Aleiodes incisus, 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 : 114-115

Aleiodes incisus sp. nov.

( Figs 86 , 185B )

Holotype ♀, Thailand, Phetchabun Province, Kaeng Krachan NP, Panernthung km 37 waterfall, 22.viii.2008, 12° 48.161' N, 99° 22.483' E, 953m, Sirichai & Chusack (voucher BCLDQ01536, Genbank JN278289 ) ( QSBG).

Paratypes: 1 ♀, Thailand, Phetchabun Province, Kaeng Krachan NP, Panernthung km 27 waterpump, 8.viii.2008, 12° 48.151' N, 99° 22.483' E, 953m, Sirichai (voucher BCLDQ01550, Genbank JN278301 ) ( BMNH) ; 1♂, Thailand, Phetchabun Province, Kaeng Krachan NP, Panernthung, 1.vi.2009, 12° 49.302' N, 99° 22.263' E, 950m, Sirichai (voucher BCLDQ01544, Genbank JN278297 ) ( QSBG) ; 1♀, Thailand, Phetchabun Province, Kaeng Krachan NP, Panernthung km 27 waterpump, 8.viii.2008, 12° 48.151' N, 99° 22.483' E, 953m, Sirichai (voucher BCLDQ01551, Genbank JN278302 ) ( BMNH) ; 1♂, Thailand, Phetchabun Province, Kaeng Krachan NP, km 33 helipad, 14.xi.2008, 12° 52.177' N, 99° 20.688' E, 739m, Sirichai (voucher BCLDQ01634, Genbank JN278362 ) ( BMNH) .

Body length 6.1 (corrected) mm, fore wing length 4.2 mm and antenna length 7.5 mm.

Antenna with 44 flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere cylindrical, distinctly acuminate. Median flagellomeres 3.5 x longer than wide. Back of head strongly contracted behind eyes. Occipital carina strong and lamelliform, rounded medio-dorsally, ventrally joining hypostomal carina. Mesopleuron punctate anteriorly becoming aciculate posteriorly, precoxal sulcus weakly impressed, foveate rugose, speculum absent. Propodeum with midlongitudinal carina virtually complete though irregular posteriorly. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 2.2 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell with very narrow glabrous line opposite 1-M. Hind Fore wing vein 3-SR 1.25 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 0.95 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 3.6 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.5 x 1-M.

wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Hind wing vein m-cu present as a pigmented line, interstitial. Apex of hind tibia without comb of modified adpressed setae. Claws without conspicuous pecten. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite well developed, rounded anteriorly, steeply concave posteriorly. Midlongitudinal carina of 3rd tergite hardly differentiated from other longitudinal striation except at base.

Etymology. In reference to the distinctly posterolaterally emarginate fourth metasomal tergites.

Figures

FIGURE 86. A. incisus sp. nov. A, habitus; B, face; C, head and mesoscutum, dorsal view; D, mesosoma, lateral view; E, anterior mesosoma, dorsal view; F, propodeum and 1st tergite, dorsal view; G, metasoma.

FIGURE 185. Showing the difference in the degree of posterolateral emargination of the 3rd metasomal tergite. A. A. valinus sp. nov., B, A. incisus sp. nov.