Aleiodes protocastaneus, 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 : 177

Aleiodes protocastaneus sp. nov.

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Holotype ♀, Thailand, Mae Hong Son, Namtok Mae Surin NP, visitors centre, 2.ix.2007, 19° 21.583' N, 97° 59.254' E, 228m, Manu Namadkum (voucher BCLDQ01587, Genbank JN278326 ) ( QSBG).

Body length 5.5 mm, fore wing length 4.7 mm and antenna length approx 6 mm.

Antenna with 40 flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere acuminate. Median flagellomeres 2.1 x longer than wide. Occipital carina complete, mediodorsally more or less rounded, forming a faint midlogitudinal carina running to stemmaticum, ventrally lamelliform and joining hypostomal carina. Mesopleuron rugulose anteriorly, rugulose to longitudinally striate dorsally, aciculate medially and posteriorly, precoxal sulcus weaklu impressed rugulose-striate. Midlongitudinal carina of propodeum present on anterior 0.6, lateral carina present. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 2.1 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Fore wing vein 3-SR 2.45 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 1.3 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.27 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 represented by a short nebulous smudge, interstitial. Apex of hind tibia without comb of modified setae medially. Claws with pecten of fine teeth on basal lobe. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite virtually absent. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite present on basal 0.45.

Etymology. In reference to its apparent closeness to A. castaneus sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURE 144. A. protocastaneus sp. nov. A, habitus; B, face; C, head, lateral view; D, head dorsal view; E, metasoma; F, mesosoma lateral view.