Aleiodes concoronarius, 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 : 72-73

Aleiodes concoronarius sp. nov.

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Holotype ♀, Thailand, Nan Province, Doi Phu Kha NP, office 3, 29.ii.2008, 19° 12.326' N, 101° 4.765' E, 1332m, Charoen & Nikom (voucher BCLDQ01636, Genbank JN278364 ) ( QSBG)

Paratypes: 1♂, same data as holotype (voucher BCLDQ01635, Genbank JN278363 ) ( QSBG) ; 1♀, Thailand, Chiang Mai Province, Doi Inthanon National Park , checkpoint 2, 4.i.2003, 18° 31.554’ N, 98° 29.940’ E, 1700m (voucher BCLDQ00756, Genbank JQ388395 ) ( QSBG) ; 1 ♂, Thailand, Nan Province, Doi Phu Kha NP, office 15, 8.xii.2007, 19° 12.133' N, 101° 4.758' E, 1310m, Charoen & Nikom (voucher BCLDQ01594, Genbank JN278332 ) ( BMNH) ; 2♂, as previous except, office 5, 22.ix.2007, 19° 12.418' N, 101° 4.808' E, 1326m, Charoen & Nikom (voucher BCLDQ01533, Genbank JN278286 and BCLDQ01625, Genbank JN278354 ) ( QSBG, HIC) ; 1♂, as previous except, office 9, 8.x.2007, 19° 12.252' N, 101° 4.697' E, 1350m, (voucher BCLDQ01515, Genbank JN278271 ) ( BMNH, HIC) ; 1 ♂, as previous except office 10, 22.xi.2007, 19° 12.557' N, 101° 5.041' E, 1360m, (voucher BCLDQ01507, Genbank JQ388359 ) ( CUMZ) ; Paratype ♂, as previous except, office 11, 29.xi.2007, 19° 12.458' N, 101° 4.866' E, 1359m (voucher BCLDQ01602, Genbank JN278338 ) ( QSBG) ; 1 ♀, Thailand, Chiang Mai Province, Doi Inthanon National Park , summit forest, 29.xii.2006, 18° 35.361’ N, 98° 29.157’ E, 2500m, Y Areeluck (voucher BCLDQ00170, Genbank JF962549 ) ( HIC) .

Body length 5.6 mm, fore wing length 4.0 mm and antenna length 7.0 mm.

Antenna with 48 (♀) to 54 (♂) flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere pointed hardly acuminate. Frons with curved ridges radiating from antennal sockets, converging at midlinne forming an angle of approximately 90 degrees with those from the opposite antennal socket. Occipital carina complete, dorsally rounded, ventrally slightly reduced but joining hypostomal carina. Mesopleuron shiny, moderately densely punctate, dorsally with strong longitudinally striate sculpture, precoxal sulcus deep, narrow with approximately 5 short vertical carinae, episternal scrobe moderately large and deep, specular area not differentiated, punctate. Midlongitudinal carina of propodeum present on anerior 0.5 of propodeum only. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 2.05 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Fore wing vein 3-SR 2 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 0.6 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.25 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 0.9 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell glabrous on anterior half. 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 very large, convex anteriorly, steeply concave posterorly. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite absent.

Antenna brown yellow basally becoming black gradually, with flagellomeres 28–36 (♀) or 32–39 (♂) white.

Etymology. In reference to its close relationship to A. coronarius .

Notes. Excluded from type series, 1 ♂, Dec-29-2006, Thailand, Chiang Mai Province, Doi Inthanon National Park, Summit forest , 18° 35.361’ N, 98° 29.157’ E, 2500m, Y Areeluck (voucher BCLDQ00172, Genbank JQ388339 ) ( QSBG), which unlike other males has the white antennal stripe occupying articles 32–39, and with 54 flagellomeres, has the mesoscutum entirely rufous, and has 2 nd hind tarsal article entirely white .

Figures

FIGURE 46. A. concoronarius sp. nov. A, habitus; B, head, dorsal view; C, mesosoma, lateral view; D, head and anterior mesosoma, dorsal view; F, metasoma.