Aleiodes malichi, 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 : 131

Aleiodes malichi sp. nov.

( Fig. 101 )

Holotype ♀, Thailand, Chiang Mai Province, Doi Inthanon NP, NT Huai Sai Leung, 20.iii.2002, 18° 31’ N, 98° 27’ E, 1060m, CMU team (voucher BCLDQ00842, Genbank JQ388375 ) ( QSBG).

Paratypes: 1 ♀, Thailand, Karnchanaburi Province, Wachiralongkorn Dam , 26.xi.10, Tol (voucher BCLDQ01486, Genbank JN278258 ) ( CUMZ) ; 4 ♀, Chaiyaphum, Phu Khieo WS, km 14 on road to HQ , 3 specimens 6.xi. 1991, 750m, 1 specimen 7.xi. 1991, 750m, I.J. Kitching & A.M. Cotton; 1 female, Chaiyaphum, Phu Khieo WS, km 7, Sala Prom checkpoint, 4–9.xi.1981, I.J. Kitching & A.M. Cotton (no sequence data) ( BMNH) .

Body length 4.7 mm, fore wing length 4.0 mm and antenna length 5.7 mm.

Antenna with 47 flagellomeres. Occipital carina somewhat irregular, distinctly absent mediodorsally. Mesopleuron anteriorly rugulose, dorsally strongly longitudinally striate, posteriorly becoming aciculate, precoxal sulcus moderatekly impressed, strongly rugose aneriorly, speculum present. Midlongitudinal propodeal carina complete. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 1.05 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell with distinct glabrous lozengeshaped zone. Fore wing vein 3-SR 2.5 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 1.1 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.2 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.5 x 1-M. Hind wing vein M+CU virtually straight. Hind wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Hind wing vein m-cu weakly indicated, antefurcal. Apex of hind tibia with comb of specialised adpressed setae. Claws with pecten of long fine teath, the distal ones diverging. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite rather weakly protruding, concave posteriorly. Third tergite with midlongitudinal carina distinct.

Etymology. Named after the character Death’s servant Alberto Malich (Albert) in the in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels.

Figures

FIGURE 101. A. malichi sp. nov. A, habitus; B, face; C, head and mesosoma, lateral view; D, head and anterior mesosoma, dorsal view; E, fore wing; F, metasoma.