.27’ N, 99° 40.263’ E, Y Areeluck (voucher BCLDQ00202, Genbank JQ388446 ) ( QSBG) ; 1♂, same data as previous (voucher BCLDQ00212, Genbank JQ388328 ) ( BMNH) .

Body length 6.2 mm, fore wing length 5.7 mm and antenna length 7.0 mm.

Antenna with 39 flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere acuminate. Median flagellomeres 2.3 x longer than wide. Occipital carina complete, mediodorsally more or less forming a point, ventrally lamelliform and joining hypostomal carina. Mesopleuron almost entirely aciculate, with faint rugulose sculpture anteriorly, precoxal sulcus weak, faintly rugulose, speculum small. Midlongitudinal carina of propodeum complete though somewhat irregular. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 1.6 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Fore wing vein 3-SR 3.12 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.05 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.6 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Hind wing vein m-cu weak, short, interstitial. Apex of hind tibia without comb of modified adpressed setae. Claws without conspicuous pecten. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite small and rounded. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite not differentiated.

Etymology. Named after DQ’s former student and now collaborator, Dr Ana Marguarida (Guida) Sanchis.

Figures

FIGURE 81. A. guidaae sp.nov. A, habitus;B, face; C, mesosoma,lateral view; D, head and anterior mesosoma,dorsal view; E, metasoma.